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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Amie Blanchette to Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor @ City of Calgary

+ Barry Card to Interim CEO @ ClearStream Energy Services Inc.

+ Charmaine Crooks to Director @ Corus Enertainment Inc.

+ Daniel Burns to Interim CFO @ CubicFarm Systems Corp.

+ Darcy Payne to Leasing Mgr. @ BentallGreenOak

+ David Purcell to Director of Sales @ PharmAla Biotech Inc.

+ Erich Lochner to Sr. VP, Creator Partnerships @ BBTV Holdings Inc.

+ Esther Bahne to Director @ Rock Tech Lithium Inc.

+ François Simard to Regional Vice-President @ Strongo

+ Greg Kreese to Director, Corp. Dev. @ Canada West Land

+ Jamie Goth to Leader, Strategic Relationships, Regional Planning @ City of Calgary

+ Janine Richardson to Director @ Golden Shield Resources Inc.

+ Jason Dranchuk to VP Finance & CFOR @ Prairie Provident Resources Inc.

+ John Boynton to Pres. & CEO @ Arterra Wines

+ John Sjöberg to Chief Information Officer @ DeFi Technologies Inc.

+ Josie Erzetic to Pres. & CEO @ Electrical Safety Authority of Ontario

+ Margaret O’Brien to Director @ Corus Enertainment Inc.

+ Matthew Cervino to Director @ American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP

+ Matthew Hill to Pres. & CEO @ Harvard Diversified Holdings

+ Miguel Barrieras to Chief Strategy and Impact Officer @ BDC

+ Rosanne Hill Blaisdell to Pres. & CEO @ Harvard Developments Corporation

+ Ryan Povey to Director @ BTY Group

+ Teresa Byrne to Arts & Culture Strategist @ City of Calgary

+ Thomas Hughes to Strategic Consultant @ BBTV Holdings Inc.

+ Whit Pepper to Pres. & Chief Commercial Officer @ Atmofizer Technologies Inc.

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 HUMAN RESOURCES + WORKPLACE TRENDS 

+ coworking interest grows as pandemic subsides

+ ESG culture – its role in attracting and retaining talent

+ tips for planning for return to the office




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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, virtual only

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

+ April 13; BMO Financial Group, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ April 14; TD Bank Group, Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, virtual only

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

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  CLIMATE CHANGE + LEED + RENEWABLE ENERGY 

+ Keyera Corp. and Shell Canada Limited signed an MoU to advance clean energy projects



 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

+ 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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 INFRASTRUCTURE + P3 

+ Canmore Nordic Centre getting $17.5 million from the Government of Alberta for upgrades




 THIS WEEK IN REITs + TRUSTS 

+ Cominar REIT closed its sale to Canderel Management, FrontFour, Artis REIT, Sandpiper Group and Koch JV; Cominar REIT now taken private

+ Nexus REIT is now known as Nexus Industrial REIT




 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY + ESG REPORTS 

+ Canadian Western Bank published its inaugural Sustainability Report

+ CIBC published its 2021 Sustainability Report

+ Scotiabank published its 2021 Public Accountability Statement




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NEWS SUMMARY 
 Mar. 9 ~ 15  /2022 


+ Avenue Living Asset Management Ltd. grew its Calgary portfolio; acquired 764-doors / 3 buildings / $138.0 million

+ Balanced Energy Oilfield Services Inc. et al placed in receivership – FTI Conulting Inc. is the receiver

+ Biden Administration banned Russian oil imports to the United States

+ Calgary City Council established a committee to ‘get the new arena project’ back on the rails

+ COVID-19 in Alberta full current stats; OMICRON variant continues to surge (6,640 reported active cases, 986 in hospital, 73 in ICU, 4,021 COVID-deaths to date in Alberta)

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices have pulled back but still strong – WTI @ US$98/bbl, Brent @ US$102/bbl

+ Essential Energy Services announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $6.0 million

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

+ Keyera Corp. and Shell Canada Limited signed an MoU to advance clean energy projects

+ Loblaw Cos. Ltd. agreed to acquired Lifemark Health Group for $845.0 million

+ Petrus Resources Ltd. closed $14.4 million Cardium Assets acquisition

+ PROPERTYlines - commercial real estate quarterly newsletter; archived Issues  

+ Razor Energy Corp.’s geothermal power project at Swan Hills is now a go

+ Rbee Aggregate Consulting Ltd. place in receivership; FTI Consulting is the receiver

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 13 to 663 this week; Canada: down 11 to 206 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Rogers Communications Inc. is shopping Shaw’s Freedom Mobile unit in order to secure approval for its takeover of Shaw Communications Inc.

+ Strathcona Resources Ltd. completed its amalgamation with Caltex Resources Ltd. and Stickney Resources Ltd.

+ TC Energy Corporation signed option agreeements with indigenous communities along the Coastal GasLink project corridor

+ TC Energy says it will NOT revive the KeystoneXL pipeline project




THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
- proposed & closed

+ Albert Labs International Corp. closed $4.7 million equity raise by private placement

+ Bank of Montreal is on the market to raise $750.0 million in debt

+ BlueRush Inc. is on the market to raise US$5.0 million in equity

+ CGX Energy Inc. secured US$3.5 million debt financing

+ First Mortgage LPC secured $150.0 million credit facility

+ GoGold Resources Inc. closed $46.0 million equity raise

+ Manulife Financial Corporation is on the market to raise US$750.0 million in sr. debt

+ Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. closed US$8.0 million equity raise

+ Patriot One Technologies Inc. is on the market to raise $10.0 million in equity

+ Prospera Energy Inc. is on the market to raise $2.0 million in equity by private placements

+ Rogers Communications Inc. secured $19.0 billion in debt raises

+ Rubellite Energy Inc. is on the market to raise $22.0 million in equity raises

+ Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. closed $18.423 million equity raise

+ Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. closed $2.19 million equity raise by private placement

+ Sintana Energy Inc. closed $13.282 million equity raise

+ Strathcona Resources Ltd. secured $1.5 billion credit facility

+ Sunshine Biopharma Inc. closed $8.0 million equity raise by private placement

*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. 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

+ Apr. 26; Winnipeg Real Estate Forum, RBC Convention Centre, Winnipeg; program/register

+ Apr. 30 PSAC Stars & Spurs Gala – in support of STARS Air Ambulance, info/tickets

+ 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

+ May 31 – June 2; Peering Over the Horizon; Financial Executives International, Canada – Annual Conference, Banff Springs Hotel, Banff – 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. 14-15; Oil Sands Conference & Trade Show, Fort McMurray; info/register

+ 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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 CONSTRUCTION/DEVELOPMENT NEWS + BUILDING SERVICES INNOVATION 

+ Canmore Nordic Centre getting $17.5 million from the Government of Alberta for upgrades

+ changes coming for the world of builders liens vs. prompt payments; new rules come into effect August 29, 2022 – check out Osler’s analysis




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