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+ Christopher Ames, VP Finance & CFO @ High Arctic Energy Services Inc., resigned

+ Danny Zivkusic, CFO @ Questor Technology Inc., resigned

+ Darren Finnbogason to Project Mgr. @ Delnor Construction

+ Galen Weston to Chairman & President, Loblaws @ George Weston Limited

+ Gary Chang, Director @ Sahara Energy Ltd., resigned

+ Irene Gentle to VP, Inclusion & Strategic Partnerships @ Torstar Corporation

+ Jace Jonsson, to Sr. Mgr., Office Leasing, Calgary @ Oxford Properties Group

+ Jodie Gibson to Director @ First Energy Metals Inc.

+ Marc Rowan to CEO @ Apollo Global Management Inc.

+ Michael Gray, CFO @ Ensign Energy Services Inc., resigned

+ Richard Dufresne to CFO, Loblaws @ George Weston Limited

+ Robert Nearing to Partner @ BLG

+ Robert Sawyer to COO, Loblaws @ George Weston Limited,

+ Sarah Davis, President, Loblaws @ George Weston Limited, retired

+ Tim Deacon to CFO @ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board

+ Wendy (Going) Murphy to CEO @ Timber Tech Truss

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+ Donald Sobey CM, former president of Empire Company (Sobey’s), arts patron, philanthropist; 86

+ Peter Clarke QC, retired Justice, Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, 78

+ Tom Stables, retired construction industry veteran, community volunteer and friend, 92

+ Vince O’Connor, QC, CD, retired lawyer, community supporter/contributor, 92

+ examples of what ‘not to do’; IKEA on trial in France for spying on staff and job applicants

+ is webcam surveillance fair?

+ making the most of the borderless talent-pool

+ Apr. 6-15; Banff Pipeline Workshop 2021, (being held virtually), info/register

+ Apr. 13; Western Canada Apartment Investment Conference (being held virtually), info/register

+ Apr. 14-15; 28^th Vancouver Real Estate Forum, virtual-only; info/register

+ Apr. 19; Federal Government Budget Speech Day

+ May 6; 6^th Saskatchewan Real Estate Forum; virtual-only; info/save the date

+ May 12-13; Business Transitions Forum, Westin Edmonton; info/registration

+ May 12-13; Montreal Real Estate Forum, virtual-only; info/register

+ May 13-16; Word Economic Forum, Special Annual Meeting 2021 (postponed and moved from Davos), Singapore

+ May 19 – 20; Alberta Economic Development Leaders’ Summit * Conference; online/virtual; information/register

+ May 26-27; 22^nd Edmonton Real Estate Forum, online/virtual; registration now open

+ May 31 – June 1; Egypt Petroleum Show, Cairo, Egypt; info/registration

+ June 8 & 9; Land & Development Conference; virtual-only – save the date/sponsorship

+ June 6-18; CERI 2021 Petrochemical Conference, Kananaskis Mountain Lodge; program; sign up/register

+ June 22-23; Petrochem Canada, Sunbridge Hotel & Convention Centre, Saria; info/registration

+ July 23 – Aug. 8; Tokyo Olympics – 2021 Summer Games

+ Sept. 12-15; Digital Construction World, Dubai World Trade Centre, info/register

+ Sept. 21 - 23; Global Energy Show, Stampede Park, Calgary, info/registration

+ Oct. 4-6 [REVSIED DATE]; NeoCon, the Mart, Chicago; info

+ Oct. 20-21; BOMEX Virtual 2021, The New Normal?, annual conference; save the date/mailing list , call for presenters

+ Dec. 6-9; World Petroleum Congress, Houston; info/registration

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2022

+ Feb. 17-18; Canadian Concrete Expo, International Centre, Mississauga, ON; save the date

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

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

+ Mar. 30; Cargojet Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Mar. 31; ARC Resources Ltd., Special Shareholders Meeting, virtual-only

+ Mar. 31; Pinnacle Renewable Energy, Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Mar. 31; Seven Generations Energy Ltd., Special Shareholders Meeting, virtual-only

+ Apr. 1; CWB Financial Group, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Apr. 1; TD Bank Group, Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Apr. 6; FirstService Corporation, Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Apr. 7; BMO Financial Group, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Apr. 8; CIBC, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Apr. 8; Royal Bank of Canada, Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Apr. 13; Scotiabank, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Apr. 14; Colliers International Group Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting, virtual-only

+ Apr. 21; United Way of Calgary and Area, Annual General Meeting, virtual-only

+ Apr. 21; VersaBank, Annual & Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Apr. 22; Calgary Real Estate Board, Annual General Meeting, virtual-only

+ Apr. 23; National Bank of Canada, Annual Meeting of the Holders of Common Shares, virtual-only

+ Apr. 29; Yangarra Resources Ltd, Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 4; TransAlta Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ May 5; Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ May 5; Sun Life Financial Inc., Annual Meetings of Shareholders and Policy Holders, virtual-only

+ May 6; Trez Capital Senior Mortgage Investment Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

+ May 6; Western Forest Products Inc., Annual and Special Meeting, virtual-only

+ May 7; Ensign Energy Services Inc., Annual General and Special Shareholder Meeting, virtual-only

+ May 11; Bird Construction Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ May 11; Keyera Corp., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ May 13; Precision Drilling Corporation, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ May 14; Genesis Land Development Corp., Annual General Meeting, virtual-only

+ May 21; Resolute Forest Products Inc., Annual Meeting of Stockholders, virtual-only

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

IN THIS ISSUE: Alberta COVID stats/news | Bow City Storage opened | Carbon Tax stands | Nautiocol/Enhance methanol plant + deals + rig counts + upcoming events, appointments + REIT NEWS + ESG reports + financings + quotes

+ Amazon is taking a view contrarian to the market, predicting they will bring 90% of their office staff back to the office aprez-pandemic … tic toc

+ WeWork lost US$3.2 billion in 2020; they are reported to be looking to do an SPAC deal given a much lower valuation

*information in this section, relevant to Alberta/Calgary – for national and international news, go to our PROPERTYlines monthly publication

+ hearings are underway regarding the Springbank Dam flooding situation; the dry dam will address issues in the last big Calgary flood in 2013; NRCB hearings are underway, and Springbank residents continue to raise their concerns about doing it right – great graphics and map put this project in perspective

*information in this section, relevant to Alberta/Calgary – for national and international news, go to our PROPERTYlines monthly publication

+ When people hesitate to give honest feedback on an idea, draft, or performance, I ask for a 0-10 score. No one ever says 10. Then I ask how I can get closer to a 10. It motivates them to start coaching me – and motivates me to be coachable. I want to learn how to close the gap. – Adam Grant

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+ Alberta COVID-19 stats: 1,983 deaths to date, 7,922 active cases of 146,885 confirmed cases to date: aggregate Alberta data – currently, 288 Albertans are in the hospital with COVID-19, and 64 of those are in intensive care units; 3,684,525 tests have been administered to Albertans to date.

+ Alberta coal policy will get a further review in response to public opposition to changes

+ Alberta COVID-19 restrictions remain in effect – a FULL Step 2 re-opening remains in effect; no further relaxations as variant cases grow …

+ ABTraceTogether – get the APP

+ AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine suspended for use in anyone under 55

+ Bow City Storage opened a 6-story self-storage facility on 10^th Avenue SW

+ Bridgeland Place will be closed by the City of Calgary and Calgary housing company because of the high cost of repairs and maintenance; can’t imagine a private sector owner needing to demolish a 50 yr. old building …

+ Carbon Tax appears to be here to stay; the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a ruling that the federal carbon tax is constitutional notwithstanding intervenor actions by Alberta and other provinces; the Fraser Institute did a projection of job losses due to the Carbon Tax  - it looks like Alberta isn’t the only province take a big hit

+ City of Calgary 2021 elections; now 10 declared candidates running for mayor: Ian Chaing, Jeremy Farkas, Brad Field , Jyoti Gondek, Larry Heather, Kevin Johnston, Zane Novak,Teddy Ogbonna, Shaoli Wang,  Grace Yan , and  46 candidates so far have filed for council ~ and lots of other rumoured candidates exploring a run …

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices slipped due to inventory build, then rose again as Suez Canal blockage disrupted shipments

+ GS ER Canada Inc. filed an NOI to make a proposal; proposed trustee is MNP Ltd.

+ HOUSING TRUTH – monthly residential newsletter: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  – - February issue, archived issues

+ Midfield Height redevelopment plan – land use and outline plan - APPROVED

+ Nauticol Energy and Enhance Energy partnering to work on a carbon capture and sequestration project in conjunction with the $2.6 billion Blue Methanol facility being built near Grande Prairie

+ PROPERTYlines;  – monthly commercial real estate newsletter  CLICK HERE to CHECK OUT THE March issue;  archived PROPERTYlines Issues

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 6 to 417; Canada: down 11 to 81 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Sagen MI Canada Inc. got regulatory approval for its takeover by Brookfield Business Partners L.P.

+ Suez Canal traffic resumed after stranded container ship was dredged and tugged free after running aground last week; more than 350 ships were at anchor/delayed due to the weather-caused stranging

+ Surge Energy Inc. closed its $106.0 million oil & gas asset acquisition

+ Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. closed two portfolio asset sales for $135.3 million

+ White Cap Supply Canada Inc. (Brafasco, Brock White Canada) to combine with National Concrete Accessories Canada Inc.

Last week we reported an item incorrectly:

+ we reported Robert Nearing as joining Bennett Jones. Sorry, but he went to BLG (see correction below) – and many thanks to Adam Pekarsky from Pekarsky & Co. for pointing that out! He should know, because he handled the placement. Congrats to both and apologies to Robert

+ Avanti Energy Inc. closed $5.0 million equity financing by private placement

+ Boat Rocker Media Corporation closed $170.1 million equity financing by IPO

+ Canadian Western Bank closed $150.0 million debt financing

+ Datable Technology Corp. is on the market to raise $3.0 million in unsecured convertible debt by private placement

+ Dialogue Health Technologies Inc. is on the market to raise $15.0 million in equity by IPO

+ Dye & Dunham Limited is on the market to secure a $700.0 million credit facility

+ Eat Beyond Global Holdings Inc. closed US$200.0 million equity financing

+ Exact Imaging secured $1.5 million credit facility

+ Intact Financial Corporation is on the market to raise $250.0 million in sub debt

+ Sagen MI Canada Inc. closed $150.0 million hybrid-debt financing

+ Talisker Resources Ltd. is on the market to raise $19.1 million in equity by private placement

+ Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. is on the market to raise $68.0 million in equity

+ TIMIA Capital Corporation is on the market to raise $1.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Vitality Products Inc. is on the market to raise $1.02 million in equity 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 …

+ Alberta and Canada made announcements of $187.0 million in 2021 highway construction projects for Highway 15 and Highway 19

+ check out this geoxchange energy system

+ Kicking Horse construction challenges

+ White Cap Supply Canada Inc. (Brafasco, Brock White Canada) to combine with National Concrete Accessories Canada Inc.

+ Starlight Investments published its 2020 ESG Report

+ Sun Life Financial Inc. published its 2020 Sustainability Report and Public Accountability Statement

+ Alberta and Canada made announcements of $187.0 million in 2021 highway construction projects for Highway 15 and Highway 19

+ GOA issued an RFP for a new project to replace the Calgary Court of Appeal building; $57.3 million project will return the Court of Appeal to its historic site when the current lease space in the TransCanada Tower matures in 2024 – which will create construction jobs and return more office space to the market …

+ hearings are underway regarding the Springbank Dam flooding situation; the dry dam will address issues in the last big Calgary flood in 2013; NRCB hearings are underway, and Springbank residents continue to raise their concerns about doing it right – great graphics and map put this project in perspective

*information in this section, relevant to Alberta/Calgary – for national and international news, go to our PROPERTYlines monthly publication

+ IKEA goes young; actually IKEA is going to Yonge Street - going downtown for the first time; new store in heart of Toronto – in Ingka Centres commercial podium space they acquired from Kingsett Capital’s CREIF Fund. Interesting that a lot of the space is subterranean, but who looks out the window when shopping at IKEA anyway?

*information in this section, relevant to Alberta/Calgary – for national and international news, go to our PROPERTYlines monthly publication

Please send us your events"

+ Aug. 11-15; Shaw Charity Classic – PGA Champions Tour Event, Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club, info/website

+ Aug. 24; Alberta Cancer Foundation Golf Classic, Country Hills Golf Club; info/register

+ Sept. 8; Little Warriors Charity Golf Tournament, The Quarry course, Edmonton; info/details/donate;  register

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