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+ Antonio Gomez-Palacio to Chair @ DIALOG

+ Barbara De Laere to CEO @ Sage Natural Wellness

+ Blake Ponuick to Managing Director, Western Canada @ ACT Capital Advisors

+ Bobby Le Blanc to take over as CEO @ Onex Corp.

+ Brad Humphrey to Director @ Black Swan Graphene Inc.

+ Celyeste Power to Pres. & CEO @ Insurance Bureau of Canada

+ Danielle Smith to MLA, Brooks-Medicine Hat @ Government of Alberta

+ David Garrigus to Leader of HUB ProEx @ Hub International Limited

+ David Haigh, Partner @ Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLP, retiring

+ Don Lindsay to Vice Chair of the Board @ Manulife Corporation

+ Dr. Mark Joffe to Interim Chief Medical Officer of Health @ Government of Alberta

+ Gerry Schwartz, CEO @ Onex Corp., stepping down

+ Gervais Levasseur to Trustee @ CAP REIT

+ Jeremy Rainwater to CEO, Americas @ TK Elevator

+ Ken Silver to Trustee @ CAP REIT

+ Paul Wood, President & CEO @ Giant Tiger Stores Limited, left the company abruptly

+ Richard Manley to Chief Sustainability Officer @ CPP Investments

+ Steven Landry to Director @ DecisioningIT

+ Teneille Bradley to Exec. Dir. @ Accessible Housing

+ Tom Murphy to Chief Risk Officer @ Sun Life

~ 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 ]

+ Ben Docktor; racing enthusiast/advocate, Race City Speedway, 82

+ Ed Hahn, CA; retired CFO of Chieftain Development; 85

+ Grant Fairley; life insurance industry legend; 87

+ Irv Koop; retired oil patch veteran, founding Chairman @ CAPP, 76

+ employers’ concerns about staff retention – HOOPP/Angus Reid survey results

+ the future of talent – Discussion with Pres/World Employment Confederation, or the future of work …?

+ GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. published its 2022 ESG Report

+ Premium Brands Holdings Corporation published its 2022 ESG Report

+ Government of Alberta allocated $50.0 million to fund emissions reduction projects via Emissions Reduction Alberta

+ Government of Canada contributing $300.0 million alongside GOA contribution of $161.5 million for $1.6 billion Air Products Canada Ltd. project for development of clean hydrogen project in Edmonton

+ Nov. 29; First Nations Financial Management Board, Annual Meeting, West Vancouver

+ Dec. 9; Montford Capital Corporation, Special Meeting of Shareholders, Vancouver

+ Dec. 21; Fintech Select Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Toronto/virtual only

+ Dec. 30; NextPoint Financial Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Hurst, TX

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

+ 2022 – P3 2022 Awards Winners

+ A good apology is like an antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound. – Randy Pausch

+ The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. – Vidal Sassoon

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+ AIMCo increased its state in Howard Energy Partners to 87%

+ Alberta Petroleum Incentive Program providing $32.0 million for Dow Canada’s expansion of its Fort Saskatchewan ethylene production facility

+ Brookfield Asset Management Inc. led consortium agreed to acquire Australia’s Origin Energy Ltd. for US$11.8 billion

+ capping energy sector emissions could cost the Canadian economy $44.8 billion/year; Montreal Economic Institute report

+ Cardinal Energy Ltd. announced its 2023CapEx Budget is $97.0 million

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$85/bbl, Brent @ US$92/bbl; crude prices down on decreasing demand, lack of China demand rebound, and OPEC’s downward projection for worldwide demand growth

+ Digitcom Telecommunications Inc. filed and NOI; TD is a secured creditor, Grant Thornton is the proposed trustee

+ Exxon Mobil Corp. taking US$2.0 billion write down on idled California assets

+ Government of Alberta allocated $50.0 million to fund emissions reduction projects via Emissions Reduction Alberta

+ Government of Canada contributing $300.0 million alongside GOA contribution of $161.5 million for $1.6 billion Air Products Canada Ltd. project for the development of clean hydrogen project in Edmonton

+ HOUSING TRUTH – residential newsletter, Calgary and area: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  - stay tuned for my 3^rd qtr. report and 4^th qtr. outlook – coming soon; go to archived issues … or see our Q2 report – sign up

+ IFMA’s November networking event/building tour, focus on our November theme - Performance & Quality;  sign up to attend; we’ll be touring and hearing presentations at FALKBUILT factory on November 24^th

+ NexJ Systems Inc. closed its acquisition of N. Harris Computer Corporation

+ NuVista Energy Ltd. announced its 2023CapEx Budget it $ 425.0 million

+ Petrus Resources Ltd. announced its 2023CapEx Budget is $130.0 million

+ PROPERTYlines - commercial real estate quarterly newsletter; my 3^rd qtr. report and 4^th qtr. outlook coming soon; sign up

+ Prospera Energy Inc. closed its light oil property acquisition from Cabaca Resources

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: up 9 to 779 this week; Canada: down 9 to 200 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Suncor Energy Inc. announced it will cut its contractor workforce by 20% to improve their safety record

+ TC Energy Corp. announced plans to divest $5.0 billion in non-core assets in 2023

+ Tenaz Energy Corp. announced its 2023CapEx Budget is $16.0 million

+ University of Calgary and Innovate Calgary opened the Energy Transition Centre

+ Wolf Creek Golf Resort Ltd. was placed in receivership; MNP is the receiver

+ Alectra Inc. closed $250.0 million sr. unsecured debt raise by private placement

+ Argonaut Gold Inc. is on the market to raise$15.0 million in equity by a flow-through shares issue

+ Bio Graphene Solutions is on the market to raise $3.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Diversified Royalty Corp. is on the market to raise $30.0 million in equity

+ Great-West Lifeco is on the market to raise €500.0 million in sr. debt

+ Hapbee Technologies Inc. closed $1.5 million equity raise by private placement

+ Lion Electric Company closed $30.0 million credit facility

+ Lite Access Technologies Inc. closed $1.052 million secured convertible debt raise

+ Mission Ready Solutions Inc. is on the market to raise $1.5 million in equity by private placement

+ NG Energy International Crop. is on the market to raise $20.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Scale AI secured $25.0 million in project funding

+ Sienna Senior Living is on the market to secure $100.0 million unsecured credit facility

+ TransAlta Corporation is on the market to raise US$400.0 million in debt

+ Valour Inc. closed $1.415 million tranche of an equity raise by private placement

+ Xanadu closed US$100.0 million financing round

*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 …

+ Nov. 17; University of Calgary - Gallagher Colloqium Series: can mine tailings become massive carbon sinks?; in person/on-line – info/register

+ Nov. 21-22; CCPPP – 30^th Annual Conference, Sheraton Centre, Toronto; info/register

+ Nov. 21-27; Innovation Week in Calgary – sign up for notifications

+ Nov. 24; IFMA’s November networking event/building tour, focus on our November theme - Performance & Quality;  sign up to attend; we’ll be touring and having a chat with CEO Mogens Smed at the FALKBUILT factory

+ Nov. 24; Top 10 Launch Party celebration sponsored by Platform, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; tickets

+ Nov. 29; Fourth Session of the Thirtieth Legislature, Government of Alberta, Edmonton; Throne Speech

+ Nov. 29; Day 1 - Global Property Market & Chairman’s Reception Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto; info/register

+ Nov. 30 – Dec. 1; Day 2 & Day 3; Real Estate Forum, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto; info/register

+ Nov. 30 – Dec. 3; The Buildings Show, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto; info/register

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2023

+ Feb, 15-26; BUILDEX Vancouver, Vancouver Convention Centre West; info/register

+ Mar. 13; 2023 Juno Awards – Rogers Place, Edmonton; tickets

+ Apr. 4 & 5; BMO Capital Markets and Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers – Annual Energy Symposium, Investors Conference – save the date

+ Apr. 23; Business Transition Forum, Alberta – Co-Chairs Kristina Williams and Cody Church – save the date; stay tuned for event registration and details

+ Apr. 23; Earth Day 2023 – theme is Invest in Our Planet

+ June 7-8; Global Energy Transition 2023. New York; info/register

+ June 12-14; NeoCon 2023 – THE MART, Chicago – call for presentations deadline Jan 31, 2023

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

+ Sept. 28; Accessible Housing Annual Fundraising Gala, Silver Springs Golf Cub, Calgary – save the date

+ Oct. 18-19; BUILDEX Alberta, 20-24; Calgary – save the date

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2024

+ 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 ]

+ C2P3 – Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships – 2022 National Awards for Innovation and Excellence announced – P3 2022 Awards Winners