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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Alicia Smith to Exec. Dir. @ Dyslexia Canada

+ Blake Reichert to Head, Branch Distribution @ Western Financial Group

+ Cam Buss to VP Engineering @ Avanti Energy Inc.

+ Chad Robinson to CFO @ Cathedral Energy Services Ltd.

+ Chana Martineau to CEO @ Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation

+ Chris Seasons to Director @ Suncor Energy

+ Christin Elawny to Sr. Associate @ Getz, Collins & Associates

+ Craig Shein to VP Asset Mgmt. @ Nearctic Property Group

+ Diane McLeod to Information and Privacy Commissioner @ Government of Alberta

+ Dr. Peter Seufer-Wasserthal to Interim Pres. & CEO @ Willow Biosciences Inc.

+ Gilbert Ghostine to Director @ Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

+ Ian Ashby to Director @ Suncor Energy

+ Iria Statiris to Sr. VP Finance @ Cadillac Fairview

+ Jackie Sheppard to Director @ Suncor Energy

+ Jennifer Lee to CFO @ Pathfinder Ventures Inc.

+ Katherine Demuth to Director @ McCoy Global Inc.

+ Kathleen MacPherson to VP, Philanthropy @ Calgary Health Foundation

+ Mark Draper to Office Leader, Calgary @ Jacobs

+ Michael Woudenberg to COO @ InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc.

+ Mirko Bibic to Director @ Royal Bank of Canada

+ Pam Ramotowski to VP, People and Culture @ Enerplus

+ Patricia Misutka, COO @ Imperial Equities Inc., left the company

+ Pratik Patel to CFO @ The Very Good Food Company

+ Sigrun Watson to Chief Revenue Officer @ Ceapro Inc.

+ Stephanie Saunders to Mgr., HR Operations @ MEG Energy Corp.

+ Thomas Jankowski to CEO @ Medimap

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 HUMAN RESOURCES + WORKPLACE TRENDS 

+ are organizations back to normal?

+ job insecurity – reassure employees



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 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

+ 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 5; Heoux-Devtek Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

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

+ August 11; Real Luck Group Ltd., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

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 IFMA - CALGARY CHAPTER NEWS + EVENTS 

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+ our ‘Revitalizing Historic City Hall & Downtown’ – June 23rd, - was a great success. Thanks to our sponsor Kasian; speakers Kim Green, Joanne Miskulin and Eric Brolund from the City of Calgary - GET REGISTERED 

+ stay tuned for announcements over the summer of upcoming IFMA events



  CONSTRUCTION / DEVELOPMENT NEWS + BUILDING SERVICES INNOVATION  

+ Telus Sky project [Allied REIT, Westbank] had it’s ‘official opening’ last week; 60-storey / $400.0 million / 750,000 sq. ft. / LEED Platinum project has become a stunning addition to the Calgary skyline, with something different to offer from every angle/vantage point – congrats!

+ the pandemic-delayed SAM Centre on the Calgary Stapede grounds broke ground; completion expected in late 2023 – 30,000 sq. ft. facility is a western interpretives centre




 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY + ESG REPORTS 

+ Ernst & Young’s take on ESG – Five priorities to build trust in ESG

+ Parkland Corporation published Drive to Zero, its 2021 Sustainability Report

+ PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. published its annual Sustainability Report



 INFRASTRUCTURE + P3 

+ the Government of Alberta reversed its position on Deerfoot Trail updgrades, the will NOT us a P3 approach due to pricing volatility deeming it not financially viable, and have not made any announcement on when the project will go forward of how it will be funded




 KUDOS 

+ to Ernst & Young’s – EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 – Prairies Winners



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NEWS SUMMARY 
 July 13 ~ 19 / 2022 


+ AIMCo and Ridgeback Group acuired a UK portfolio of build-to-rent assets for £283 million

+ ApartmentLove Inc. acquired OwnerDirect.com

+ Bank of Canada interest bump by 1.0% on its key rates triggered a series of bank prime rate increases: BMO Bank of Montreal, CIBC, Desjardins Group, Equitable Bank, National Bank, RBC/Royal, Scotiabank, TD Canada Trust,

+ Caltech Group Inc. acuired West Geomatics

+ Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. closed its acquisiton of Altitude Energy Parners for US$100.0 million

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices – WTI @ US$102/bbl, Brent @ US$105/bbl

+ Government of Canada announced its cap on oil and gas emissions – but no cap on production

+ 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/2nd qtr. report coming soon – sign up

+ Jasper Mining Corporation closed its recapitalization transaction and installed a new management structure

+ Pathways Alliance is exploring use of nuclear power to aid lower-emissions oilsands production

+ Precision Drilling Corporation agreed to acquire the servicing and rental divisions of High Arctic Energy Services for $38.3 million

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

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 4 to 756 this week; Canada: up 16 to 191 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Suncor Energy looking to sell off its portfolio of Petro-Canada stations

+ Telus Sky project [Allied REIT, Westbank] had it’s ‘official opening’ last week; 60-storey / $400.0 million / 750,000 sq. ft. / LEED Platinum project has become a stunning addition to the Calgary skyline, with something different to offer from every angle/vantage point – congrats!




THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
- proposed & closed

+ Cymat Technologies Ltd. closed $1.0 million equity raise by a warrants exercise

+ Energir Inc. secured $800.0 million new credit facility

+ Insurance Supermarket International Inc. closed US$100.0 million capital raise

+ National Bank of Canada is on the market to raised $750.0 million in sub. debt

+ Oatbox raised $7.0 million in funding

+ Ontario Power Generation Inc. closed $300.0 million debt financing

+ Padlock Partners UK Fund III is on the market to raise $35.0 million in equity by IPO

+ PlantX Life Inc. is on the market to raise $10.0 million in equity

+ Sprout Foods Inc. secured US$22.5 million debt financing

+ Toronto-Dominion Bank is on the market to raise $800.0 million in preferred equity

+ Theratechnologies Inc. secured $100.0 million debt financing

*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 …




 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

+ 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; speaker roster, 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 40th Anniversary Gala, 1677 93 St SW, Calgary; info/register

+ Sept. 29; Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association – 40th 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; 24th 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 ]




 SAVE THE DATE - CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENTS 

+ 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 3rd 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; 13th 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 6th

+ 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

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