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FACILITYCalgary May 27/25

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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 Geoff Allen
 
Last week's conversation with Jack McGowan
 
Archived conversations 

SHAKERS AND MOVERS

 

+ Alan Kelley to Pres. and COO @ Midwest Energy Emissions Corp
+ Barry Larson to Chief Geologist @ Tundra Oil and Gas Partnership
+ Dallas Duce to Interim CEO @ 3MV Energy Corp.
+ Greg Sprung to Exec. VP, Banking @ Canadian Western Bank Group
+ Greg Truhn to VP & Gen. Mgr. @ PCL Industrial Contractors Inc.
+ Jeffrey Carney to Pres. & CEO @ Mackenzie Financial Corporation
+ Jill Mackenzie to VP Finance @ Hopewell Residential Communities
+ John Aitken to VP & Gen Mgr. # Melloy Industrial Services Inc.
+ Peter Hallock, Past Pres. and Board Member @ IFMA Calgary, died
+ Pierre Gignac to Acting Pres. &  CEO @ Export Development Canada
+ Robert McLaughlin to Pres. & COO @ Sequel Hospitality Investments Inc.
+ Stephen Mandel, Mayor @ City of Edmonton, announced he will not run for re-election
+ Travis Chorney to VP & Gen. Mgr. @ PCL Industrial Management Inc.
 
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FINANCINGS - proposed & closed

 

+ Arsenal Energy Inc. secured $90 million credit facility
+ Bonavista Energy Corp. closed $232,236,500 in debt
+ Canadian Natural Resources Limited is on the market to raise $515 million in debt
+ Carmen Energy Inc. closed $300,000 equity financing
+ EnerTech Capital Partners IV (Canada) Limited Partnership is on the market to raise US$150 million in equity
+ MEG Energy Corp. secured US$2 billion credit facility
+ Paramount Resources Ltd. is on the market to raise $150,937,500 in new equity
+ Teine Energy Ltd. closed US$300 million sr. secured debt financing
+ Timbercreek U.S. Multi-Residential Opportunity Fund #1 closed $15.1 million equity financing
+ Traverse energy Ltd. is on the market to raise $1,504,500 in equity
+ Wescan Energy Corp. is on the market to raise $787,500 in equity

 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

 

+ 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
 
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 QUOTES

 

“A long dispute means both parties are wrong.” - Voltaire

 

“Man is the Reasoning Animal. Such is the claim. I think it is open to dispute.” – Mark Twain

INTERESTING REAL ESTATE NEWS OTHER PLACES

 

+ Pure Industrial REIT closed a $9.8 million acquisition in Halton Hills, Ontario; single tenant industrial building, going-in cap rate of 6.63%

 

+ Morguard North American Residential REIT closed US$232 million multi-residential assets(6 properties in U.S.); 1,959 suites

 

+ Temple Hotels Inc. agreed to acquire Holiday Inn Express in Sherwood Park for $15.15 million

 

+ Grosvenor Americas sold its trophy property - La Colonnade in Beverly Hills to an undisclosed buyer

NEWS TODAY 
 May 28 / 2013 

 

+ Bank of Canada will announce its decision on overnight rate change (or not) tomorrow, May 29 ; C.D. Howe Institute advocating for a hold at 1.00%
+ current energy prices: live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data
+ Finance Minister Flaherty says Canada’s housing market bubble-burst predicted by economists is an overblown scenario; Canada will have a soft landing, says gloom and doom like U.S. market collapse is not going to happen here … notwithstanding high consumer debt levels
+ Keystone XL Pipeline approval remains in the news; delays and cancellations of projects in the range of $9 billion based on RBC report; congressional measures to circumvent Obama approval underway while environmental lobby continues lobbying
+ Kinder Morgan Canada filings begun for its $5.4 billion 1,150 km pipeline expansion/tripling of Trans Moutain oil pipeline capacity
+ Lignol Energy Corporation agreed to acquire majority interest in Territory Biofuels Limited, will re-start larges biodiesel refinery in Australia
+ Morguard Sunstone Real Estate Income Fund unitholders approve a termination of the fund
+ Veresen Inc.’s Jordan Cove Energy Project LP filed regulatory application to construct LNG facility at Coos Bay, Oregon

 NEWS REVIEW 
 May 21 - 27

 

+ Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. completed a review, soliciting strategic transaction to maximize value
+ ATB Financial – Daily Economic Comment
+ Bengal Energy Ltd. formed JV with Beach Energy Ltd. to develop Cooper Basin properties in Australia
+ Canadian Western Bank completed acquisition of 55% of McLean & Partners Wealth Management Ltd.
+ Edleun Group Inc. rebranding as BrightPath Early Learning Inc.
+ Griffiths Energy International Inc.’s shareholders approved name change to Caracal Energy
+ IBI Group Inc. suspended its dividend . . .
+ Kingsway Financial Services Inc. acquired Trinity Warranty Corporation
+ Loblaw Cos. Ltd. setting up a REIT, to be called Choice Properties Real Estate - $7 billion portfolio
+ Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. agreed to sell MTS and Allstream to Accelero Capital Holdings; transaction value $520 million
+ Pacific NorthWest LNG Ltd. awarded engineering contractors for its LNG facility near Prince Rupert; Bechtel, KBR/JGC joint venture, and Technip/Samsung Engineering/China Huanqiu joint
+ Palliser Oil & Gas Corporation adopted a shareholder rights plan
+ REALpac published its 2nd qtr 2013 Canadian Real Estate Sentiment Survey – pessimism about the future . . .
+ Street Capital Financial Corporation got CMHC approval to securitize mortgages as an approved issuer of NHA mortgage backed securities
+ TELUS’s $380 million acquisition of Mobilicity approved by debtholders and court
+ Whitecap Resources Inc. closed its $110 million Dodsland Viking light oil acquisition

 Mark Kolke on YouTube:

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Calgary market outlook 2013 
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 INFRASTRUCTURE / P3 / GREEN


+ Canadian Wind Energy Association published WindVision 2025: A Strategy For Alberta and the Alberta WindVision Technical Overview Report

+ Calgary City Council leaning toward investing $52 million surplus on infrastructure . . .



 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 
 
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 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
 
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