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+ May 3 -- Canadian Pacific Kansas City is facilitating Canada-Mexico trade-via-rail strategy to bypass Trump tariffs

+ May 4 – Trump says he’s taking steps to levy a 100% tariff against ‘non-U.S. made films’

+ May 8 – Bank of Canada warns of tariff trigger risk

+ May 8 – Trump says he’s made a trade deal with the UK, but ... no details

+ May 12 – Trump blinked; substantial pullback on rates with China, 90 day postponement

+ May 13 – Trump policies stall Honda’s EV investment and threaten Canadian jobs

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+ Cavvy Energy Ltd. is the new name for Pieridae Energy Limited

+ Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. is on the market to raise $3.0 million in equity by private placement

+ CIMA+ acquired B&A Studios

+ current energy prices; live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com / BOE INTEL ~  WTI @ US$63/bbl; Brent @ US$66/bbl –

+ Deloitte Canada published its 2025 ‘Canada’s Best Managed Companies’ ... 494 companies this years

+ Englobe Corporation acquired Higher Ground Consulting Inc.

+ Extendicare Inc. agreed to acquire Closing the Gap Healthcare Group

+ FACILITYCalgary, a sponsor-supported FREE weekly newsletter now in our 26^th year; our ‘send time’ is after close of business, every Tuesday evening

+ Government of Alberta: Premier Smith announced a freeze on industrial carbon price; Ric McIver resigned from Cabinet, then elected Speaker of the House

+ Government of Canada: recounts – 1 seat flipped to Liberals; 2 recounts pending; Carney Government Cabinet Minsters – sworn in today – 28 ministers, 10 secretaries of state; one minister from Alberta, but none from Calgary ... great Braid column

 + HBC liquidation is in the home stretch – stores all closing by June 1; bids for properties, intellectual property and leases are being reviewed by the court and receiver ... extension granted, and all to be wound up by July 31st

+ HBC to announce new owners (in 2-3 weeks) of assets; will the HBC brand live on?

+ Mayoralty and Calgary city council race watch – Calgary’s municipal election coming this October – declared Mayoralty candidates so far is five (5): Jeff Davison declared, Jeremy Farkas, declared; Brian Thiessen (The Calgary Party) declared; Jyoti Gondek declared; Sonya Sharp, (Communities First Party) declared. Calgary Party officially launched.

+ MONDAY MORNING MINUTE - a weekly inspiration message and a selected quote in your inbox weekly; check out the new format; check out this week’s issue – sign up is free

+ Onex sold 25% of WestJet; Delta (15%) and Korean Air (10%) for US$550.0 million; WestJet to leverage the relationship

+ Omnira Software acquired Adept Solutions

+ REITrag – is a curated news publication real estate investment trusts; all Canadian REITs and adding American and European listings; available by subscription; sign-up form  …

+ rig activity in Canada, courtesy of BOE Report

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: down 6 to 578 this week; Canada: down 6 to 114 this week

+ Terravest Industries Inc. acquired Simplex Inc.

+ Terravest Industries Inc. acquired Tankcon FRP Inc.

+ Whitecap Resources Inc. successfully closed its combination with Veren Inc.

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+ Bob Myles to CEO @ Canadian Utilities Limited

+ Chris Goodchild to COO @ Decisive Dividend Corporation

+ David Hancock to Assistant Chief Justice, Edmonton Family and Youth Division @ Alberta Court of Justice

+ Dror Nir to CEO @ Roadpost Inc.

+ John Foreman to Chief Product Officer @ Clio

+ Martin Thibodeau to Director @ Reitmans (Canada) Ltd.

+ Maxime Menard to Pres. & CEO @ Fiera Capital

+ Michael Braithwaite to Pres. & CEO @ Jack.org

+ Michael Medline, Pres. & CEO @ Empire Company Ltd., retiring

+ Nancy Southern to Exec. Chair @ Canadian Utilities Limited

+ Nathan Cooper to Alberta’s Representative in Washington @ Government of Alberta

+ Nur Khan to Managing Director @ SAF Group

+ Ric McIver, to Speaker @ Alberta Legislature

+ Teresa Merryfield to Senior Living Advisor @ Luxstone Senior Living

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+ Herschel Segal, founder of Le Chateau and David’s Tea

+ Scott LaPrairie, Chair, Pres. & CEO @ LaPrairie Group of Companies, 67

+ Amilia Enterprises Inc. raised $35.0 million

+ Avenue Living REIT closed a $250.0 million sr. unsecured debt financing
+ Findd secured a $3.0 million financing

+ Germain Hotels secured a $160.0 million financing

+ GreenPower is on the market to raise $2.0 million in debt

+ Hydro-Quebec closed a $500.0 million debt financing

+ Power Sustainable Infrastructure Credit closed a $110.0 million senior secured debt raise

+ Principal Technologies Inc. closed a $1.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Prospera Energy Inc. is on the market to raise $2.0 million in convertible debt by private placement

+ Secure Waste Infrastructure Corp. secured a $900.0 million credit facility

+ Spectral Medical Inc. secured at $10.0 million debt raise

+ new skills training for young Canadian, careers in energy

+ mass timber = wellness ??? ... wood in the workplace

+ two Alberta workplace deaths – severe consequences, fines, sentences

+ Open AI wants to team with governments on AI infrastructure

+ director’s liability in insolvency – MLT Aikins article

+ Jasper recovery - - Insurance Bureau update

+ fire season status in Alberta, 2025: Alberta Forest Serivices data: 22 fires are active; 16 are current year active fires; 5 of those are fires being fought together with other agencies; 1 of these is a 2024 fires ~ 2 fires are out of control; Sturgeon County evacuees returning home, Boyle evacuees return home, rain is welcome as dry-conditions, risk remains high, but weather warnings aren’t rosy

+ should we all have a solar panelled roof?

+ Suncor Energy Inc. in 3-month turnaround/shutdown of cokers at an upgrader site

+ REITrag covers activity and announcements on the activity of real estate investment trusts - REITs: - sign up at: https://markkolke.substack.com/s/reit-rag -  our new REITRag format coming soon …

 + HBC liquidation is in the home stretch – stores all closing by June 1; bids for properties, intellectual property and leases are being reviewed by the court and receiver ... extension granted, and all to be wound up by July 31^st;

+ HBC to announce new owners (in 2-3 weeks) of assets; will the HBC brand live on?

+ Oxford/OMERS buying out CPPIB interest in Calgary-Vancouver office buildings portfolio for $1.5 billion

+ May 14; Boralex Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ May 15; AutoCanada Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Edmonton/virtual

+ May 15; Keyera Corp, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 15; Mattr Corp., Annual Meeting, Toronto

+ May 15; Power Corporation of Canada, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ May 15; Precision Drilling Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ May 15; South Bow Corp., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 20; Clearview Resources Ltd, Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 21; Aimia Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 21; Northland Power Inc., Annual General Meeting, Toronto

+ May 22; Consulting Engineers of Alberta, 47^th Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ May 27; ARTIS REIT, Annual General Meeting, Toronto

+ May 29; BRP Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders , virtual only

+ June 3; K-Bro Linen Inc., Annual General Meeting, Edmonton/virtual

+ June 4; Thomson Reuters, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ June 10; Apollo Technology Capital Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ June 10; BTB REIT, Annual General Meeting, Montreal

+ June 11; Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Mississauga

+ June 12; Africa Oil Corp., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Vancouver

+ June 17; Boat Rocker Media Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ June 24; Cielo Waste Solutions Corp., Annual and Special Meeting, Calgary

~ some guidance on conducting virtual shareholder meetings, provided by BD&P

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+ June 5;  Calgary Construction Association, Spring Golf Classic, Springbank Links, Calgary; register

+ June 19; IFMA Calgary Chapter, IFMA Open, Lynx Ridge Golf Club, Calgary; golf / sponsor

+ July 10; 23^rd Annual Coast Hotels Shuhachi Naito Golf Classic, Tsawwassen Springs Golf Club, Delta, BC – registration open; email for info

+ July 17; Calgary Construction Association, Summer Golf Tournament; Springbank Links, Calgary; sponsorship

+ July 25; 10^th Annual Jann Arden Charity Golf Tournament in support of Enviros, Silvertip Resort, Canmore – register – sponsors

+ Sept. 8; Rotary Stay-in-School Charity Golf Classic, Glencoe Golf & CC, sponsor / register

+ Sept. 11; CEA Golf Tournament, The Ranch Golf and Country Club, Acheson - inquire/register

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+ May 14; Caldwell Round table – Economic and Sovereignty Crisis Webinar, register

+ May 28; Connect Canada Conference, Malaparte, Toronto – register / sponsorship details

+ June 4; Canadian Grand Prix – new products Awards Gala, Toronto Congress Centre, North Building, Toronto; tickets/register

+ June 6 – 8; THIRDACTion Film Festival – in-person, The Confluence, Calgary; tickets go on sale May 9

+ June 10 - 12; Canada Gas & LNG, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary

+ June 10-12; Global Energy Show Canada – Exhibition & Conference, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary

+ June 11 - 15; THIRDACTion Film Festival – online – across Canada; tickets go on sale May 9

+ June 18-19; Petrochem Optimizing Plant Operation, International Centre, Toronto; register

+ June 19; CEO of the Year Award Gala, Honouring Alexandre L’Heureaux Pres. & CEO, tickets

+ June 25-26; Canada’s Net-Zero Forum 2025; Shaw Centre, Ottawa

+ July 3; Stampede Bowl; Calgary Stampeders v. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, McMahon Stadium

+ July 3 – 6; Alcoholics Anonymous 2025 International Convention, Vancouver

+ July 4; Calgary Stampede Parade – Shania Twain, 2025 Parade Marshall

+ July 4 – 13; Calgary Stampede; info/tickets

+ July 10; Bootleggin’ Breakfast, Westin Calgary; tickets

+ July 13 – 20; 2025 Senior League Baseball Championships, Webber Athletic Park,

+ Aug. 11-14; Global Indigenous Languages Summit – WAVES 2025, Ottawa

+ Nov, 20-21; Decentralized Energy Forum, Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City; tickets

+ Nov. 26-27; National Building Decarbonization Forum 2025, National Arts Centre, Ottawa; register

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