FACILITYCalgary

news, commentary & perspective - financings, deals - commercial real estate, infrastructure, oil & gas

FACILITYCalgary Jan 7/26

ARCHIVED ISSUES

CONVERSATIONS

SIGN UP

                                                                                        

 THIS WEEK at FACILITYCalgary 

  January 1 ~ 7, 2026 


                                                                                        

 QUOTES 

+ Attention is the rarest and purest from of generosity. - Simone Weil




 KUDOS 

+ to the latest appointees/recipients and promotions of Order of Canada – 80 great Canadians 


 
                                                                                        

 
 
                                                                                        

 
 Sponsors of this FACILITYCalgary issue:

 
visit: Premiere Van Lines Calgary / www.pvlcalgary.com
e-mail:  calgary@pvlcalgary.com
 
OFFICE MOVERS



 
PUT YOUR 
COMPANY HERE
 Advertising/sponsorship queries:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com 
SEE YOUR 
BRAND HERE

 



MAKE YOUR RESERVATION

Our journey ... 
from Torino to Avenida Village 
... - OPEN NOW ... 

FINE DINING - ITALIAN



 
PUT YOUR 
COMPANY HERE
 Advertising/sponsorship queries:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com 
SEE YOUR 
BRAND HERE

 


Visit: https://www.hydrogenexpo.com/exhibition/exhibition-enquiry-2026/ 
Contact dmg: https://www.dmgevents.com/contact-us
 
EVENT MANAGERS



 
PUT YOUR 
COMPANY HERE
 Advertising/sponsorship queries:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com 
SEE YOUR 
BRAND HERE

 


ROCKY VIEW COUNTY
Business & Economic Development



 
PUT YOUR 
COMPANY HERE
 Advertising/sponsorship queries:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com 
SEE YOUR 
BRAND HERE

 


AWARD-WINNING INTERIOR DESIGN

At LAWRENCE Licensed Interior Design Inc., we lead by example, pioneering conscientious and functional design solutions that redefine the boundaries of innovation. With a steadfast commitment to our clients’ visions, we craft spaces that are both refreshingly novel and elegantly familiar, exceeding expectations with every project.

Visit: www.lawrence-inc.ca

Follow us: @lawrence_interiordesign

Mitchell Brooks, Principal

Contact: m.brooks@lawrence-inc.ca

CHECK OUT OUR WORK


INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES



 
PUT YOUR 
COMPANY HERE
 Advertising/sponsorship queries:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com 
SEE YOUR 
BRAND HERE

 


Ken offers independent, objective and unbiased financial advice through fee-based comprehensive financial planning to provide you with certainly about your financial future. He provides financial, retirement and estate planning solutions and coordinates with your current investment advisor to enhance your investment strategy.

COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL RETIREMENT and ESTATE PLANNING



 
PUT YOUR 
COMPANY HERE
 Advertising/sponsorship queries:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com 
SEE YOUR 
BRAND HERE

 


Visit: https://falkbuilt.com/
~
E-mail: thom.hinton@falkbuilt.com
~
DIGITAL COMPONENT CONSTRUCTION



 
PUT YOUR 
COMPANY HERE
 Advertising/sponsorship queries:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com 
SEE YOUR 
BRAND HERE

 


BennettJones.com

                                                                                        

CONTACT MARK KOLKE 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

OFFICE AND INDUSTRIAL LEASING

RETAIL LEASING AND SALES

                                                                                        

↓SIGN UP TO GET FACIILITYCalgary↓

CLICK HERE - 

FACILITYCalgary FREE


                                                                                        

                                                                

                                                                

  NEWS THIS WEEK  


+ a large water leak – Bearspaw feeder line status - most recent city updates ; Mayor Farkas and council are forcing administration to reveal report from ‘the last break’; Premier threatened intervention while blaming Nenshi ... and our response, so far, to calls for reducing water use has been lame ... and Braid’s analysis  -  water usage is down, but not enough – remains at unsustainable level (meaning 29 million litres/day too high)  

+ ACT Energy Technologies Ltd. closed its $34.0 million acquisition of Stryker Energy Directional Servies LLC

+ Air Transat A.T. Inc. resolved their pilot job action; new collective agreement/contract ensures service to April/2030

+ Athabasca Oil Corporation announced its 2026CapExBudget is $310.0 million

+ crude / current energy prices: live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com / BOE INTEL ~  WTI @US$56/bbl; Brent @US$60/bbl … - Deloitte predicts continued drag on oil prices, uptick on natural gas

+ Dye & Durham Limited closed its  $146.3 million diversment of its Credas Technologies Ltd. unit

+ FACILITYCalgary, sponsor-supported weekly newsletter; est. June, 1999; sign-up is free

+ Government of Alberta: honours list – appointments of King/s Counsel designation to 86 Alberta lawyers; Premier’s Christmas Message;

- GoA announced that referendum question on separation from Canada got approved by Elections Alberta

+ Government of Canada: Chrystia Freeland resigning as MP to take advisory role to government of Ukraine

+ MINTO Apartment REIT and Crestpoint Real Estate Limited Partnership announced a partnership/merger .... taking MINTO Apartment REIT private in a $2.3 billion transaction

+ MONDAY MORNING MINUTE - a weekly inspiration message and a selected quote in your inbox weekly; check out the new format; check out this week’s issue – sign up is free

+ NameSilo Technologies Corp. agreed to acuire Reach Systems Inc.

+ rig activity in Canada, courtesy of BOE Report

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: up 1 to 546 this week; Canada: down 17 to 101 this week

+ Trinity group of consultants have united as Trinity Consultants

+ Venezuela in the news: U.S. steps towards regime change and seizing Venezuelan oil and infrastructure to the benefit of the United States and previously nationalized oil interests cap recent news of bombing of drug-dealer boats have dominated news/spin ... the question is whether or not Canada and Alberta will be impacted; likely not say Carney, Smith talks pipeline urgency, the market says stocks will rebound

+ Venezuelan intervention by the U.S. is confusing – the appearance of any grand plan remains undisclosed; the Venezuelan Vice-Pres is now in charge, the Chinese and Iranian connections have been silent; meanwhile, it is reported that the country is not paying its bills, and the clarity of a strategic plan is unclear/undisclosed; meanwhile Trump has threatened Colombia and other countries ... some stocks fell ...

+ Venzee Technologies Inc. closed its acquisition of Jasper Software as a Service unit from Digital Commerce Payments Inc. for $2.85 million

+ Vistra agreed to acquire Cogentrix Energy (10 natural gas fired plants) for US$4.7 billion)




 U.S. Trump / TARIFF WAR WATCH ...

+ Nov. 5; U.S. Supreme court heard arguments on the Trump tariffs – are they constitutional?  - no decision released yet … but expected soon according to media reports

+ Nov. 15; Trump softened his stance, rolled back tariffs on many food products …

+ Dec. 5; business leaders call on Trump to drop tariffs

+ Dec. 5; GoC measures to protect Canadian steel and lumber industries

+ Dec. 9; Trump threatens tariffs on Canadian potash ... ????

+ Dec. 9; ATB paper on 2026 outlook – tariff turmoil

+ Dec. 11; Canada further shuts market to steel imports (Osler report)

+ Dec. 24; Canada published details of the Stell Derivative Goods Surtax Order (Osler report)

+ Dec. 29; Canadians favour a new Canadian auto strategy – KPMG survey


                                                                



↓SIGN UP TO GET FACIILITYCalgary↓

CLICK HERE - 

FACILITYCalgary FREE


                                                                

SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Brandon Nussey, CFO @ Coveo, stepped down

+ Emmanuelle Migneault to Chief Human Resources Officer  @ Cascades Inc.

+ Grant Hunter, MLA for Taber-Warner to Minister of Environment and Protected Areas

+ Greg Abel to CEO @ Berkshire Hathaway

+ James Niosi to Special Advisor @ Hydaway Digital Corp.

+ Mark Salkeld, VP, Bus. Dev. @ Energy Safety Canada, retired

+ Michael Kehoe to Director @ cSPACE Projects

+ Nilesh Kujur to Partner, Calgary Consulting Services @ MNP

+ Rebecca Schulz, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas @ Gov of Alberta, resigned

+ Sarah Schwann to Chief Legal, People & Corporate Affairs Officer @ Pembina Pipeline Corporation

+ Sean Brown to CFO @ AltaGas Ltd.

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 ]




 REMEMBRANCE 


+ Gary Campbell, K.C.; retired Edmonton lawyer, business leader and philanthropist: 89

+ J. C. Van der Walt; agent/property manager @ MaxWell Capital Realty; 71

+ Stanley Kwok; renowned western Canadian architect; 98




 HR Resource + Workplace Trends + HSE 

+ 32,000 census jobs to be available

+ most in demand jobs for 2026 – Ranstad report




 THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
 proposed & closed 

+ Argenta Silver Corp is on the market to raise $17.0 million in equity

+ Geekco Technologies Corporation is on the market to raise $1.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. is on the market to raise $20.0 million in equity & warrants issue

+ Sienna Senior Living Inc. is on the market to raise $200.0 million in sr. unsecured debt

+ Venzee Technologies Inc. closed a $1.0 million equity raise by private placement



 TECHNOLOGY / AI Trends 

+ Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas – the launch of ‘all things new’ for 2026 is heavily focused on A.I. ...

+ Photonic Inc. got US$130.0 million in backing/equity financing from Royal Bank/Telus financing

+ xAI raised funding to launch new AI ventures based on US$200.0 billion valuation




 DATA CENTER issues + news 

+ Deloitte’s predicted uptick in natural gas rates ... not including increased data center demand

+ Heartland Power / Beacon AI Centers Heartland Project; will involve 200 natural gas fired generators to produce 920mw for a new data centre to be built 7 km east of Gibbons in Sturgeon Country – is now open for public comment

+ Indus Project / Beacon AI Centers Indus project; will involved 100 natural gas generators, to produce 1,494mw – is not open for public comment

+ UK datacenter needs/demands for power infrastructure is a key focus for 2026

+ Vistra agreed to acquire Cogentrix Energy (10 natural gas fired plants) for US$4.7 billion)

~ capacity, power, and continuity matter ‘huge’ to users and therefore must matter to data center operators and their suppliers of power. This is an-across-jurisdictions issue for companies, countries and providers of massive amounts of power that cannot quit. As this is growing issue we’ll try to capture the most relevant points each week on this subject. We appreciate everyone who provides us with news and perspective on this growing issue of importance to users of data centers and owners/developers of facilities.




 CLIMATE CHANGE + LEED + RENEWABLE ENERGY 

+  Bluetti innovations in home units for power generation and EV charging




 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY + ESG REPORTS 

+ Norda Stelo released its 2025 Impact Report




 CONSTRUCTION + BUILDING SERVICES + ENTITLEMENTS / ZONING 

+ GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. is going private; Birch Hill deal valued at $862.0 million

+ 2025 National Model Codes are now available - https://cbhcc-cchcc.ca/en/significant-technical-changes-2025-national-model-codes/




 INFRASTRUCTURE + P3 


+ a large water leak – Bearspaw feeder line status - most recent city updates ; Mayor Farkas and council are forcing administration to reveal report from ‘the last break’; Premier threatened intervention while blaming Nenshi ... and our response, so far, to calls for reducing water use has been lame ... and Braid’s analysis




 RETAIL 


+ Canada’s grocery code of conduct came into effect

+ CES – the Consumer Electronics Show is underway in Las Vegas this week

+ Costco Wholesale acquired 18 acres from Anthem – will be an anchor in the Bingham Crossing project 




 MULTI-RES + HOTEL 


+ MINTO Apartment REIT and Crestpoint Real Estate Limited Partnership announced a partnership/merger .... taking MINTO Apartment REIT private in a $2.3 billion transaction




 REITs + TRUST NEWS 

+ MINTO Apartment REIT and Crestpoint Real Estate Limited Partnership announced a partnership/merger .... taking MINTO Apartment REIT private in a $2.3 billion transaction

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



  SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR MEETINGS 

+ Jan. 23; NuVista Energy Ltd., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Jan. 25/26; Tuktu Resources Ltd., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Jan 20; ECN Capital Corp., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Jan 27; Metro Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ Jan. 28; CGI Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ Jan. 29; Alberta Federation of Agriculture, Annual General Meeting, Camrose (in-person & virtual)

+ Mar. 10; Transat A.T. Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

~ some guidance on conducting virtual shareholder meetings, provided by BD&P

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




 CHARITY + INDUSTRY GOLF EVENTS 

+ Aug. 17-23/2026; Rogers Charity Classic ~ save the date ... registration link n/a yet ...

+ please send your 2026 charity golf event notices to kolke@facilitycalgary.com

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




 UPCOMING EVENTS / SAVE THE DATE 

2026 events

+ Jan 26; Consulting Engineers of Alberta, Partnering With Industry Symposium, Edmonton

+ Jan. 29-31; Conservative Party of Canada, National Convention, Calgary

+ Jan. 31 – Feb 1; The Wellness Show – Vancouver, Convention Centre, Vancouver

+ Mar. 3-4; SMR Nuclear Canada Summit, Westin Airport Hotel, Calgary

+ Mar. 8-10; Transportation Connects Alberta Confernce, Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton

+ Apr. 28-29; Canadian Collaborative Contracts Conference, Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler

+ May 6-8; Canadian Cleantech Awards, Kelowna,

+ June 8-10; NeoCon 2026, THE Mart, Chicago – get on 5th Annual Modular Construction & Prefabrication Symposium

+ June 16-19; Canadian Trail Summit, Winnipeg

+ June 17-20/2026; VivaTech 2026, Paris – save the date ... registration link n/a yet ...

+ Sept. 16-17; Oil Sands Expo, Fort McMurray – save the date

+ Sept. 22-24; BOMEX 2026, Ottawa – save the date ...  registration link n/a yet ...

+ Sept. 28-30; Indigenous Women in Industry Summit Canada, Hyatt Regency, Vancouver

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




                                                                

 
 CHARITY - Not-for-profit - fundraising ...

 we love to help charities - in particular, child focused organizations, supporting and promoting them to help them do their great work; please pause a moment, click a link below to get more information and then ... consider making a donation. Every donation, however modest, goes a long way ... 

 
                                                                

 
KUDOS to Deb and crew - your 2025 share of  the Rogers Classic -  FOR NSTEP … Rogers – Birdies for Kids – 40,014.76

NSTEP

NSTEP is focused on building healthy habits for children, for life!

We are an education hub of scientific, evidence based knowledge that focuses on teaching healthy habits for children, for life. We want their brains to be powered and nourished through healthy eating and physical activity. Nutrition and activity build better brains and bodies.

NSTEP programs are sought after by school and community organizations. The most popular programs are Chef on NSTEP, various ages and NSTEP Certificate programs for staff working with children and youth.


For information - reach out to Founder and CEO @ NSTEP - Deb Hymers: deb.hymers@nstep.ca


                                                                



                                                                

↓SIGN UP TO GET FACIILITYCalgary↓

CLICK HERE - 

FACILITYCalgary FREE


                                                                

Unless otherwise noted, everything on this website is Copyright  Protected - © 1999 - 2026 - Mark Kolke, Publisher / MaxComm  Communications/Waterglass Press, units of PLANDflex Corporation, all rights reserved.
Our mailing address is: 6204B Burbank Road SE, Calgary, T2H 2C2, Canada
this site last updated January 7, 2026