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Mark Kolke interviews interesting people.
He seeks a glimpse of what drives them, how they see the world and what they see in Calgary's future.

This week's conversation with Audrey Mabee, Calgary artist/art leader and bon vivant ...

Last week's conversation with Dr. John Gill, Medical Director of the Southern Alberta Clinic, a program for HIV/AIDS patients in souther Alberta.

Click here to access the archive: archived conversations with fascinating people ...



 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

+ May 5; Keyera Corp., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 5; Dream Industrial REIT, Annual Meeting of Unitholders, Toronto

+ May 5; WestJet Airlines, Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 5; Northwest Health Care Properties REIT, Annual Meeting of Unitholders, Toronto

+ May 6; Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 6; Brookfield Real Estate Services Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 6; Dream Global REIT, Annual Meeting of Unitholders, Toronto

+ May 6; Gibson Energy Inc., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 6; Husky Energy, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 6; Killam Properties, Annual Shareholders Meeting, Halifax

+ May 6; Norther Property REIT, Annual Meeting of Unitholders, Calgary

+ May 7; Crescent Point Energy Corp., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 7; ENMAX Corporation, Annual Meeting With Its Shareholder, Calgary

+ May 7; DIRTT Environmental Solutions, Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 7; Lundin Petroleum AB, Annual General Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden

+ May 7; Newalta Corporation, Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 7; Raging River Exploration Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May7; SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., Annual Shareholders Meeting, Montreal

+ May 8; CAP REIT Annual Unitholders Meeting, Toronto

+ May 8; Pembina Pipeline Corporation, Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 11; Cathedral Energy Services Ltd, Annual and Special Meeting, Calgary

+ May 11; Trimac Transportation Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Calgayr

+ May 12; CT REIT, Annual Meeting of Unitholders, Toronto

+ May 12; Inter Pipeline Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 12; Karnalyte Resources Inc. Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Saskatoon

+ May 13; Penn West Petroleum Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 13; Slate Retail REIT, Special Meeting of Unitholders, Toronto

+ May 13; Spyglass Resources Corp., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 13; Summit Industrial Income REIT, Annual Unitholders Meeting, Toronto

+ May 14; Crombie REIT, Annual General Meeting, New Glasgow, NS

+ May 14; ENTREC Corporation, Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Acheson, AB

+ May 14; Genesis Land Development Corp.; Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 14; Northern Blizzard Resources Inc., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 14; WPT Industrial REIT, Annual Meeting of Unitholders, Toronto

+ May 19; Inovalis REIT, Annual Meeting of Unitholders, Toronto

+ May 20; Bellatrix Exploration Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 21; Emera Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Saint John

+ May 21; High North Resources Ltd.; Extraordinary Meeting of Debenture Holders, Calgary

+ June 1; Defence Construction, Annual Public Meeting, Ottawa

+ June 4; High North Resources Ltd., Debenturholders Meeting, Calgary

+ June 18; Extendicare Inc., Annual General & Special Meeting, Toronto

+ June 30; Legacy Oil + Gas Inc., Annual General Meeting, Calgary


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



SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
moving, retired, resigned, died or got the boot

+ Andre Bourbonnais to Pres. & CEO @ Public Sector Pension Investment Board

+ Andrew Bergen to Sr. Mgr. Calgary Industrial @ Oxford Properties Group

+ Brian Rose to Sr. Business Advisor @ Bennett Jones LLP

+ Brian Salpeter to Sr. VP, Development @ The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

+ Carla Kolke Jones to Principal @ CJ Communications [editor’s note yay .. that’s my daughter!]

+ Chris Synek to Pres. & CEO  @ Tervita Corporation

+ Dennis McCluskey to Sr. Advisor @ Bridging Finance Inc.

+ Fred Leigh to Pres. & CEO @ Stetson Oil & Gas Ltd.

+ Grant Gillon to Acting CFO @ TAQA

+ Greg Stevenson, CFO @ WesternZagros Resources Ltd., stepping down

+ Gregory Rumble to Exec. VP & CFO @ TransForce Inc.

+ James Causgrove, Sr. VP Operations @ Pengrowth Energy Corporation, retired

+ John Sutherland, CFO @ Grande West Transportation Group Inc., terminated

+ Kevin Donegon, VP Finance & CFO @ Montana Exploration Corp., resigned

+ Kevin McIntosh to VP Drilling and Completions @ Toro Oil & Gas Ltd.

+ Mark Erceg to Exec. VP & CFO @ Canadian Pacific

+ Marlon MacDougall, COO @ Pengrowth Energy Corporation, left the company

+ Michael Tran to Director & Commodity Strategist @ Royal Bank of Canada

+ Michelle Noble to VP Communications, Marketing and Media Relations @ Building Industry and Land Development Association [BILD]

+ Patrick Burgess to Partner @ Dentons Canada LLP

+ Richard Anton to Sr. VP & COO @ CIBC Mellon

+ Richard Scruggs to CEO @ Pinnacle Advanced Reliability Technologies

+ Rob Ferguson to Sr. VP Capital Markets & Bus. Dev. @ CIBC Mellon

+ Rob Martin to Sr. VP @ Rhapsody Property Management Services LLC

+ Terry Dolan to Pres. U.S. & Latin America @ Ritchie Bros.

+ Tony Karljic to Sr. VP Finance @ WesternZagros Resources Ltd.

+ Yelena Teslenko to Interim CFO @ Caspian Energy Inc.


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 TODAY'S HEADLINES


election day 2015 in Alberta | Lafarge merger snag | Prentice/election Watch | PSAC revised drilling forecast + Audrey Mabee interview | upcoming events & corp. meetings + financings + executive and board appointments >>>>




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 KUDOS 

+ to Rachel Notley, Brian Jean, David Swann, Greg Clark and Jim Prentice – talk about sticking your neck way out, way way out – they all exhibit great courage and conviction to stand up for what they believe and withstand all the attacks upon them




 QUOTES

+ If you’re skinny and you can’t play hockey in Canada, you aren’t left with a lot options. I was left with running. – Malcolm Gladwell

+ To be complex does not mean to be fragmented. This is the paradox and the genius of our Canadian civilization. – Adrienne Carksom




 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events


+ May 5; Alberta Provincial Election

+ May 14; Edmonton Real Estate Forum, Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton

+ May 19-21; Canada LNG Export Conference & Exhibition, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary

+ May 24-2 7; Banff Compass 2015; Association of Fundraising Professionals, Banff

+ May 27; 4th Annual Breakfast WITH Champions in support of Special Olympics, TELUS Convention Centre,Calgary; info/register/tickets

+ June 2; Calgary Leasing Conference, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary info/register

+ June 9-11; Global Petroleum Show 2015; Stampede Park, Calgary info/register

+ July 3-12; Calgary Stampede 2015 - tickets now on sale 

+ Oct. 27; Calgary Real Estate Forum, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary

+ Feb. 26/15; BUILDEX Vancouver, Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver


[send event notices to:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]



INTERESTING REAL ESTATE NEWS, other places


+ Allied Properties REIT agreed to acquire 511 t0 539 King Street West, Toronto property for $100 million; three contiguous restored buildings with 64,469 sq. ft. of leasable area and excess land

+ Chartwell Retirement Residences acquired Isabella Retirement Living, 94-unit project in Thunder Bay, ON for $22.1 million




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NEWS SUMMARY 
Apr. 28 - May 5 


+ Abucus Private Equity Ltd. acquired Waiward Steel

+ ATB – daily economist’s outlook

+ Caravan Transport Group Inc. closed its acquition of Monarch Messenger Services Ltd.

+ Chorus Aviation Inc. closed its $80 million acquisition of Voyageur Airways Limited

+ Computershare Limited closed its acquisition of Valiant Trust Company from Canadian Western Bank

+ current energy prices – live link to Bloomberg energy prices ; prices eased this week off 2015 highs

+ Holcim required to sell its Canadian holdings in order to secure Canadian Competition Bureau approval of Lafarge merger; meanwhile U.S. authorities green-lighted the deal

+ Horizon North Logistics Inc. adopted a shareholder rights plan

+ Intact Financial Corporation closed its acquisition of Canada Direct Incsurance Inc.

+ new rail rules for hauling crude; in Canada and U.S., new rules on slower-speed trains and better quality cars put in place by regulators

+ Manitok Energy Inc. agreed to acquire a portfolio of oil & liquids properties in the Wayne area, SE Alberta fro $61.5 million

+ Matrrix Energy Technologies Inc. adopted an advance notice bylaw

+ Prentice/election watch: polls suggest it will be a nail-biter election today for Prentice and PC’s (somebody in a smoke filled room must be asking – why did we need to call an election?) as Albertan’s go out to vote media suggests Rachel Notely has a chance to win as Albertans set out to spank the Tories [editor’s pick: a slim PC majority]

+ PSAC issued revised drilling forecast … down a further 30%

+ Saudi Aramco restructuring will result in company operating at arm’s length from Saudi Oil Ministry … tic toc …

+ Waldron Energy Corporation agreed to sell its Ricinis and Strachan properties for $12.3 million

+ Whitecap Resources Inc. closed its acquisition of Beaumont Energy Inc.




FINANCINGS - proposed & closed

+ Adira Energy Ltd. is on the market to raise $350,000 by a common share & warrants issue

+ Africa Oil Corp. is on the market to raise $121,560,000 in equity

+ Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. closed US$160 million sr. unsecured debt financing

+ Brookfield Asset Management Inc. closed US$ 150 million overallotment of its recent equity financing

+ Brookfield Infrastructure closed $60 million overallotment of its recent equity financing

+ CHIP Mortgage Trust closed $135 million debt financing

+ CNOOC Limited is on the market to raise US$ 3.8 billion in debt

+ Gaz Metro Inc. closed $135 million equity financing

+ Kivalliq Energy Corporation closed final $2.7 million trance of its equity financing

+ NuVista Energy Ltd. closed $110 million in equity financings

+ Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. closed $100 milion sr. unsecured debt financing

+ Yangarra Resources Ltd. is on the market to raise $20 million in equity

+ Raise Production Inc. closed $3 million equity financing

+ Seven Generations Energy Ltd. closed US$425 million debt financing




 this week in REITS 


+ Allied Properties REIT agreed to acquire 511 t0 539 King Street West, Toronto property for $100 million; three contiguous restored buildings with 64,469 sq. ft. of leasable area and excess land

+ American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP closed $66,139,375 equity financing

+ Chartwell Retirement Residences acquired Isabella Retirement Living, 94-unit project in Thunder Bay, ON for $22.1 million




 INFRASTRUCTURE / P3 / GREEN


+ La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec partnered with GE Energy Financial Services to jointly acquire Southern Star Central Corporation from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure; the company has full ownership of Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Inc.  which operates a regulated natural gas pipeline system in the United States

+ BC Hydro selected Two Rivers Lodging Group (ATCO Structures & Logistics AND Bird Design Build Construction) as the preferred proponent for Site C worker accommodation contract as part of the competitive selection process for the design, construction, partial financing, operation and maintenance of worker accommodation at the Site C dam site




 OIL SANDS NEWS 

+ Cenovus announced oil sands production averaged 144,000 barrels/day for the first quarter, up 20% over same period in 2014

+ Suncor Energy Inc. posted $341 million loss in the 1st qtr. 2015




 SAVE THE DATE / GOLF TOURNAMENTS


+ June 8, IFMA Annual Golf Tournament, Inglewood Golf Course; info/register
+ July 9; 13th Annual Coast Hotels – Shu Naito Golf Classic, Westwood Plateau, Coquitlam; info/register
+ Aug. 13; 10th Annual CREW Golf Tournament, Sirocco Golf Club, Calgary; info/register



BOARDROOM changes, purges, appointments etc.

+ Ali Al-Naimi to Chairman @ Saudi Arabian Oil Co.

+ Colin Evans, Chairman @ Connacher Oil and Gas Limited, died

+ John Gibson to Director @ Tervita Corporation

+ Steven Leer to Director @ Cenovus Energy Inc.

+ Wayne Tisdale to Director @ Opal Energy Corp.




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