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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Alex Cruz to Director @ WestJet Group

+ Anthony Baldwin to VP Bus. Dev. @ PetroShale Inc.

+ Cathie Saroka to Exec. Chair @ Goldray Glass

+ Chafika Eddine to Chief Sustainability Officer @ Orla Mining Ltd.

+ Christine Pound to Director @ PRO REIT

+ Claire Cobden to CFO, North America @ COWI

+ Cindy Radu to Chief Learning Officer @ Tamarind Learning

+ David Wilbern to VP Sales @ Plant Based Foods Global Inc.

+ Eva Bishop to Sr. VP Corporate Services @ Pembina Pipeline Corporation

+ George Achilleos to CEO & Pres. @ Nurosene

+ Jacqueline Khayat to Director @ Lumiera Health Inc.

+ James Barber to Co-Chief Investment Officer @ AIMCo

+ Jaret Sprott to Sr. VP & COO Pipelines and Facilities @ Pembina Pipeline Corporation

+ Kaycee Madu to Minister of Labour and Immigration @ Government of Alberta

+ Marc-Philippe Lumpe to Chief Airline Operations Officer @ Transact A.T. Inc.

+ Michael Grantmyre to Partner @ Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

+ Michael Sivucha to COO @ Taiga Building Products Ltd.

+ Michael Saroka to CEO @ Goldray Glass

+ Monika Galecki to VP Real Estate @ FYI Doctors

+ Monika Russell to CFO and Corporate Secretary @ Freshlocal Solutions Inc.

+ Monique Auffrey to Exec. Dir. @ YouthLink Calgary Police Interpretive Centre

+ Nicole Musicco to Chief Investment Officer @ California Public Employees Pension Retirement System

+ Phil Baker to Pres. Canada and Global Head of Insurance @ Boss Insurance

+ Sandra Lau to Co-Chief Investment Officer @ AIMCo

+ Scott Burrows to Pres. & CEO @ Pembina Pipeline Corporation

+ Scott Cryer, CFO @ CAPREIT, resigned

+ Stephen Co to Interim CFO @ CAPREIT

+ Steve Krenzer to Director @ Thinkific Labs Ltd.

+ Tony Makuch to CEO @ Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

+ Tony Makuch, CEO @ Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., left the company after 16 days

+ Tyler Shandro to Minister of Justice and Solicitor General @ Government of Alberta

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 HUMAN RESOURCES + WORKPLACE TRENDS 

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+ two-thirds of Canadian employers on a quest to hire extensively this year …




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 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

+ Mar. 18; Sun Life Financial Inc., Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, live and virtual

+ April 7; Cargojet Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ April 7; CIBC, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

+ April 9; United Conservative Party of Alberta, Special General Meeting/Leadership Review, Red Deer

+ April 27; Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Annual and Special Meeting

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 SAVE THE DATE - CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENTS 

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

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 CONSTRUCTION NEWS + BUILDING SERVICES INNOVATIONS 

+ Alberta Budget promises $1.8 billion to expand Red Deer hospital facilities

+ Matco Developments are planning a rezoning to permit redevelopment of the former Calgary Brewing and Malting site in Inglewood 




 INFRASTRUCTURE + P3 

+ finally, finally, finally, the 9th Avenue bridge connecting east end of downtown across the Elbow River into Inglewood opened; $23.0 million budget ran over and time delays have impacted businesses in the area




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NEWS SUMMARY 
 Feb. 23 ~ Mar. 1  /2022 


+ Alberta Budget projects $500.0 million surplus on $62.6 billion in revenues

+ Alberta lifting mask mandates and nearly all COVID-19 public health measures … tic toc

+ BP selling its stake is Rosneft – will also exit three JV projects in Russia, and expecting to take a US$25.0 billion charge

+ Canada banning imports of crude from Russia

+ Canadian Energy Regulator greenlit the terminals for the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project

+ Chevron is buying Renewable Energy Group – all cash deal for US$3.15 billion

+ COVID-19 in Alberta full current stats; OMICRON variant continues to surge ( 9,188 reported active cases, 1,224 in hospital, 83 in ICU, 3,912 COVID-deaths to date in Alberta)

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices settling/adjusting to Ukraine/Russia conflict, WTI @ US$97/bbl, Brent @ US$101/bbl

+ European Union closed its airspace to Russian flights

+ HOUSING TRUTH – monthly residential newsletter: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  –  archived issues …

+ Prairie Provident Resources Inc. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $18.0 million

+ PROPERTYlines - commercial real estate quarterly newsletter; archived Issues  

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 5 to 650 this week; Canada: up 4 to 224 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Shell ending its JV projects with Gazprom

+ Vertex Resource Group Ltd. agreed to acquire Cordy Oilfield Services Inc.




THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
- proposed & closed

+ Avanti Energy Inc. is on the market to raise $9.0 million in equity

+ Cognetivity Neurosciences Ltd. closed $1.547 million final tranche of an equity raise

+ Corus Entertainment Inc. closed $250.0 million debt financing

+ Equitable Bank closed $500.0 million debt raise

+ iA Financial Group closed $300.0 million unsecured sub debt raise

+ Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. closed $172.5 million equity raise

+ Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. closed $37.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ International Battery Metals Ltd. closed US$10.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Journey Energy Inc. is on the market to raise $10.5 million in equity

+ Lanesborough REIT closed $24.81 million convertible debt raise

+ Mortgage Company of Canada secured $600.0 million credit facility

+ Peninsula Capital Corp. closed $13.3 million equity raise

+ Petro-Victory Energy Corp. closed $10.9 million equity raise by private placement

+ Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. closed $2.2 million final tranche of an equity raise

+ PSP Investments closed $1.0 billion debt raise

+ Sintana Energy Inc. is on the market to raise $11.55 million in equity

+ The Planting Hope Company Inc. is on the market to raise $7.0 million in equity

+ The Well Told Company Inc. is on the market to raise $2.0 million in convertible debt

+ Wondr Gaming Corp. closed $2.914 million tranche of a private placement equity raise

*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

+ Mar. 1-2; RealCapital 2022 Conference, Toronto Convention Centre; info/register

+ Mar. 2; Transform: Energy Summit, Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Telus Convention Centre, program / tickets

+ Mar. 30 – 31st; IoT North Conference and Exhibition, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, in-person/virtual; info/registration

+ Mar. 31 – Apr. 1; National Heavy Equipment Show, International Centre, Mississauga; save the date

+ Apr. 5; Business Transitions Forum, Westin Calgary, Calgary; info/registration

+ Apr. 6-8; Economic Developers of Alberta – EDA Experience 2022, Pomery Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Kananaskis; info/partner/call for presenters

+ April. 12; Vancouver Real Estate Forum, Vancouver Convention Centre; info/register/save the date

+ April 20; Top Glass, Conference and Exhibits 2022, The International Centre, Mississauga, ON; info/register

+ May 4-6; NORTH51 Conference - RECOMBINATION, Rimrock Hotel, Banff; info/register

+ May 17; Western Canada Apartment Investment Conference, Edmonton Convention Centre; program/register

+ May 17-18; Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, Delta Marriott Regina; save the date/present/attend

+ May 18; Edmonton Real Estate Forum, Edmonton Convention Centre; agenda/register

+ May 22-26; World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland; agenda

+ May 26; Top 7 Over 70 awards gala, Hyatt Regency, Calgary; info/tickets

+ May 30 – June 1; Operational Excellence in Energy, Chemicals & Resources, BMO Centre, Calgary; info/register

+ June 6-9; Canadian Gas Association, Annual Technical Conference 2022 – Find Your Energy!; Toronto Sheraton, Toronto; info/register

+ June 7-9; Global Energy Show, Stampede Park, Calgary; awards nomination, info/registration

+ June 13-15; NeoCon 2022, The Mart, Chicago, info/save the date/register – call for presentations deadline Jan. 17

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

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

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2023

+ Sept. 17-21; 24th World Petroleum Congress – Energy Transition – the path to Net Zero, info/sponsorship/registration

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