+ Bruce Leslie to Sr. Advisor, Communications @ Cenovus Energy

+ Cathy Leung to CFOR @ Urbanfund Corp.

+ Daniel Oberste to Trustee @ BSR REIT

+ Doris Olafsen, VP Philanthropy @ Opportunity International, stepped down

+ Haitham Al-Ghais to Secretary-General @ OPEC

+ James Martin to VP Engineering @ Entropy Inc.

+ Jason Baker to Sr. Enterprise Advisor, Strategic Accounts @ Amazon Business

+ Josh Skapin to Reporter @ Daily Oil Bulletin

+ Kasia Malz to CFO @ Next Hydrogen

+ Kim Chua to CFO @ Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter

+ Paul Johnstone to COO, Chubb Canada @ Chubb

+ Penny Shebaylo to Sales Mgr., Bus. Dev. @ Staples

+ Stephen Harper to Director @ Liquid Meta Capital Holdings Ltd.

+ Teresa Neto to Trustee @ BSR REIT

~ 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 ]

+ Barry Vogel; lawyer, first Practice Advisor for the Law Society of Alberta; 85

+ Markham Silver; teacher at University of Calgary Faculty of Law; 63

+ can employers demand vaccination proof from new hires?

+ five culture trends for 2022 – Canadian HR Reporter’s free download

+ Jan. 7; Sol Cuisine Ltd., Special Meeting of Shareholder, virtual

+ Jan. 11; Lanesborough REIT, Special Meeting of Debentureholders, Winnipeg

+ Jan. 12; NAV Canada, Annual Meeting, Ottawa/virtual

+ Jan. 27; Alberta Real Estate Association, Annual General Meeting, Banff, AB

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

+ preview – World of Concrete 2022

+ top stories and building features for 2021

+ world design ranking 2021

+ For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice. – T.S. Eliot

+ You can get excited about the future. The past won’t mind. – Hillary DePiano

+ to new newest Order of Canada Appointees (135)  - two of them from Calgary; Barry Bultz and Bob Dhillon

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+ Calgary arena project is dead, for sure – it’s officially terminated; but, is it really over? … tic toc

+ Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. closed its acquisition of Sawaya Partners

+ COVID-19 in Alberta full current stats as of Dec, 29; OMICRON variant continues to surge – check out this graph; global stats suggest the pandemic is far from over as cases spike, 5.4 million dead so far worldwide

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$78/bbl, Brent at US$79/bbl – biggest yearly gains since 2009

+ Enbride Inc. closed its sale of 38.9% interest in Noverco Inc. for $1.14 billion to Trencap L.P.

+ HOUSING TRUTH – monthly residential newsletter: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  –  archived issues …

+ OMICRON variant of the COVID-19 virus is impacting businesses and schools; airlines have been cancelling plenty of flights due to weather issues compounded by staffing issues due to illnesses. Returning to school/classes and in-person learning is unfolding with delays in return dates. Government of Alberta announcements are expected later this week …

+ PROPERTYlines - commercial real estate newsletter; archived Issues  

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: steady at 586 this week; Canada: down 43 to 90 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ TransAlta Corporation completed its third and final coal-to-gas conversions of its Alberta power generation facilities

+ Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund closed $10.0 million overallotment of its recent convertible debt raise

+ Entropy Inc. secured $300.0 million equity financing

+ Freshlocal Solutions Inc. secured $8.8 million credit facility

+ Kadestone closed $4.75 million unsecured convertible debt raise by private placement

+ Mansa Exploration Inc. closed $1.946 million equity raise by private placement

+ Rock Tech Lithium Inc. closed US$39.6 million tranche of an equity raise by private placement

*editor’s note: names 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 …

2022

+ Jan. 14-16; Calgary Renovation Show, BMO Centre, Stampede Park; info/times/tickets

+ Feb. 2-3; 5^th Annual ECO Impact, Hyatt Regency, Calgary; in-person/virtual; info/register

+ Feb. 3; Business Transitions Forum, Westin Hotel, Calgary; info/register

+ Feb. 17-18; Canadian Concrete Expo, International Centre, Mississauga, ON; save the date

+ Feb. 25; Noreen Music’s book launch and workshop – The Unexpected Entrepreneur, info/register

+ Mar. 1; RealCapital conference, Toronto Convention Centre; info/register

+ Mar. 30; IoT North Conference and Exhibition, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, in-person/virtual; info/registration

+ Mar. 31 – Apr. 1; National Heavy Equipment Show, International Centre, Mississauga; save the date

+ Apr. 6-8; Economic Developers of Alberta – EDA Experience 2022, Pomery Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Kananaskis; info/partner/call for presenters

+ April. 12; Vancouver Real Estate Forum, Vancouver Convention Centre; info/register/save the date

+ April 20; Top Glass, Conference and Exhibits 2022, The International Centre, Mississauga, ON; info/register

+ May 4-6; NORTH51 Conference - RECOMBINATION, Rimrock Hotel, Banff; info/register

+ May 17-18; Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, Delta Marriott Regina; save the date/present/attend

+ May 26; Top 7 Over 70 awards gala, Hyatt Regency, Calgary; info/tickets

+ June 6-9; Canadian Gas Association, Annual Technical Conference 2022 – Find Your Energy!; Toronto Sheraton, Toronto; info/register

+ June 7-9; Global Energy Show, Stampede Park, Calgary; awards nomination, info/registration

+ June 13-15; NeoCon 2022, The Mart, Chicago, info/save the date/register – call for presentations deadline Jan. 17

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2023

+ Sept. 17-21; 24^th World Petroleum Congress – Energy Transition – the path to Net Zero, info/sponsorship/registration

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

+ TransAlta Corporation completed its third and final coal-to-gas conversions of its Alberta power generation facilities

+ TransAlta Corporation completed its third and final coal-to-gas conversions of its Alberta power generation facilities