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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Aaron Rogers to Senior Counsel @ Burnett Duckworth & Palmer LLP

+ Alecia Peters to Exec. Dir. @ Digital Alberta

+ Angela Cassie to Interim Director & CEO @ National Gallery of Canada

+ Brittany Maddin to Sr. Associate, Executive Search @ Korn Ferry

+ Candace Laing to Sr. VP & Chief Human Resources Officer @ Nutrien

+ Chris McLaughlin to Sr. Interior Designer @ MTA

+ Christopher Wallace to Chief Revenue Officer @ Neoflow

+ Dany Trudel to VP & Corporate Controller @ Logistec Corporation

+ Daren Chalupiak to Head of Operations – Canada @ Accountancy Insurance Brokers Limited

+ Dr. Dedeshya Holowenko to Director @ Lifesupply Health Supplies Inc.

+ Farooq Akhter to Interim CFO @ Skylight Health Group Inc.

+ Grady Semmens to Director, Communications and Marketing @ International CCS Knowledge Centre

+ Greg Miazga to Director, Engineering @ Canadian Institute of Steel Construction

+ Ian McKinnnon to Dierctor @ Emerge Commerce Ltd.

+ James Parsons to Director @ Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

+ Jenny Glover to Chief Creative Officer @ Juniper Park/TBWA

+ John Henderson to Interim CFO @ Mobilum Technologies Inc.

+ Keith Podmoroff to Supply Chain & Quality Mgr. @ Blue Spark Energy

+ Luke Waite to VP Engineering @ Intouch Insiget Ltd.

+ Mario Chartouny to Chief Transformation Officer @ Genatec

+ Michael Colodner, Director @ Secure Energy Services Inc., resigned

+ Mike Wagner to Sales Mgr. @ Crystal Creek Homes

+ Owen Gilbert to Pres. @ NCS Environmental Solutions Ltd.

+ Pablo Richard Fernandez to Mgr., Marketing, Communications and Community Enegement @ School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape @ University of Calgary

+ Raymond Silcock to CFO @ Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc.

+ Ryan Kubik to CFO @ MEG Energy Corp.

+ Serge Beauchemin to Director @ AXES.ai

+ Tyson Parker to VP Experiential Development @ Westbank

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 REMEMBRANCE 

+ Jack Holmes; retired Court of Queen’s Bench Justice, 94

+ Jim (Bearcat) Murray; former Calgary Flames athletic trainer, 89

+ Joe Segal; philanthropist, founder of Fields Stores, financier and developer, 97




 HUMAN RESOURCES + WORKPLACE TRENDS 

+ HR is critical in the C-suite

+ inflation influences, delaying retirement

+ real cost of new hires




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 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

+ June 21; Africa Energy Corp., Annual General and Special Meeting, Vancouver and virtual

+ June 21; Northern Shield Resources Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting, Calgary and virtual

+ June 22; Blackberry Limited, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ June 22; Nanalysis Scientific Corp., Annual General Meeting, Calgary and virtual

+ June 23; McCoy Global Inc., Annual General Meeting, Edmonton

+ June 27; Chorus Aviation Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ June 28; ENMAX Corporation, Annual Meeting of the Shareholder, Calgary

+ June 30; SIGMA Lithium Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting, virtual only

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

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 IFMA - CALGARY CHAPTER NEWS + EVENTS 

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

+ next event coming up, and in-person this Thursday tour of ‘Revitalizing Historic City Hall & Downtown’ – June 23rd, - thanks for our sponsor Kasian; join the IFMA Calgary Chapter as we tour and learn about historic city hall and the five-years-long project to revitalize the building. Our evening starts at 5:00 pm and ends around 7:30. Included are speakers Kim Green, Joanne Miskulin and representatives of the City of Calgary - GET REGISTERED – this is a free event, but City Hall security will only admit parties who registered in advance … 




  CONSTRUCTION / DEVELOPMENT NEWS + BUILDING SERVICES INNOVATION  

+ awards – Governor General’s Architectural Awards

+ mass timber office building opened in Vancouver




 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY + ESG REPORTS 

+ Crombie REIT published its 2nd annual Sustainability Report




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NEWS SUMMARY 
 June 15 ~ 21 / 2022 


+ Calgary Centre for Newcomers opened new/expanded facility

+ Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. acquired Lexa Drilling Technologies Inc.

+ CN Rail facing labour action; signal and communications workers on strike, but the company says operations will continue without interruption … tic toc

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$110/bbl, Brent @ US$114/bbl ~ U.S. releasing another 45 million bbls from Strategic Petroleum Reserve

+ Duo Bank of Canada rebranded as Fairstone Bank of Canada

+ FTX Trading Limited agreed to acquire Bitvo Inc.

+ inflation and interest rates dominate financial news; U.S. Federal reserve raised rates by ¾ of 1%/75 basis points …

+ Jasper Mining Corporation reorganization; new management and change of name to Tuktu Resources Ltd.

+ Hoist Capital Corp. and The Hemisphere Group Inc. agreed to combine

+ 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-May/2022 report coming soon.

+ National Indigenous Peoples Day is today!

+ oil sands group working together; Pathways Alliance adds to COSIA and OSCA efforts

+ PROPERTYlines - commercial real estate quarterly newsletter – check out our 2022-Q1 Report

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 7 to 740 this week; Canada: up 15 to 156 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Rogers Communications Canada Inc. agreed to sell its Freedom Mobile unit to Quebecor Inc. for $2.8 billion; Rogers and Shaw pushing to complete their merger deal expect this will change the view of regulators and the competition bureau … tic toc

+ Skyline Commercial REIT changed its name to Skyline Industrial REIT

+ Student Transporation of America/Student Transportation of Canada acquired Pacific Western Transportation; terms not disclosed

+ Telus Corp. agreed to acquire LifeWorks Inc. for $2.9 billion




THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
- proposed & closed

+ Avenue Living Asset Management secured $120.0 million debt financing

+ BRP Inc. secured $1.5 million credit facility

+ Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. is on the market to raise $8.5 million in equity

+ Datable Technology Corporation is on the market to raise $1.553 million in equity by private placement

+ Inovia Capital closed US$325.0 million fund raise

+ Ivanhoe Electric Inc. is on the market to raise US$180.0 million in equity by IPO

+ Kane Biotech Inc. secured $4.0 million credit facility

+ Manulife Financial Corporation closed $1.0 billion debt raise

+ Power Sustainable closed $210.0 million capital raise for its agri-food fund

+ Quicpass Cybersecurity closed $7.0 million financing

+ Sagard Credit Partners II closed US$1.17 billion equity raise

+ SNAP Brands Ventures Ltd. secured $10.0 million financing commitment

+ SQI Diagnostics Inc. closed $4.05 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

+ June 21-22; Petrochem Canada Conference, Sarnia, ON; info/register/book space

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

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2023

+ 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

+ 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 ]




 ths week in REITs + TRUSTS 

+ Avenue Living Asset Management secured $120.0 million debt financing

+ Skyline Commercial REIT changed its name to Skyline Industrial REIT



 KUDOS 

+ congratulations to the 2022 Calgary Awards recipients

+ to Doug Mitchell, inducted into CFL Hall of Fame

+ to Evelyn Good Striker and Don Verdonck, recognizes as 2022 Honorary Fellows @ St. Mary’s University




 QUOTES 

+ If you don’t like where you are, move. You are not a tree. – Jim Rohn

+ Don’t wait to buy real estate, buy real estate and wait. – Will Rogers


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