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FACILITYCalgary June28/22

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Mark Kolke talks with interesting Calgarians - to catch a glimpse of what drives them, what they see in Calgary's future . . .  
 
This week's conversation with Jack McGowan
 

 
Last week's conversation with Wes Lenci  
 

 
Archived conversations 



SHAKERS AND MOVERS

 

+ Allan MacDonald to Head of Retail @ Canadian Tire
+ Cam Kenyon, Exec. VP Operations @ WestJet, left the company
+ Curtis Schoenfeld, Pres. & CEO @ 3MV Energy Corp.
+ Ernest Moniz to Energy Secretary @ U.S. Federal Government
+ Fernando Aguilar to CEO @ Calfrac Well Services Ltd., replacing Doug Ramsay who will retire at end of 2013
+ Ian Robinson to Principal, Calgary @ Grant Thornton
+ Jacob Coonan to CFO @ McCoy Corporation
+ Jill Olynyk to CEO @ Calgary Health Trust
+ Kevin McLachlan to Exec. VP Global Exploration @ Murphy Oil Corporation
+ Mario Plourde to CEO @ Cascades
+ Nilo Chagas de Azambuja Filho to CEO @ HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A
+ Patrical Olyslager to Associate@ Parlee McLaws LLP
+ Paul Browning to Pres. & CEO @ Irving Oil
+ Robert Lawler to Pres. & CEO @ Chesapeake Energy Corp.
+ Ray Novak to Chief of Staff, Prime Minister’s Office @ Government of Canada, replacing Nigel Wright who resigned over the Senate expense scandal
+ Ron Mock to Pres. & CEO @ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, replacing Jim Leech who will retire at end of 2013
+ Ron Reed to VP Sales @ SAS Canada
+ Scot Caithness to Leasing Manager-Canada @ WorleyParsons
+ Stephen Carlin to VP/Sr. Portfilio Mgr., Canadain Equities @ CIBC Global Asset Management Inc.
+ Suzann Pennington to Managing Dir./Chief Invesment Officer @ CIBC Global Asset Management Inc.
+ Tarek El-Barkatawy to CEO @ Egyptian General Petroleum Corp.
 
[send us your firm’s appointment notices to: kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]



FINANCINGS - proposed & closed

 

+ Argent Energy Trust is on the market to raise $75 million in convertible debt
+ Carfinco Financial Group Inc. secured $205 million credit facility
+ High North Resourcse Ltd. is on the market to raise$8,250,000 in equity
+ Manulife Investments closed $250 million floating rate debt financing (IPO)
+ Oryx Petroleum Corporation closed $250.5 million IPO
+ Polar Resources Corp. closed $286,000 equity financing
+ Starlight U.S. Multi-Family Core Funds closed US$47.21 million equity financing
+ TC Pipelines LP is on the market to raise $338 million equity financing
+ Umbral Energy Corp. closed $68,500 financing
+ Vanoil Energy Ltd. closed $134,109 equity financing
+ Whitecap Resources Inc. closed $100,812,100 in equity financings
+ Whitecap Resources Inc. closed $20 million in flow-through shares issue
+ WPT Industrial REIT closed US$14.2 million overallotment of its recent IPO



 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

 

+ May 22; First Capital Realty Inc.; Annual Shareholders Meeting, Toronto
+ May 22; Griffiths Energy International Inc., Annual and Special Meeting, Calgary
+ May 22; Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary
+ May 22; Yangarra Resources Ltd., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary
+ May 23; Fiera Capital Corporation, Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal
+ May 27; Morguard Sunstone Real Estate Income Fund, Special Meeting of Unitholders, Vancouver
+ May 29; Digital Alberta, Annual General Meeting, Calgary
+ May 30; Xceed Mortgage Corporation, Annual & Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto
+ June 4; Kingsway Financial Services Inc., Annual and Special Shareholders Meeting, Toronto
+ June 4; Questor Technology Inc., Annual General Meeting, Calgary
+ June 6; Partners NERIT, Annual Meeting of Unitholders, Toronto
+ June 11; Junex Inc, Annual General And Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal
+ June 20; Kulczyk Oil Ventures Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting, Calgary
+ June 20; Winstar Resources Ltd., Special and General Annual Meeting, Calgary
+ June 25; TriOil Resources Ltd., Annual General and Special Meeting, Calgary
+ June 26; KEYreit, Special Meeting, Toronto
+ June 27; TriOil Resources Ltd.. Annual General and Special Meeting, Calgary
+ July 30; Madalena Ventures Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary
+ Aug. 12; Genesis Land Development Corp., Annual General Meeting, Calgary
 
[send us your event notices and AGM notices to:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]



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 QUOTES

 

“Winning is nice if you don’t lose your integrity in the process.” – Arnold Horshak

 

“A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.” – Albert Camus

NEWS TODAY 
 May 21 / 2013 


 

 

+ ConocoPhillips Co. pausing divestiture efforts – no longer marketing oilsands assets
+ current energy prices: live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data ; crude price soften ahead of key U.S. economic data due out this week
+Mark Carney giving his final/farewell speech as Governor of the Bank of Canada - text available at 10:30 Calgary time
+ Pteragen Canada Inc. got regulatory approval for its $200+million, 120MW Peace Butte Wind Power Project south of Medicine Hat
+ Stephen Harper’s government is under siege, ethics scandal over senator’s improper expense claims, resignations and expulsions from caucus; the Prime Minister will address his caucus in a speech at 7:30 Calgary time, to be covered by media, before leaving for meetings in Peru
+ U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke showing renewed confidence as jobs picture in U.S. seems brighter, quantitative-easing stimulus efforts may be curtailed



 NEWS REVIEW 
 May 15 - 20


 

+ Alberta government announced International Strategy to market the province worldwide
+ ATB Financial – Daily Economic Comment
+ ATCO Structures & Logistics to supply $100 million in modular buildings to Bechtel for West Australia Wheatstone project
+ Birchcliff Energy Ltd. announced $60 million increase of its 2013 CapEx Budget to $246.6 million
+ Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberal government re-elected with stronger majority; Premier Clark lost her own seat . . . will have to run in a by-election
+ Edgefront Realty Corp. mailed circular – converting to REIT
+ Mullen Group Ltd. agreed to acquire Jay’s Moving & Storage Ltd.
+ NorthWest International Healthcare Properties REIT to acquire 26% of NorthWest HealthCare Properties REIT
+ KEYreit closed its $325 million acquisition of Plazacorp Retail Properties Ltd.
+ SMART Technologies Inc. sold its headquarters facility in the U of C Research Park to HOOPP Realty Inc. for $77 million in a sale/leaseback transaction
+ Talisman Energy Inc. announced 15,000 barrel/day production from first offshore Vietnam JV development well
+ TC Pipelines LP agreed to acquire 45% of two pipelines (Gas Transmission Northwest LLC and Bison Pipeline LLC) from TransCanada Corporation for $1.05 billion
+ TELUS agreed to acquire Mobilicity for $380 million
+ Tuscany Energy Ltd. and Diaz Resources Ltd. agreed to business combination
+ Western Financial Group and Coast Capital Savings Credit Union agreed to acquire Coast Capital Insurance Services Ltd.



 INFRASTRUCTURE / P3 / GREEN


 

+ Pteragen Canada Inc. got regulatory approval for its $200+million, 120MW Peace Butte Wind Power Project south of Medicine Hat, to be operational by 4th qtr. 2014

 

+ Cave and Basin at Banff re-opened after $13.8 million renovation

 

+ Edmonton’s new downtown arena project approved, finally, by City Council – further funds invested by City of Edmonton and additional $15 million contribution by Edmonton Oilers owner Daryl Katz



 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

 


+ May 29; PwC 4th Annual Energy Visions Business Forum, Westin Hotel, Calgary
+ May 29; Calgary Real Estate Leasing Conference, Telus Convention Centre, Calgary info/register
+ May 29-31; Pathways 2 Sustainability Conference, Telus Spark Centre, Calgary info/register
+ May 30; Homburg Invest Inc, CCAA creditors meeting, Montreal
+ June 11- 13; Gas & Oil Expo 2013, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary
+ June 12; EPAC Oil and Gas Investor Showcase, Metropolitan Centre, Calgary info/register
+ June 17-18; Supply Chain Contracts for Energy Conference; Marriott Downtown, Calgary info/register 
 
[send us your event notices to:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]



 SAVE THE DATE /
charity golf tournaments

+ May 29; Opportunity Calgary 11th Annual FORE & FOUR, Springbank Links, info/register
+ June 13; 20th Annual IFMA OPEN, Lynx Ridge Golf Club, info/register
+ June 21; 5th Annual Women Empowering Women, Douglasdale Golf Course, info/register
+ July 11; COAST Hotels 11th Annual Golf Classic, Westwood Plateau, G & CC, Coquitlam info/register
+ Aug. 15; Ordinary Joe’s Country Golf Tournament, Sirocco Golf Club, info/registration
+ Aug. 26; Women’s Celebrity Golf Invitational, Pinebrook Golf and Country Club, info/registration
 
[send us your charity golf tournament information to:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]



INTERESTING REAL ESTATE NEWS OTHER PLACES


 

+ Lakeview Hotel Investment Corp. agreed to sell the Holiday Inn Express in Sherwood Park for $15,150,000

 

+ Tanger Factory Outlet Centers and RioCan REIT broke ground on expansion of Cookstown (GTA) outlet center; $60 million expansion will double size of center

 

+ Pure Industrial REIT closed $358.5 million Ontario portfolio acquisition – 3.7 million sq. ft. , 93% in GTA

 

+ Skyline Commercial REIT closed 2nd phase of $242 million portfolio acquisition of Toronto and Ottawa area properties

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