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+ Adam Davenport to Chief R&D Officer @ Dalriada Drug Discovery

+ Andrew Conti to Chief Sales Officer @ Darwin CX

+ Brent Ziegler to Helium Technical Lead @ Royal Helium Ltd.

+ Christi Strauss to Director @ Spin Master Corp.

+ Dean Kirkham  to Co-CEO @ Trez Capital

+ Dr. Sam Toney to Director @ CareSpan Health Inc.

+ Dustin Hoffman to Interim CEO @ Pipestone Energy Corp.

+ Franklin Jackson to Chief Information Officer @ CyberCatch Holdings Inc.

+ Garrett Soden to Pres. & CEO @ Shamaran Petroleum Corp.

+ Graham Cromb to Chief Strategy Officer

+ Gurpreet Sahota to Pres. @ DRT Cyber Inc.

+ Hamid Salimian to CEO @ The Good Flour Corp.

+ Jennifer Ogden-Reese to Chief Marketing Officer @ D2L

+ John Hutchinson to Co-CEO @ Trez Capital

+ Jon Ott to Chief Revenue Officer @ Kognitiv Corporation

+ Joshua Grant to CFO & Corporate Secretary @ CVW Cleantech Inc.

+ Karen Keilty to Board of Governors @ Trez Capital

+ Kevin Waters to Interim CFO @ Comprehensive Healthcare Systems

+ Laura Young to CFO @ DRT Cyber Inc.

+ Melissa Bomben to COO @ Platform Life Sciences

+ Mia Berloni to President @ Teatro Group

+ Morley Greene to Executive Chairman @ Trez Capital

+ Philippe Lapointe, Pres. @ H&R REIT, stepped down

+ Philippe Lapointe, Pres., Lantower Residential @ H&R REIT, stepped down

+ Ranell Gonzales to VP, Head of Global Sales @ CyberCatch Holdings Ltd.

+ Shelita Dattani to Sr. VP, Pharmacy Affairs & Strategic Engagement @ Neighbourhood Pharmacy Assoc. of Canada

+ Sheri Harris, CFO @ Chartwell Retirement Residences, resigned

+ Sonja Kuehnle to CFO @ Tenth Avenue Petroleum Corp.

~ Note: links in this section are to LinkedIn profiles where available and otherwise to a relevant posting of the appointment. -  [ send us your appointment notices  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ PSAC, union for striking Government of Canada employees, is seeking retribution – seeking information on those who crossed picket lines

+ 77% of 4,800 employees surveyed want a role in creating their hybrid work model, 14% want it mandated for them – and 9% are 

+ Expander Energy Inc. in JV with Rocky Mountain Clean Fuels Inc.; developing biomass-to-liquids low carbon synthetic diesel; plant near Carseland expects first production in 2025

+ First Alberta Cleantech Awards

+ Loblaw Companies Limited purchase of Alberta green energy will cut its nationwide emissions by 17%

+ June 8; Raisin’ Health -  h!p and NSTEP, family golf fundraising function; GolfutureYYC, Calgary - tickets

+ June 12; Headwater Learning Foundation/Calgary Academy’s Golfing For Good, Glencoe Golf & Country Club, Calgary; info/register

+ June 13; Distress Centre Calgary, Drive for Distress Charity Golf Tournament, Valley Ridge Golf Course, Calgary – save the date

+ June 15; Alberta IoTee: Women’s Golf Edition, Heritage Pointe, Calgary - register

+ June 21; IFMA Calgary, Lynx Ridge Golf Club, Calgary – save the date

+ July 11; Airdrie Business Club, 7^th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, Woodside Golf Course, Airdrie; info/register

+ July 13; Coast Hotels, 21^st Annual Shu Naito Golf Classic, Tsawwassen Springs Golf Club, Delta, BC; info/register/charity information

+ July 21; Alberta IoT – 4^th Annual Golf Tournament, Lynx Ridge Golf Club, Calgary – register

+ Sept. 11; Rotary Stay In School Charity Golf Classic, Glencoe Golf & Country Club, Calgary; sponsor, register to golf

+ Sept. 28; Accessible Housing Annual Fundraising Gala, Silver Springs Golf Cub, Calgary – save the date

+ send us your 2023 tournament information – we are happy to post them here

~ [please send your charity golf event notices to  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ May 16; Crown Capital Partners Inc., Special Meeting of Debentureholders, Toronto

+ May 16; First Capital REIT, Annual and Special Meeting of Unitholders, Toronto

+ May 17; Morien Resources Corp, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, - virtual only

+ May 18; Crescent Point Energy Corp., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 18; Northland Power, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto – virtual only

+ May 18; SNC-Lavalin, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal – virtual only

+ May 19; X-Terra Resources Inc., Annual and Special Shareholders, Rouyn-Noranda

+ May 23; Uravan Minerals Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 25; Africa Oil Corp., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Vancouver

+ May 29; Calgary Zoo, Annual General Meeting, Enmax Conservatory, Calgary

+ June 4; Writer’s Guild of Alberta, 2023 Annual General Meeting, Calgary – hybrid

+ June 7; Dollarama Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal – virtual only

+ June 9; Neo Performance Materials Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting, Toronto

+ June 14; Aeterna Zentaris Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto – virtual only

+ June 15; Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary – virtual only

+ June 16; Frontenac Mortgage Investment Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting, Toronto – virtual only

+ June 21; Alvopetro Energy Ltd., Annual General and Special Meeting, Calgary - hybrid

+ June 22; Shamaran Petroleum Corp., Annual General and Special Meeting, Vancouver

~ Canadian banks and life insurance companies got approval to do their 2023 annual meetings virtually

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

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Our IFMA Calendar - save these dates for facility tours + networking events coming in 2023:

June 21 - IFMA Golf Tournament - Lynx Ridge golf club / save  the date 

Registration via our Events Page - click here

+ Nearctic Property Group launched a REIT – Nearctic Industrial Real Estate Trust

+ REITrag is our new publication covering REITs: March/2022 ~ Issue #1

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+ Alberta wildfires emergency relief – cash payments, emergency needs, accommodation

+ Alberta wildfire dangers remain high; some aerial photos - State of Emergency status remains in force/updates: more evacuation orders (3), currently more than 19,000 Albertans remain evacuated from their homes. Status of 87 Fires, Out of 11 Not Control Fires. Company announcements, comments on impact on assets and operations: Baytex Energy,  Cenovus Energy, Crescent Point Energy, Kiwetinohk Energy, NuVista Energy, Obsidian Energy, Paramount Resources, Pembina Pipeline, Peyto Exploration,  Pipestone Energy Corp., TC Energy, Tourmaline Oil , Vermilion Energy, Whitecap Resources

+ and more fire news: Military help called in, 300 soldiers to help fight fires;

+ and help is coming from many fronts – Canadian Red Cross – and Alberta and Canada will match donations to Canadian Red Cross; other corporate donors – Canadian Banks, Meridian OneCap,  Rogers/Shaw,  TMX Group, Yardi,

+ best restaurants in Canada this year: Top 20 (Major Tom #13), Top 10 New (Lupo #6)

+ CIMA+ acquired Eramosa Engineering Inc.

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$71/bbl, Brent @ US$75/bbl – recession concerns beginning to fade, prices recovering

+ Enbridge Inc. announced tolling agreement in principle on Mainline liquids system

+ Everest Canada Resources Corp. is in receivership; PWC is the Receiver, seeking offers for SAGD assets

+ FACILITYCalgary, a sponsor-supported FREE weekly newsletter; published every Tuesday morning at 6:00 AM (MDT); focused on oil & gas, finance and real estate industry news; click here to sign up – please tell your colleagues and friends, or sign them up …

+ Flair Airlines Ltd. established a new base of operations in Calgary

+ IFMA Calgary Chapter: call for nominations - nominate members to the Board of Directors for the coming year; info / apply / nominate

+ IFMA Calgary Chapter announced its annual golf tournament will be held June 21^st @ Lynx Ridge – after a pandemic pause, returns this year, golfer registration – learn about the charities we are supporting, add your name and support to our already committed sponsors & book for golf – singles, foursomes, or lunch only

+ Loblaw Companies Limited purchase of Alberta green energy will cut its nationwide emissions by 17%

+ MONDAY MORNING MINUTE is now at Substack; get a weekly inspiration message and a selected quote in your in-box weekly; check out the new format; click here to sign up;  click here to this week’s message)

+ reader contributions: always welcome. Please forward comments, news items, and company appointment announcements; if there you have we’ve missed, send it to kolke@facilitycalgary.com

+ REITrag – Issue #1 is populated & live; SEE IT ~ monthly newsletter report of REITs – this will be of interest to investors, asset managers, investors, agents/brokers; sign up get on the mailing list, REITrag Issue #2 will be released May 15-20^th once all April data is in

+ Spartan Delta Corp. closed its $1.7 billion sale of Gold Creek and Karr Montney assets to Crescent Point Energy Corp.

+ Sprott Capital Partners completed a management-led buyout from Sprott Inc.; rebranding as SCP Resource Finance LP

+ Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project delays, flooding, and supply-chain issues driving costs higher; now pegged at $30.9 billion

+ Triovest renamed the Keynote Office Tower as TransAlta Place

+ REITrag is our new publication covering REITs: March/2022 ~ Issue #1

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: down 17 to 731 this week; Canada: up 1 to 94 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ TD Bank Group terminated its merger with First Horizon Corporation

+ Uravan Minerals Inc. agreed to merge with Nuclear Fuels Inc.; will operate as Nuclear Fuels Inc.

+ WestJet Group served lockout notification on pilots after the Airline Pilots Association served strike notice on WestJet and Swoop – work stoppage could be a early as May 19 at 3AM

+ AltaGas Ltd. closed $400.0 million sr. unsecured debt financing

+ Cybeats Technologies Corp. closed $6.2 million equity raise by private placement

+ Diagram Ventures is on the market to raise $100.0 million for its Diagram Ventures III L.P.

+ Koïos Intelligence closed $6.5 million funding round

+ Three Sixty Solar Ltd. is on the market to raise $10.0 million in equity by private placement

+ The51 Food and AgTech GP closed $30.0 million fund for pre-seen financings

editor’s note: names of 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 …

+ May 17; Classroom Champions, Champion Chats 2023 – fundraiser/luncheon, Hyatt Regency, Calgary; info/book tables

+ May 18; Alberta Election – 2 leaders’ debate; UPC and NDP leaders only; CTV/Global News – live at 6PM.

+ May 29; Alberta Provincial Election; constituency information and Elections Alberta resources

+ May 31-June 1; Inventures Canada Conference, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; registration/tickets

+ June 2-4; Writer’s Guild of Alberta Annual Conference: Origins, Fort Calgary – info/register

+ June 6-7; Global Energy Transition 2023, New York, NY; agenda, information/register

+ June 6-8; 10^th Operational Excellence in Energy, Chemicals & Resources Summit, Calgary – agenda/ info/register

+ June 7-8; Global Energy Transition 2023. New York; info/register

+ June 8; Canadian Climate Investor Conference, Hyatt Regency, Toronto; info/register/tickets

+ June 12-14; NeoCon 2023 – THE MART, Chicago – keynotes announced

+ June 13-15; Global Energy Show, Calgary – save the date

+ June 20-21; PetroChem Canada - East, Progressive Auto Sales Arena, Sarnia; info / register

+ June 21; Technology and Indigenous Development Summit, Metro Toronto Convention Centre; info/register

+ Sept. 13-14; Oil Sands Conference (Shell Place) & Trade Show (Suncor Community Leisure Centre) , Fort McMurray; conference / trade show

+ Sept. 17-21; 24^th World Petroleum Congress; Energy Transitions – the path to Net Zero, BMO Centre, Stampede Park / registration; early bird registration is open

+ Sept. 26-28; BOMEX Edmonton 2023; JW Marriott/Ice District, Edmonton; details/registration open

+ Oct. 18-19; BUILDEX Alberta, 20-24; Calgary – save the date

+ Nov. 1-2; Supply Change, Conference & Expo, Westin Airport, Calgary; info / register

+ Nov. 7-8; Canadian Aerospace Summit, Ottawa - save the date

+ Nov. 14-15; Oilfield Electrification Technology Conference, Hyatt Houston West, Houston; register, submit abstracts

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+ Oct. 20-24; Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT), Telus Convention Centre, Calgary – save the date

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+ Equitable Bank published its ESG Performance Report and Public Accountability Statement

+ Intact Financial Corporation published its 2022 Social Impact & ESG Report

+ Manulife published its 2022 ESG Report

+ Maple Leaf Foods Inc. published its 2022 Financial and Sustainability Integrated Report

+ Northland Power Inc. published its annual Sustainability Report

+ Ovintiv Inc. published its 2022 Sustainability Report

+ Good Earth Café opened a location in the Indigo Shawnessy location