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+ Andrew Parolin to CEO @ Wi-LAN Inc.

+ Bryan Arthur to Managing Partner, Canada @ DHR Global

+ Chris Avery to VP Commercial Strategy @ WestJet

+ Curtis Lester to Calgary Tax Markets Leader, International Tax Services Partner @ PwC Canada

+ David Bower to VP Sales @ Wildpack Beverage Inc.

+ Dr. Eva Chin to Exec. Dir. @ Solve FSHD

+ Gary Merasty to Director @ Bird Construction Inc.

+ Janice Curtis, CEO, transitioning to next chapter, from CEO to Co-CEO @ Calgary Meals on Wheels

+ Jean Grand-Maitre, Artistic Director @ Alberta Ballet, stepping down

+ Jennifer Koury to Director @ Bird Construction Inc.

+ John Bayliss to Exec. VP, Transformation Officer @ Walmart Canada Corp.

+ John Markusoff to Opinion and Analysis Producer/Editor @ CBC News

+ Julie Radke to Director, Waste & Recycling Services @ City of Calgary

+ Justin Riemer to CEO @ Emissions Reduction Alberta

+ Kerrie Murray to Enterprise Sales Leader – Western Canada @ Amazon Web Services

+ Kim Fennell to Director @ Bird Construction Inc.

+ Michael Taylor to Project Mgr. Civil @ Cenovus Energy

+ Mike Garbutt to COO @ Clean Air Metals

+ Moe Kabbara to Director of Electrification @ The Transition Accelerator

+ Laurent Duray to Chief eCommerce Officer @ Walmart Canada Corp.

+ Nabeela Ixtabalan to COO @ Walmart Canada Corp.

+ Najah Sampson to Pres. @ Pfizer Canada ULC

+ Nancy Smith to Marketing Mgr. @ SAIT

+ Philippe Lapointe to Pres. @ H&R REIT

+ Preston Seier to Director, Stakeholder Relations @ J2Safety Services Inc.

+ Sam Wankowski to Chief Merchandising Offer @ Walmart Canada Corp.

+ Scott Calver to CFO @ Cargojet Airways Ltd.

+ Sean Ralph to Partner, Co-Chair, Energy Group @ McMillan LLP

+ Stephanie Ralph to Co-CEO @ Calgary Meals on Wheels

+ Tom Hofstedter to Exec. Chairman @ H&R REIT

+ Tyson MacDonald to CEO @ Nova Net Lease REIT

+~ 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 ]

+ David Milgaard, advocate for criminal justice reform, 69

+ Keith Stephenson; retired eclectic businessman/community supporter, 94

+ Sam Kravinchuk; happiest/most fun cigar-chompin lawyer I ever met, 79

+ Vivi-Ann Meyer; community and charity supporter/activist, 94

+ Walter Chayka; retired oil industry veteran, former Pres. @ National-Oilwell Canada, 85

+ 7 in 10 senior executives planning to leave; was it really different pre-pandemic?

+ should Canada adopt 4-day workweeks?

+ May 17; Morien Resources Corp., Annual and Special Meeting, virtual only

+ May 18; Equitable Group Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ May 18; Whitecap Resources Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ May 19; Crescent Point Energy Corp, Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ May 24; Shell plc, Annual General Meeting, London, UK

+ May 26; Canadian Spirit Resources Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders,

+ May 26; The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, Annual Meeting, Wawanesa, Manitoba

+ May 27; Resolute Forest Products Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, in person and virtual

+ June 3; BRP Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ June 8; Dollarama Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ June 8; K-Bro Linen Inc., Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ June 17; Frontenac Mortgage Investment Corporation, Annual General and Special Meeting, virtual only

+ June 23; McCoy Global Inc., Annual General Meeting, Edmonton

+ June 30; SIGMA Lithium Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting, virtual only

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

+ Calgary Aggregate Recycling and KLS Earthworks & Environmental planning a new $18.8 million soil recycling facility in Calgary

+ Loblaw Companies Limited closed its acquisition of Lifemark Health Group

+ Anthem Properties acquired 95-acre industrial site (Glenmore & Barlow) for redevelopment; terms not disclosed

+ Blackberry Limited published its inaugural ESG report

+ Co-operators Group Limited published its sustainability report

+ Equitable Bank published its ESG report

+ Flagship Communities REIT published its 2^nd ESG Report

+ KingSett Capital published its 2021 ESG Report

+ Northland Power Inc. published its 2021 Annual Sustainability Report

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+ Alberta Court of Appeal ruled on Alberta’s application to rule parliament’s Bill C-69 unconstitutional – the Impact Assessment Act, is ruled unconstitutional and federal government overreach; Prime Minister Trudeau’s immediate response was that Canada will appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada; here is Osler’s analysis on this development, and another essay from BD&P ~ tic toc

+ Anthem Properties acquired 95-acre industrial site (Glenmore & Barlow) for redevelopment; terms not disclosed

+ Bantrel returned to the downtown core; leasing 64,000 sq. ft. in Stephen Avenue Place

+ Battle of Alberta is on; kudos to Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers, each winning in 7^th game of their first-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs to advance to the next round – against each other! Puck-drop at 7:30 on Wednesday

+ *Big Bear Energy Rentals Ltd. and Barricade Environmental Ltd., by and through its court-appointed receiver, Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc., are conducting a sales process of all of the Companys’ assets with a bid deadline of May 27, 2022 – link to Sales Process details   and/or email: david.williams@alvarezandmarsal.com … *this item is paid content

+ Calgary Aggregate Recycling and KLS Earthworks & Environmental planning a new $18.8 million soil recycling facility in Calgary

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude up sharply on increasing concern about EU sanctions on Russian oil has traders jittery; WTI @ US$114/bbl, Brent @ US$114/bbl

+ Emissions Reduction Calgary and Accelerating CCS Technologies committing to deploy $2.85 million; info/application

+ GDM Pipelines changed its name/brand; to GDM Inc.

+ Green Impact Partners Inc. planning bioffuels facility in Calgary; to convert waste wheat to energy and cattle feed

+ HOUSING TRUTH – monthly residential newsletter: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  – MARCH/2022 issue - archived issues …

+ Loblaw Companies Limited closed its acquisition of Lifemark Health Group

+ Parkland Corp. planning a $600.0 million expansion of its B.C. refinery

+ Premier Jason Kenny pitching woo to a U.S. Senate committee today; selling Alberta oil, pitching pipelines … tic toc

+ PROPERTYlines - commercial real estate quarterly newsletter – check out our 2022-Q1 Report

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 9 to 714 this week; Canada: down 3 to 88 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Suncor Energy Inc. pushing back on activist investor pressure;

+ TIMIA Capital Corporation agreed to acquire 77% of a specialty finance company for $9.24 million

+ Trans Mountain pipeline project secured - $10.0 billion loan guarantee from Export Development Canada

+ Treeline Well Services LP acquired the assets of Compass Well Servicing

+ Triovest announced plans for new towers in the downtown core – between 7^th and 8^th Avenue, between Centre Street and 1^st Street SW – 3 tower project will include a 66-storey condo tower, 54-storey rental apartment tower, and a 24-storey office tower; Gibbs Gage Architects plan is working through the approval process

+ Bausch Health and Bausch + Lomb Corp. closed $630.0 million equity raise by IPO

+ Electric Royalties Ltd. closed $3.45 million equity raise

+ Hydro-Quebec closed $500.0 million debt financing

+ PopReach Corporation closed US$33.0 million sr. secured credit facilities

+ Razor Energy Corp. closed $5.0 million equity raise by way of a rights offering

+ Think Research Corporation closed $10.0 million convertible debt advance

+ Vention closed US$95.0 million financing

*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 …

+ 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 19; Edmonton Region Hydrogen HUB webinar: register for webinar

+ May 22-26; World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland; agenda

+ May 26; IFMA Calgary Chapter, Revitalizing the Workday, noon-1PM webinar; reserve your free ticket

+ 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 1-3; Inventure$ Conference, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary – in person/virtual, 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 10-12; Way Out West Festival, various locations in Calgary and area; info/updates

+ 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

+ July 8 – 17; Calgary Stampede – the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth; Stampede Park, Calgary – info - tickets

+ Aug. 18-27; GlobalFest, Elliston Park, Calgary; info/tickets

+ Sept. 13-15; BOMEX – Charlottetown 2022, info/register/save the date

+ Sept. 14-15; Oil Sands Conference & Trade Show, Fort McMurray; info/register

+ Sept. 30 – Oct. 2; Calgary FALL HOME SHOW, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, info/book bookings and tickets

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2023

+ Sept. 17-21; 24^th World Petroleum Congress – Energy Transition – the path to Net Zero, info/sponsorship/registration

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

+ Calgary Aggregate Recycling and KLS Earthworks & Environmental planning a new $18.8 million soil recycling facility in Calgary

+ June 7; Canadian Condominium Association 2022 Annual Tournament, Bearspaw Golf Course; info/register

+ June 16; CPSG Classic Charity Golf Tournament, Elbow Springs Golf Club; info/register

+ July 7; 20^th Annual Coast Hotesl Shuhachi Naito Golf Classic in support of ALS Society of B.C. and Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, Tsawwassent Springs Golf Club, Delta, BC; info/registration

+ July 21; Rotary Club of Calgary at Stampede Park Kids at Heart Golf Classic– supporting Safe Haven Foundation, Dare to Care, and PREP Society for Down Syndrome; info/registration/sponsorship

+ Aug. 1-7, Shaw Charity Classic, Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club; info/donate/tickets

+ Aug. 11; Cure Cancer Foundation’s Glenn Anderson day of Golf, Derrick Golf and Country Club, Edmonton; save the date

+ Aug. 12; Alberta IoT 3^rd Annual Golf Tournament, Lynx Ridge, Calgary; info/register

+ 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

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

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