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+ Christine Feuell to Director @ Boyd Group Inc.

+ Curtis Frank to Pres. & CEO @ Maple Leafe Foods Inc.

+ Curtis White to President @ Network Media Group Inc.

+ Daniel Vucinic to CEO @ Terago

+ David LeMay to Construction Group President @ Centron Group of Companies

+ Dawn Desjardins to Chief Economist @ Deloitte & Touche

+ Debora Bielecki to Director @ AltaML

+ Edward Waitzer to Director @ Colliers International Group Inc.

+ Gautam Parimoo to COO @ Summit Nanotech

+ Jason Kenney to Director @ ATCO

+ Jef Moore to Group Creative Director, North America @ Mosaic

+ Linda Yaccarino to CEO @ Twitter

+ Ken Lang to CTO @ ApartmentLove Inc.

+ Michael Hanley to Board Chair @ EQ Bank

+ Neil Linsdell to Head, Investment Strategy @ Raymond James Ltd.

+ Neil Shankman to Chief Marketing Officer @ Info-Tech Research Group

+ Niki Panich to Director @ AltaML

+ Norm Taylor to Pres., Canada @ Newmark Group Inc.

+ Sam Castiglione to VP, Corporate Development @ Enghouse Systems Limited

+ Sandeep Mathrani, CEO @ WeWork, stepping down

+ Steve MacDonald to Director @ Altalink LP

~ 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 ]

+ Sam Zell, founder and Chairman of Equity Group Investments, inventor of the REIT; 81

+ Canadian HR awards – nominations are open

+ Women are more likely to quit because of burnout

+ Climate reporting requirements are coming – Torys article

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

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

+ May 25; Fiera Capital Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

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

+ May 30; ENMAX Corporation, Annual Meeting of Shareholder, Calgary

+ June 1; BRP Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Valcourt, QC - – virtual only

+ 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 13; Peyto Exploration & Development Corp., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ 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; Africa Energy Corp., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Vancouver

+ 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 ]

+ Index Group of Companies (Popeye’s Louisiana Chicken and Denny’s) in receivership; MNP is trustee

+ JC Weight Loss Centers Canada Ltd. o/a Jenny Craig filed for bankruptcy

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

+ REITrag is our new publication covering REITs: March/2023 ~ Issue #1; April/2023 ~ Issue #2

+ Sometimes all you need for exceptional results is average effort repeated for an above-average amount of time. – James Clear

+ Leadership is about creating the conditions for others to succeed. – Simon Sinek

+ congrats to Canadian Business Hall of Fame inductees: Hugh Arrell, Jim Boucher, Madelaine Paquin and Edward Sonshine

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

+ Alberta wildfire dangers remain high; company announcements – the status of assets: Athabasca Oil Corp, Crescent Point Energy, Kelt Exploration,  Kiwetinohk Energy, Obsidian Energy, Razor Energy, TC Energy, Tourmaline Oil , Vermilion Energy, Whitecap Resources, Yangarra Resources,

+ and more fire news: status of 72 active fires, status of 13 fires of note/out of control; cooler temperatures and rain are aiding the fire fighting efforts

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$72/bbl, Brent @ US$75/bbl

+ 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 …

+ High Arctic Energy Services announced plans to reorganize

+ 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 +

+ Index Group of Companies (Popeye’s Louisiana Chicken and Denny’s) in receivership; MNP is trustee

+ JC Weight Loss Centers Canada Ltd. o/a Jenny Craig filed for bankruptcy

+ LOGISTEC Corporation is commencing a major shareholder mandated Strategic Review Process; committee formed, advisers engaged

+ 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)

+ Premier Danielle Smith, in our capacity as Premier found to have contravened the Conflicts of Interest Act; the Ethics Commission report; the release of the report is tricky in terms of timing (see recommendations 1 and 2). The report does not recommend sanctions but the Ethics Commissioner has reserved the right to make recommendations to the Legislature at a later date.  

+ 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 covering March activity - SEE IT ~ monthly newsletter report of REITs – this monthly update will be of interest and inform investors, asset managers, investors, agents/brokers on this growing and vitally important sector of the real estate industry; sign up get on the mailing list, REITrag Issue #2 was uploaded May 21^st; updates to complete April data-gather will be complete this week. The May issue of REITrag will but posted in early June

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

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: down 11 to 720 this week; Canada: down 9 to 85 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Vici Properties agreed to acquire four casinos for $221.7 million (Edmonton and Calgary) from Century Casinos

+ WestJet strike averted; an 11^th hour tentative settlement between ALPA and The WestJet Group averted a strike and lockout situation

+ Bloom Finance Company Ltd. closed $7.0 million Series A financing

+ Carebook Technologies Inc. is on the market to raise $1.25 million in equity by private placement

+ GoodLeaf Farms secured $78.0 million syndicated debt financing

+ Martello Technologies Group Inc. is on the market to raise $1.2 million in equity by private placement

+ Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. closed US$4.0 million equity raise

+ Ovintiv Inc. is on the market to raise $2.3 billion in sr. debt

+ Padlock Partners UK Fund IV is on the market to raise $60.0 million by IPO

+ Prairie Provident Resources Inc. closed $4.0 million equity financing

+ PRO REIT is on the market to raise $35.0 million in convertible debt

+ Sagen MI Canada Inc. closed $200.0 million unsecured debt financing

+ Three Sixty Solar Ltd. is on the market to raise $1.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Treasury Metals Inc. is on the market to raise $1.41 million in equity by private placement

+ Sunshine Biopharma Inc. closed a $5.0 million equity raise by private placement

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 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; exhibition features – what, where, when

+ 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

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

+ Canfor Pulp and Canfor Corporation published their 2022 Sustainability Report

+ Definity Financial Corporation published its 2022 Climate Report and ESG Report

+ Enbridge Inc. published its 2022 Sustainability Report – Tomorrow is on

+ PrairieSky published its 2022 Sustainability Report

+ Vertex Resource Group Ltd. published its 2022 ESG Report

+ Vici Properties agreed to acquire four casinos for $221.7 million (Edmonton and Calgary) from Century Casinos

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