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 THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW

Mark Kolke interviews interesting Calgarians - to catch a glimpse of what drives them, how they see the world and what they see in Calgary's future:
 
This week's conversation with Wayne Steer , Director of Fund Development @ Fresh Start Recovery Centre
 
Last week's conversation with Lucy Miller , Pres. & CEO @ United Way of Calgary and Area
 

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 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

 

+ Mar. 24 – 27, 2014; Gastech 2014 Conference & Exhibition, KINTEX, Goyang City, South Korea
+ Mar. 25; Green Real Estate conference, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, register/info
+ April 8 – 9; PSAC Spring Conference, Red Deer info/register
+ April 10; IFMA Event/meeting/tour – EEEL Building, U of C Campus, info/register
+ April 10; 2nd Annual CanTech Conference, Metro Toronto Convention Centre; register/info - full program
+ Apr. 15-16; Kindersley/2014, Municipal Infrastructure Conference, Kindersley, info/register
+ Apr. 25-26; World Economic Forum regional meeting on energy, climate change and innovation, Lake Louise  [cancelled]
+ Apr. 30; Canada’s Energy Blueprint Forum & PSAC’s 2014 Canadian Drilling Activity Forecast Mid-Year Update, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary – info/register
+ May 8; Edmonton Real Estate Forum, Shaw Convention Centre, Edmonton, register/info
+ May 13; 10th Annual Land & Development Conference, Metro Toronto Convention Centre; info/register
+ June 2-4; LNG Bunkering Summit North America, Marriot Renaissance, Vancouver, info/register
+ June 3; Calgary Real Estate Leasing Conference, Telus Convention Centre, register/info
+ June 11; OPEC, 165th Ordinary Meeting, Vienna, Austria
+ July 4 – 13, 2014 – Calgary Stampede – save the date! 
 
[send us your event notices to:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]



 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

 

+ Mar. 25; Valener Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal
+ Mar. 26; Ecopetrol S.A., General Shareholders Meeting, Bogota
+ Apr. 3; TD Bank Group, Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, Calgary
+ Apr. 8; Bank of Nova Scotia, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Kelowna
+ Apr. 9; United Way of Calgary, Annual General Meeting
+ Apr. 10; Cargojet Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto
+ Apr. 10; National Bank of Canada, Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, Calgary
+ Apr. 23; Celestica Inc., Annual General Shareholders Meeting, Toronto
+ Apr. 23; CN, Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Vancouver
+ Apr. 23; CREB Charitable Foundation, Annual General Meeting, Calgary
+ Apr. 25; Choice Properties REIT, Annual Meeting of Unitholders, Toronto
+ May 7; Emera Inc. , Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Liverpool, NS
+ May 7; Pason Systems Inc., Annual and Special meeting of Shareholders, Calgary
+ May 15; Genesis Land Development Corp., Annual General Meeting, Calgary
+ May 29; LGX Oil + Gas Inc., Annual General Meeting, Calgary
 
[send us your event notices and AGM notices to:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]



SHAKERS AND MOVERS

 

+ Alan Dixon to Pres. @ ATCO Gas Australia
+ April Williams to Human Resources Mgr. @ Citadel Drilling Ltd.
+ Bill Thomas, CEO, to Chairman, Americas Region @ KPMG LLP
+ Brendan Dolan to Sr. VP, Calgary and District Operations @ ATCO Gas
+ Brian Hannasch to Pres. & CEO @ Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
+ Christopher Norton to Exec. VP Global Products & Operations @ Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
+ David Dyck to Sr. VP & CFO @ Penn West Petroleum Ltd.
+ David Hancock to Interim Premier @ Government of Alberta pending a PC Party Leadership Contest
+ Eileen Marikar to VP, Controller @ Keyera Corp.
+ Gillian McCormack to VP Bus. Dev. @ Calgary Economic Development
+ Glenn Hynes to Exec. VP, CFO & Secretary @ Crombie REIT
+ Graham McTavish to VP Power & Engineering Canada @ Stantec
+ Greg Rickford to Natural Resources Minister @ Government of Canada
+ James Long to CFO @ Desmarais Energy Corporation
+ Joe Oliver to Finance Minister @ Government of Canada
+ John Robertson to CEO @ Integrated Asset Management Corp.
+ Jonathan Chu to CFO @ EnerGulf Resources Inc.
+ Michael Delaney to Branch Manager, Calgary @ All Weather Windows
+ Patrick Martin to Exec. VP, Operations @  Crombie REIT
+ Rodney Gray to CFO @ Baytex Energy Corp.
+ Roger Woeller to CEO to Sr. Advisor, Strategic Development @ BluMetric Environmental Inc.
+ Sandy Van Someron to Bus. Dev. Mgr., Southern Alberta @ All Weather Windows
+ Troy Grant to Pres. @ Gondwana Oil Corp.
+ Wayne Wait to Quality, Health, Safety and Environment @ Citadel Drilling Ltd.

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RESIGNED, DIED or GOT THE BOOT

 

+ Alison Redford, Premier @ Government of Alberta, resigned
+ Derek Aylesworth, CFO @ Baytex Energy Corp., retiring
+ Jim Flaherty, Finance Minister @ Government of Canada, resigned
+ Mac Jones, QC, of Bennett Jones fame, died
+ Todd Takeyasu, Sr. VP & CFO @ Penn West Petroleum Ltd., stepped down



BOARDROOM CHANGES, PURGES, APPOINTMENTS etc.

 

+ Craig Frew, Director @ Blacksteel Energy Inc., resigned
+ Dale Richmond to Chairman @ IBI Group Inc.
+ David Antony to Director @ Africa Hydrocarbons Inc.
+ Jay Vivian Jr. to Director @ AIMCo.
+ John Ferguson to Director @ AIMCo.
+ Lorne Taylor to Chair @ Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency
+ Michael Culbert to Director @ Enerplus Corporation
+ Richard Bird to Director @ AIMCo.
+ Thomas O’Connor to Director @ Keyera Corp.
+ Tom Cotter to Vice-Chair @ Alberta Securities Commission

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 CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENTS 


 

+ June 12; IFMA Calgary’s 21st Annual Golf Classic, Lynx Ridge, Calgary – save the date
+ June 21; 10th Annual Local 496 Plumbers & Pipefitters Charity Golf Classic, in support of Fresh Start Recovery Centre; McKenzie Meadows – register/sponsorships
 
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 INFRASTRUCTURE / P3 / GREEN


 

+ ARUP chosen as prime consultant by Government of Alberta for new Calgary Cancer Centre, to be located on the Foothills Medical Centre site; project will likely involve a P3 dimension ; 80-90,000 m2 ; project expected to start construction in 2016
 
+ Alberta Transportation – released their 2014 – 2017 major projects plan
 
+ Royal Inland Hospital project for Kamloops – design/builder named; Bird Construction Inc. named. Project budget cost for the Clinical Services Building is $79.8 million



INTERESTING REAL ESTATE NEWS OTHER PLACES


 

+ Cadillac Fairview Corporation announced further work on its downtown Montreal redevelopment now dubbed: Quad Windsor
 
+ Tricon Capital Group Inc. closed its US$ 49.5 million syndication of the Vistancia West project in Phoenix, Arizona 

 TODAY'S HEADLINES


Veresen’s JordanCOVE LNG approval | Hancock sworn in as premier/Redford resigned | Alberta forecast top economy in Canada for 2014 | Wayne Steer  interview | appointments + financings >>>>




NEWS TODAY 
  March 25 / 2014  


 

+ current energy prices: live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data
+ G-8 Nations suspend Russia … now G- 7, will not meet at Sochi
+ missing Maylaysian airliner verified – crashed in Indian Ocean west of Australia
+ Precision Drilling Corporation increased its 2014 CapEx budget to $634 million
+ Veresen Inc. got U.S. Dept. of Energy conditional approval for its LNG export terminal planned for Jordan Cove



 PAST WEEK NEWS REVIEW 
  Mar. 18 - 24  


 

+ American Express sold off half its business travel unit for US$900 million
+ ATB Financial – Daily Economic Comment
+ Canada, U.S. and European governments have launched a series of sanctions against Russia in retaliation for its land-grab taking Crimea away from Ukraine; Russia is reciprocating with sanctions of its own; energy prices in Europe facing volatility, particularly regarding natural gas supplies to Europe from Russia
+ Canyon Services Group Inc. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget to $62.9 million
+ Caracal Energy Inc. and TransGlobe Energy Corporation agreed to merge; combined market cap. of US$1.8 billion
+ Cenovus Energy Inc. got Alberta Energy Regulator approval for its Grand Rapids SAGD oil sands project that will be aimed at 180,000 barrel/day production
+ Chesapeake Energy Corp. announced it will its oilfield services division
+ CHS Inc. agreed to acquire 16 retail facilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan from Agrium Inc.; price not disclosed
+ CWC Well Services Corp. agreed to acquire Ironhand Drilling Inc. for $103 million
+ Donna Kennedy-Glans, Government of Alberta Associate Minister for Electricity and Renewable energy, resigned from Cabinet and left the PC caucus to sit as an independent MLA as part of the push-Redford from office actions of PC MLA’s
+ Encana Corporation in talks to sell its Jonah Field project in Wyoming to Carlyle Group LP and NGP Energy Capital Management LLC for $2 billion
+ Government of Canada provided a payment of $500 million to the Government of Alberta towards flood relief relating to June 2013 floods in southern Alberta
+ Houston ship channel closed for clean-up due to spill from barge/ship collision
+ Ivanhoe Energy Inc. suspended its $1.37 billion Tamarack oilsands project claiming uncertainty in the regulatory regime as the reason
+ Keyera Corp. agreed to acquire several gas plant facilities in west-central Alberta from Whitecap Resources Inc. for $113 million
+ Keyera Corp. announced a long term diluent handling agreement with Cenovus Energy Inc.  via its Fors Saskatchewan facility
+ KingSett Canadian Real Estate Income Fund LP acquired a 7% stake in MCAN Mortgage Corporation
+ LGX Oil + Gas Inc. announced its 2014 CapEx Budget is $13.4 million
+ Loblaw Companies Ltd. got Competition Bureau approval of their $12.4 billion takeover of Shoppers Drug Mart; approval conditions require them to sell 18 stores and 3 pharmacies. 3 of those 18 are in Alberta (Innisfail, Devon, Westlock)
+ North Frontier Corp. announced its 2014 CapEx Budget is $14.3 million
+ Passport Energy Ltd. and Amarok Energy Inc. agreed to a proposed merger
+ Pieridae Energy’s LNG export facility planned for Goldboro, Nova Scotia got environmental assessment approval
+ RBC Economics published their outlook – indicates Alberta’s economy will be tops among the provinces for 2014 – Craig Wright video
+ Rock Energy Inc. announced its 2014 CapEx Budget is $85 million
+ SilverWillow Energy Corporation engaged advisors for a review of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value
+ Steelhead LNG Corp. is planning a west coast LNG export facility, site not yet determined/disclosed
+ Vermilion Energy Inc. agreed to acquire a portfolio of SE Saskatchewan Williston Basin assets for $400 million
+ Whitecap Resources Inc. agreed to acquired a portfolio of Alberta and BC oil & gas assets from Imperial Oil Limited for $855 million



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 QUOTES

 

“Politics have no relation to morals.” – Niccolo Machiavelli
 
“Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.” – Malcolm Muggeridge



 KUDOS

 

+ to Alliance Pipeline, for donating $250,000 for Grande Prairie’s Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum Education Program
 
+ to Dr. Samantha Nutt, awarded the Calgary Peace Prize



FINANCINGS - proposed & closed

 

+ A.I.S. Resources Ltd. is on the market to raise $300,000 in equity
+ AltaGas Ltd. is on the market to raise US$200 million in unsecured debt
+ BlackPearl Resources Inc. closed $70 million debt financing
+ Camacol Energy Ltd. secured US$220 million credit facility
+ Laracina Energy Ltd. closed $150 million debt financing



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