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FACILITYCalgary May 27/25

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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Alaina Tennison to National Managing Partner, People & Partnership @ PwC Canada

+ David Gray, Host The Calgary Eyeopener @ CBC Radio, sign-off … tic toc

+ David Kolesar to Partner @ Cassels Brock & Blackwell

+ Dr. Gina Cody to Director @ Sienna Senior Living Inc.

+ Ellisa Monk to Sr. VP Western Canada @ Hays

+ Gary Bosgoed to Director @ MEG Energy Corp.

+ Horacio (Haio) Barbieto, Pres. & CEO @ Walmart Canada, leaving the company

+ Katie Knopp to Sr. Brand Mgr. @ Goodlawyer

+ Jack Grinhaus to Executive Director @ Vertigo Theatre

+ Jamie McFadden to Territory Mgr. – Alberta @ Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

+ Jan Steenstra to Pres. & CEO @ Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

+ Jason Chehade to Director @ CWC Energy Services Corp.

+ Joanne Miskulin to Director of Operations, Ottawa @ Govan Brown & Associates

+ Julian Schonfeldt to Chief Investment Officer @ CAP REIT

+ Lucas Wickwire to Sr. Mgr., Central Canada @ Hays

+ Marvin Poetker to National Accounts Mgr. @ Grainger Canada

+ Melanie Gowans to VP Sales & Marketing @ Shane Homes Group of Companies

+ Michael Paulsen to VP, Transportation Structures @ Associated Engineering

+ Mike Hrabok to Partner @ Cassels Brock & Blackwell

+ Monty Balderston to CFO @ Greelane Renewables Inc.

+ Morgan Quinn to Sr. Director, Legal Services @ Oxford Properties Group

+ Nadia King to CFO @ PwC Canada

+ Nancy Foster to Director @ CWC Energy Services Corp.

+ Parimal Rana to CEO and Director @ The Very Good Food Company Inc.

+ Paul Holba to Chief Investment Officer @ Empire Life Investments Inc.

+ Randal Froebelius to Chair @ BOMA International

+ Rizalyn Reyes to Pres. @ IABC/Calgary

+ Scot McLeman to Partner @ Cassels Brock & Blackwell

+ Stacey Stilling to Chief Administrative Officer @ Mountain View Seniors Housing

+ Steven Edwards to Director @ Bird Construction Inc.

+ Sue Gove to Interim CEO @ Bed Bath & Beyond

+ Suzie Johnson to VP, People, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion @ Bow Valley College

+ Ted Decker to Pres. & CEO @ The Home Depot

+ Teneille Bradley to Interim Exec. Dir. @ Accessible Housing

+ Timothy Lane, Deputy Governor @ Bank of Canada, to retire

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 REMEMBRANCE 

+ Will Jones; Contract Administrator @ SMP Engineering where he worked for 20 years,

+ Willy Joosen; long time Calgary Flames organist; 66




 HUMAN RESOURCES + WORKPLACE TRENDS 

+ 3 in 4 are back to pre-pandemic routines

+ do hybrid work and culture mix?




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 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

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

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

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

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




 IFMA - CALGARY CHAPTER NEWS + EVENTS 

NEW MEMBERS WANTED, lapsed MEMBERS invited to re-join ... - click here for more information

+ 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  

+ Infrastructure BC launched its new BC Bid System; register

+ PCL Construction won $57.0 million project to build a new Saskatchewan events facility in Lloydminster

+ Tribe Property Technologies completed its acquisition of Southview Property Management




 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY + ESG REPORTS 

+ Canfor Pulp Products Inc. and Canfor Corporation published their 2021 Sustainability Report




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 QUOTES 

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+ to Calgary boy/product – Cale Makar led the Colorado Avalanche to a Stanley Cup, winning the Conn Smythe and Norris Trophy




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NEWS SUMMARY 
 June 29 ~ July 5 / 2022 


+ Alberta Energy Regulator increasing funds/targets for remediation and reclamation of closed wells and pipelines; targets through to 2027

+ Alberta surplus: $3.9 billion surplus for fiscal 2021/22

+ Alberta’s steps to encourage metals and minerals development – discussion/paper from Osler

+ AVOID a stroke; check out the FAST checklist from the Heart & Stroke folks; learn how to recognize signs of a stroke – information, and donate

+ Calgary Stampede returning to full-scale operations; Government of Canada providing $12.0 million in support; check out the events – get tickets

+ Calgary to host the 2024 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games

+ Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. agreed to acquire Altitude Energy Partners for US$100.0 million

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$110/bbl, Brent @ US$113/bbl – price volatility as traders balance tight supply issues and recession fears

+ EarthRenew Inc. is changing its name to Replenish Nutrients Holding Corp.

+ E3 Metals Corp. changed its name to E3 Lithium Ltd.

+ 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

+ IBM announced plans to open a Client Innovation Centre – to be housed in IBM facilities in the Beltline; they’ve committed to creating 250 new jobs in AI, hybrid cloud, 5G and security services; Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund is providing $5.0 million – a move criticized by some as an ill-advised expenditure of public money …

+ NFP acquired Newport Private Wealth Inc. ($4.3 billion book)

+ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board completed its acquisition of HOMEQ Corporation (Home Equity Bank)

+ 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: down 3 to 750 this week; Canada: up 12 to 166 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Rogers/Shaw merger heading to mediation – to avert Competition Bureau blockage; meanwhile, Globalive is pushing against the sale of Freedom Mobile unit to Quebecor

+ Russia has moved to take over the Sakhalin-2 project that supplies 4% of the world’s LNG market; this seems to be what we would call nationalization – squeezing our Shell, Mitsui and Mitsubishi ownership

+ TC Energy agreed to build $5.0 billion gas pipeline in Mexico

+ TELUS announced an investment of $430.0 million this year to create 8,500 new jobs in Alberta through 2026, as it officially opened its TELUS Sky project in Calgary

+ Tenaz Energy Corp. to acquire SDX Energy PLC in all-shares transaction

+ Tribe Property Technologies completed its acquisition of Southview Property Management

+ U.S./Biden administration opening up on-shore drilling rights auctions contrary to its climate agenda – but likely to limit offshore activity to the Gulf of Mexico

+ Whitecap Resources Inc. acquired XTO Energy Canada for $1.9 billion from ExxonMobil Canada




THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
- proposed & closed

+ Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed $1.159 million equity raise

+ BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc. raised US$1.5 million secured debt raise

+ Filament Health Corp. is on the market to raise $2.5 million in convertible debt by private placement

+ Lucero Energy Corp. secured US$180.0 million credit facility

*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 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 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

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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 7; 20th Annual Coast Hotels Shuhachi Naito Golf Classic in support of ALS Society of B.C. and Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, Tsawwassen Springs Golf Club, Delta, BC; info/registration

+ 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

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




 INFRASTRUCTURE + P3 

+ bridge to Inglewood – 9th Ave SE bridge reconstruction of 110 yr. old bridge completed – $25.1 million project now open

+ City of Calgary engaged Gehl Studio and Stantec Architecture for the redesign of Stephen Avenue

+ Infrastructure BC launched its new BC Bid System; register


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