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+ Alexander Caudarella to CEO @ Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction

+ Anne-Marie Pham to CEO @ Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion

+ Bob Hildenbrandt, VP, Prairies @ Graham, retired

+ Brian Kilburn to CFO @ EllisDon Corporation

+ Bruna Suppa to CEO @ BDO Canada

+ Chris Olivier to North American Chief Commercial Officer @ Array Marketing

+ Chris Sicotte to Board Member @ Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

+ Chris Turchansky to Group Head ATB Business @ ATB Financial

+ Daniel Wray to CFO @ Petro-Victory Energy Corp.

+ Dr. Elizabeth Croft to VP Academic & Provost @ University of Victoria

+ Dr. Gina Cody to Director @ EllisDon

+ Greg Sherloski, Western Canada Tax Market Leader @ Ernst & Young, retired

+ Hayley Wickenheiser to Assistant General Manager @ Toronto Maple Leafs

+ James Cairns, Sr. VP, Rail Centric Supply Chain @ CN, retired

+ Jeff Davison to CEO @ Calgary Prostate Cancer Centre

+ Horacio ‘Haio’ Barbeito to CEO @ Old Navy

+ Karla Goudreau to Sr. Accountant @ WestUrban Developments Ltd.

+ Kirk Lively to Sales & Marketing Mgr. @ Riverwalk Retirement Residence

+ Kris Smith to Interim CEO @ Suncor Energy

+ Lois Wellwood to Director, Global Design @ Google

+ Louie Spano-Greco to Sr. Mgr. of Finance, Properties @ Kingsett Capital

+ Marcel Kessler, Director @ Questor Technology Inc.

+ Marcel Kessler to CEO @ GraTech International

+ Marco Biasiotto to VP Retail & Digital Strategy @ Primaris REIT

+ Marco Infuso to Chief Sales Officer @ Valour Inc.

+ Mark Dubs to Pres, Eastern Div. @ REV Capital

+ Mark Little, Director, Pres. & CEO @ Suncor Energy, resigned

+ Michael Rodnyiuk to Pres. & CEO @ Canadian North Airlines

+ Nancy Alexander to VP Finance @ Cresco Investment Limited

+ Rick Templeman to Gen. Mgr. @ Alberta Fire & Flood

+ Ricki Grant to Operations Mgr. @ Cadillac Fairview

+ Riley Whitlock to Partner @ Bennett Jones

+ Saad Rafi to Director @ EllisDon

+ Shelley Ochoa to VP Finance & CFO @ Terra Firma Capital Corporation

+ Sonia Syngal, CEO @ Gap Inc., stepping down

+ Tami Hynes to CEO @ Appraisal Institute of Canada

~ 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 ]

+ Patrick Doherty; retired real estate broker, philanthropist, Order of Canada recipient, 84

+ Robin Beddis; former national chair @ Children’s Help Phone, volunteer/community activist, 72

+ Skip McDonald; retired real estate industry veteran, community supporter, 78

+ Tom Goodchild; renowned Edmonton restauranteur/Sawmill, 71

+ changes for skilled trades in Alberta

+ home vs. office – where are people more productive?

+ what to do when employees decline to return to the office

+ July 14; MTY Food Group Inc. Annual Meeting of Shareholders, St-Laurent

+ July 20; Talisker Resources Ltd., Annual & Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto and virtual

+ July 21; Sundial Growers Inc., Annual and Special Meeting, virtual only

+ August 9; VIA Rail Canada, Annual Public Meeting, virtual only

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

+ City of Calgary added two more (United Place and Canadian Centre) office buildings for city funding/support for residential retrofitting

+ The Canada Green Building Council introduced its Zero Carbon Building-Design Standard

+ CAE Inc. published its Corporate Social Responsibility Report

+ Crescent Point Energy Corp. published its 2022 Sustainability Report

+ Lightspeed Commerce Inc. published its inaugural Sustainability Report

+ Precision Drilling Corporation published its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report

+ There is no excuse for not making any organization of any size in any business a great place to work. – Tom Peters

+ Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for. – Will Rogers

+ to Michael Binnion, awarded ‘TaxFighter Award for 2022 (great 22 minute testimonial’ by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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+ AltaGas Ltd. acquired the 25.97% of Petrogas Energy Corp. it didn’t already hold for $285.0 million, to now hold 100%

+ Bank of Canada interest rate review announcement will come tomorrow; reporting and industry consensus points to ¾ of 1% rate bump … - which would mirror a recent rate increase by the U.S. Federal Reserve … tic toc

+ Calgary Stampede off to a great start; attendance above pre-pandemic levels

+ CN Rail workers and management agreed to end strike action; entering into arbitration

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices – WTI @ US$103/bbl, Brent @ US$106/bbl

+ Deloitte Canada acquiring Striven Consulting Inc.

+ Elad Canada rebranded as Almadev

+ Entropy Inc. commissioned the first phase of its $31.0 million carbon capture and storage project at the Glacier Gas Plant

+ Ernst & Young completed its acquisition of FreshWorks Studio; will operate as EY Design Studio

+ FortisBC Energy Inc. and Suncor Energy Inc. in JV to build a hydrogen pilot project in Port Moody

+ Freehold Royalties Ltd. agreed to acquire a portfolio of Midland basin and Eagle Ford assets for $155.0 million

+ Home Solutions Corporation placed in receivership; Grant Thornton are receivers

+ HOUSING TRUTH – residential newsletter, Calgary and area: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  – MARCH/2022 issue - archived issues …; stay tuned for our April-June/2^nd qtr. report coming soon – sign up

+ Inter Pipeline Ltd. commissioned its polypropylene plant and commenced production; Heartland Polymers facility is at Fort Saskatchewan

+ MNP LLP acquired Fidelity Factory

+ Ovintiv Inc. is on the market to sell portions of its Uinta and Bakken assets for an estimated US$250.0 million

+ PROPERTYlines - commercial real estate quarterly newsletter – check out our 2022-Q1 Report; stay tuned for Q2 report coming soon … sign up

+ Ridgeback Resources is on the market; its owners are reported to be looking for C$1.0 billion for the company

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 2 to 752 this week; Canada: up 9 to 175 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Rogers/Shaw merger mediation efforts with the Commissioner of Competition have failed, so far, and both companies remain publicly committed to completion of the deal …

+ Rogers 3-days long outage last week was highly disruptive across the country; service substantially restored; the company and regulators are reviewing causes and accountability

+ Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. closed its $248.0 million Viking area assets acquisition

+ September 1^st to become ‘Alberta Day’

+ Shell taking a 6.25% stake in Qatar’s LNG project

+ Terravest Industries Inc. completed its acquisition of Platinum Energy Services Ltd.

+ ACTA secured US$18.0 million equity raise

+ Congo Coffee & Toronto Beignets closed $7.0 million funding round

+ Dollarama Inc. secured $1.05 billion credit facility

+ RNRW Foods Inc. closed $2.0 million capital raise

+ Scope Carbon Corp. is on the market to raised $1.05 million in equity

*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 …

+ July 8 – 17; Calgary Stampede – the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth; Stampede Park, Calgary – info - tickets

+ July 22; Bulls on the Beach, RockyView Chestermere Agricultural Society; event information/tickets

+ Aug. 18-27; GlobalFest, Elliston Park, Calgary; info/tickets

+ Sept. 7; Canadian Apartment Investment Conference – save the date – details coming soon

+ Sept. 8; RealREIT 2022, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto; agenda/register

+ Sept. 13-15; BOMEX – Charlottetown 2022, info/register/save the date

+ Sept. 14-15; Oil Sands Conference & Trade Show, Fort McMurray; info/register

+ Sept. 24; Calgary Academy 40^th Anniversary Gala, 1677 93 St SW, Calgary; info/register

+ Sept. 29; Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association – 40^th Anniversary Gala, Hudson Conference Centre; info/tickets

+ Sept. 30 – Oct. 2; Calgary FALL HOME SHOW, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, info/book bookings and tickets

+ Oct. 20; Calgary Real Estate Forum, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; agenda,  info/register

+ Nov. 29 – Dec. 1; Real Estate Forum, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto; info/register

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2023

+ Apr. 4 & 5; BMO Capital Markets and Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers – Annual Energy Symposium, Investors Conference – save the date

+ 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 ]

+ July 21; Rotary Club of Calgary at Stampede Park Kids at Heart Golf Classic– supporting Safe Haven Foundation, Dare to Care, and PREP Society for Down Syndrome; info/registration/sponsorship

+ Aug. 1-7, Shaw Charity Classic, Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club; info/donate/tickets; latest press release with details and player updates

+ Aug. 11; Cure Cancer Foundation’s Glenn Anderson day of Golf, Derrick Golf and Country Club, Edmonton; save the date

+ Aug. 12; Alberta IoT 3^rd Annual Golf Tournament, Lynx Ridge, Calgary; info/register

+ Aug. 15; 2022 Recovery Acres Calgary Charity Tournament, Elbow Springs Golf & Country Club, Calgary; info/register

+ Sept. 9; 13^th Annual Ryan Westerman Memorial Golf Tournament, Springbank Links Golf Course, Calgary; save the date – benefitting Give A Mile – stay tuned for more details/save the date – tickets on sale starting June 6^th

+ Sept. 13; Oil Sands Charity Golf Classic, Maskanew Golf Course, Fort McMurray; info/register

+ send us your 2022 tournament information – we are happy to post them here

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

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