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+ Adlai Chester to CFO @ Invesque Inc.

+ Anne Darche to Director @ Taiga Motors Corporation

+ Adam Joyce to Pres. @ Rainmaker Global Market Access

+ Cliff Norton to Partner @ Sky View Suites

+ Danielle Baran to Director @ Pet Value Canada Inc.

+ David McDonald to Associate @ DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

+ Martin Raymond to Pres. & CEO @ + Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ

+ Nora Duke to Director @ Parkland Corporation

+ Ritu Malhotra to Director @ Karnalyte Resources Inc.

+ Sarah Bartlett to Communications Advisor, Faculty of Science @ University of Calgary

+ Tom Little to Director @ Aimia Inc.

+ Yves Leduc to Co-Pres & COO @ XNRGY Climate Systems

~ 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 ]

+ Gordon Reid, extraordinary retailer and founder of Giant Tiger Stores; 89

+ Margaret Newell, co-founder of Prairieaction Foundation, RESOLVE founder, Member of the Order of Canada; 84

+ harness the potential of generative AI in HR

+ remote work shaping office sector – tech-centric markets seeing spikes in vacancies

+ white paper – lack of AI understanding slowing implementation

+ Canadian pension fund managers supporting ISSB standards

+ Canadian Securities Administrators statement on ISSB standards

+ ISSB inaugural standards for ESG-related disclosure; analysis by Blakes

July 20; Rotary “Kids at Heart” Golf Classic, in support of Between Friends, New Heights School and Youth Centres of Calgary at Cottonwood Golf & Country Club, Calgary; sponsor, register to golf.

+ July 21; Alberta IoT – 4^th Annual Golf Tournament, Lynx Ridge Golf Club, Calgary – register

+ Sept. 11; Rotary Stay In School Charity Golf Classic, Glencoe Golf & Country Club, Calgary; sponsor, register to golf

+ Sept. 21; Calgary’s 65 Roses Ladies Golf Classic in support of Cystic Fibrosis Canada, The Winston Golf Club, Calgary; info/registration

+ Sept. 28; Accessible Housing Annual Fundraising Gala, Silver Springs Golf Cub, Calgary – save the date

+ send us your 2023 tournament information – we are happy to post them here

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+ REITrag covers REITs: March/2023 ~ Issue #1; April/2023 ~ Issue #2 ; May/2023 – Issue #3

+ July 21; Agra Venture Ltd., Annual General & Special Meeting, Vancouver

+ Aug. 2; NXT Energy Solutions Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Aug. 10; Northstar Clean Technologies Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting, Delta

+ Aug. 22; Lanesborough REIT, Annual General Meeting of Unitholders, Winnipeg

~ Canadian banks and life insurance companies got approval to do their 2023 annual meetings virtually

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+ Bank of Canada raised interest rates by 25 basis points (1/4 of 1%); their benchmark rate is now 5%; BMO, CIBC, Equitable Bank, Laurentian Bank, National Bank, RBC, Scotiabank, TD,  raised their prime rates

+ BC Port strike was settled; the four-year deal will get goods flowing through Vancouver’s port facilities again

+ Calgary Stampede is concluded for another year; 1,384,632 attendees through the turnstiles – Guy Weadick’s invention and the visionary Big Four would never have dreamt how large and great it has grown – still, undoubtedly, the greatest outdoor show on earth. Kudos to the Stampede Board under the leadership of CEO Joel Cowley, thousands of staff and volunteers, sponsors and everyone how flipped a pancake or ate one – Yahoo! …

+ Cathedral Energy Services Ltd., acquired Rime Downhole Technologies LLC for US$41.0 million

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$74/bbl, Brent @ US$78/bbl; Deloitte are predicting a modest increase in oil prices this quarter

+ FACILITYCalgary, a sponsor-supported FREE weekly newsletter; published Tuesdays at 6:00 AM (MDT); Calgary news focused on oil & gas, finance and real estate industry; click here to sign up

+ fires and floods; Alberta wildfire concerns remain on high alert for a very dry summer and active fire season. Cooler temperatures and rain have helped take some pressure off firefighters but flooding has impacted some communities; currently 120 fires are burning in Alberta, 5 are not under control

+ Government of Alberta is opposing Federal Clean Fuel Regulations

+ Government of Alberta; committed $60.0 million to ERA toward 14 projects

+ Highwood Asset Management Ltd. agreed to acquire Castlegate Energy Ltd., Boulder Energy Ltd. and Shale Petroleum Ltd. for $139.0 million

+ Laurentian Bank is conducting a strategic review; looking to sell itself

+ MONDAY MORNING MINUTE - a weekly inspiration message and a selected quote in your inbox weekly; check out the new format; click here to sign up;  click here for this week’s message)

+ Oco to supply CO2-infused footwear components to Adidas

+ Premier Health of America Inc. acquired Solutions Staffing Inc. for $25.0 million

+ reader contributions: are always welcome. Please forward your comments, news items, and company appointment announcements; them to kolke@facilitycalgary.com

+ Rainmaker Global Market Access transition; link to YouTube video (3 minutes)

+ REITrag – is our publication covering REITs; available by subscription; March/2023 ~ Issue #1; April/2023 – Issue #2; May/2023 – Issue #3; sign-up form – get on our mailing list

+ rig activity in Canada

+ CHIP Mortgage Trust closed $175.0 million debt financing

+ Gibson Energy Inc. closed $1.1 billion in debt financings

+ Ivanhoe Cambridge closed a $300.0 million debt raise

+ Martello Technologies Group Inc. closed $2.5 million equity raise by private placement

+ NextSource is on the market to raise $50.0 million in equity

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 …

+ July 24; Calgary Heritage constituency – Federal By-Election

+ July 26; University of Calgary – Downtown Campus, Lunch-and-learn [poster]: Graduate programs in quantum computing; register for in-person + lunch; register for online/Zoom – no free lunch!           

+ Aug. 10-11; Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo, Tradex, Abbotsford, BC; info/register

+ Sept. 12 – 14; The Carbon Canada Conference, Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton; info/register

+ Sept. 13-14; Oil Sands Conference (Shell Place) & Trade Show (Suncor Community Leisure Centre) , Fort McMurray; conference / trade show

+ Sept. 15-17; 7^th World Geothermal Congress, Beijing, China -  info - register

+ Sept. 17-21; 24^th World Petroleum Congress; Energy Transitions – the path to Net Zero, BMO Centre, Stampede Park / registration; early bird registration is open; exhibition features – what, where, when

+ Sept. 26-28; BOMEX Edmonton 2023; JW Marriott/Ice District, Edmonton; details/registration open

+ Oct. 18-19; BUILDEX Alberta, 20-24; Calgary – save the date

+ Oct. 27; Classroom Champions, Concert for Classrooms – Barney Bentall & The Caribou Express, Bella Concert Hall, Calgary; info/tickets (link to highlights of 2022 Toronto concert) ; save the dates – Calgary, Oct. 27 / Toronto,Nov. 2

+ Nov. 1-2; Supply Change, Conference & Expo, Westin Airport, Calgary; info / register

+ Nov. 7-8; Canadian Aerospace Summit, Ottawa - save the date

+ Nov. 14-15; Oilfield Electrification Technology Conference, Hyatt Houston West, Houston; register, submit abstracts

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2024

+ 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 ]

+ CAE published its 2023 Social Responsibility Report

+ Canadian pension fund managers supporting ISSB standards

+ Canadian Securities Administrators statement on ISSB standards

+ Greenshield published its 2022 Social Impact Report

+ ISSB inaugural standards for ESG-related disclosure; analysis by Blakes

+ Westport Fuel Systems Inc. published its 2022 ESG report

+ Good Earth Coffeehouse opened it’s 28^th Calgary location – this one in Bridgeland!