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+ Alison Nankivell to CEO @ MaRS Discovery District

+ Anne Fortin to Pres., Intact Insurance @ Intact Financial Corporation

+ Charles Frischer to Director @ Crown Capital Partners Inc.

+ Chris Sembritzky to Sr. VP, Exploration @ Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd.

+ David Blaiklock, Director @ Greenlane Renewables Inc., resigned

+ David Smales, Exec. VP & CFOR @ Aecon Group Inc., leaving the company

+ David Smales, to CFO @ Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

+ Geert Verellen, CFO @ Maple Leaf Foods Inc., resigned

+ Glen McNamarra to Director @ PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

+ Joshua Varghese to Director @ Trez Capital

+ Lyall Knott to Director @ The Canada West Foundation

+ Patricia Fortier, Director @ Greenlande Rnewables Inc., resigned

+ Patrick Lemaire to Board Chair @ Cascades Inc.

+ Patrick Treanor to Director @ XORTX Therapeutics Inc.

+ Peter Ciechanowski to Associate @ Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer

+ Peter Kravitz to Chief Restructuring Officer @ Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited

+ Robert Pothier to Pres. & CEO @ Telecon

+ Rodney Kirkland to Geoscience Advisor @ Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd.

+ Ryan Rawlyk to Director @ Prairie Provident Resources Inc.

+ Tracy Sletto to CEO @ Canada Energy Regulator

+Treena Cooper to Director @ Yellow Pages Limited

+ Vincent Metcalfe to Pres. & CEO @ Comet Lithium Corp.

~ Note: links in this section are to LinkedIn profiles where available and otherwise to a relevant posting of the appointment. -  [ send us your appointment notices  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ Dale Hodges; long-term Calgary city counillor; 82

+ Michael Dawe; Red Deer City Councillor and revered citizen/historian; 67

+ Jan 17;  Matco Financial Outlook 2024: The Power of Income in Volatile Markets, Telus Convention Centre, complementary/limited seating; reserve your seat

+ Jan. 18; CFA Society Calgary – 47^th Annual Forecast Dinner, TELUS Convention Centre – save the date

+ Jan. 21-23; ICSC Whistler; Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC; info/registration

+ Feb. 8-9; 7^th Annual - ECO IMPACT 2024, Westin Downtown, Calgary;  register

+ Apr. 16-17; Innovate West, Vancouver Convention Centre; info/book – save the date

+ Apr. 23-25; 2024 Canadian Hydrogen Convention, Edmonton Convention Centre - register

+ Mar. 12-13; Petrochem Canada-West, Calgary; save the date

+ May 3; Little Warriors Be Brave Luncheon – Calgary; sponsorships - tickets

+ May. 8-9; Retail Supply Chain and Logistics Expo, Las Vegas Convention Centre

+ May 14-15, Canada’s Net-Zero Forum 2024, The Transition Accelerator, save the date/register

+ May 31 – June 2; Inventures Conference; Telus Convention Centre, Calgary; info / register

+ June 18-19; Petrochem Canada Conference and Expo 2024, Sarnia, On; call for presentations

+ Sept. 23- 25; BOMEX 2024, hosted by BOMA Vancouver – save the date

+ Sept. 25-27; CREW Network (Commercial Real Estate Women), 2024 Annual Convention, Vancouver – save the date

+ Oct. 20-24; Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT), Telus Convention Centre, Calgary – save the date

[ please send your event notices and AGM notices to kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ I know … it’s early, but if you have a date and a course booking for your 2024 tournament, we’ll happily post it as a ‘save the date’

+ Sept. 4; 8^th Annual Little Warriors Golf Tournament, The Quarry Golf Course – Edmonton; registration/donations/sponsors

~ [please send your charity golf event notices to  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ REITrag covers activity and announcements on the activity of real estate investment trusts - REITs: - sign up at: https://markkolke.substack.com/s/reit-rag

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+ a new year begins – Happy New Year and best wishes for a great 2024 – with a huge thank you to our faithful and loyal readers and our advertising/sponsors for their support; FACILITYCalgary is in its 24^th year and continues to grow and improve because of your support! Thank you.

+ Athabasca Oil Corporation and Cenovus Energy combined their Kaybob assets to create Duvernay Energy Corporation

+ bUILDERS + bUYERS; property finding/buyer representation by Mark Kolke and colleagues at MaxWell Capital Realty – RESIDENTIAL LAND and NEW HOMES – new listings every week – free Sunday update – sign-up at the bottom of this page; or ‘use this form, give us your ‘if I could wave a magic wand’ wish list, tell us what you are looking for

+ current energy prices; live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$74/bbl, Brent @ US$78/bbl; prices softened on typically low end-of-year demand

+ EQB Inc. completed it’s acquisition of 75% interest in ACM Advisors Ltd.; $5.0 billion book

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+ Government of Canada is backing a $2.0 billion in new loan guarantees for Trans Mountain Corp.

+ Government of Canada zero emission vehicles regulation – ZEV regulation – check out the Osler analysis

+ Great-West Lifeco Inc. closed its sale of Putnum Investments to Franklin Templeton

+ High Arctic Energy Services Inc. acquired Delta Services Ltd. for $7.0 million

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+ Pason Systems Inc. completed its $88.2 million acquisition of remaining shares of Intelligent Wellhead Systems Inc. it did not already own to hold 100%+

+ REITrag – is a curated news publication real estate investment trusts; all Canadian REITs and adding American and European listings; available by subscription; sign-up form

+ rig activity in Canada, courtesy of BOE Report

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: down 2 to 622 this week; Canada: down 60 to 86 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Royal Bank of Canada’s $13.5 billion takeover of HSBC Canada got government approval

+ Baylin Technologies Inc. raised $11.815 million in equity by a rights offering

+ Blueberries Medical Corp. closed a $2.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Comet Lithium Corporation closed a $2.58 million equity raise by private placement

+ Entropy Inc. secured $200.0 million financing

+ FuelPositive Corporation closed $1.35 million 1^st tranche of an equity raise by private placement

+ Greenbrook TMS Inc. closed a US$4.015 million sr. secured debt raise

+ Greenbrook TMS Inc. secured US$81.0 million increased credit facility

+ International Battery Metals Ltd. closed US$1.415 million equity raise by private placement

+ Inverted AI secured a US$4.0 million funding

+ TorQuest Partners Fund VI closed $2.1 billion capital raise

editor’s note: names of companies involved in arm’s length debt and equity financing transactions we report in this section are ALWAYS the borrower; we report ‘fresh raises’ and do not report secondary offerings or non-arm’s-length transactions …

+ Jan. 9; Alberta Real Estate Association, Annual General Meeting, Edmonton and virtual

+ Jan. 10; High Arctic Energy Services Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Jan. 15; Slate Office REIT, Special Meeting, Toronto

[ please send your event notices and AGM notices to  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ Metrol Inc. published its 2023 ESG Report

+ Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers to open five stores in Alberta

+ Taza Exchange will support planned multi-family development with additional retailers and a grocery anchor