+ Adam Sinclair, Co-Head, Global Banking & Canadian Corporate Banking @ Scotiabankc, left the bank

+ Al Montalvo to Evp, Global Business Dev. @ Kognitiv Corporation

+ Alicia Dubois, CEO @ Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation, left the organization

+ Allison Massey to VP Land & Commercial @ Prairie Provident Resources Inc.

+ Andrew Stevens to Operations Manager @ Bentall Green Oak

+ Annamie Paul, Leader @ Green Party of Canada, resigned

+ Chris Peerless to VP Canada @ Mobia Technology Innovations Inc.

+ Bryan Howcroft to CEO @ MediPharm Labs

+ David Weyant QC to Member @ Alberta Insurance Council

+ Duncan Nightingale to CEO @ Canada Energy Partners Inc.

+ Edward Wright to Director @ Justin Kitchen Holdings Corp.

+ Elina Tea to CFO @ Vosker Canada

+ Eric Bussières to CFO @ Taiga Motors Corporation

+ Felicia Bortolussi to Director @ Essential Energy Services Ltd.

+ Greg Walter to Director @ Real Estate Council of Alberta

+ Grant Jay to VP Sales and Partnerships @ Minerva Intelligence Inc.

+ Heather Stefanson to Premier of Manitoba

+ Jeff Wray to Global Leader @ EY-Parthenon

+ Jennifer Cudlipp to COO @ LifeLabs

+ Larry Bohn to Member & Chairman @ Alberta Insurance Council

+ Linay Freda to VP Operations @ Northview Canadian High Yield Residential Fund

+ Matthew Machielse to Interim CEO @ Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation

+ Mike Bachus to COO, Upstream Division @ Kiwetinohk Energy Corp.

+ Morry Brown to VP, Investor Relations @ Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc.

+ Naomi Stefura to Exec. VP @ Melcor Developments

+ Noha Elsayed to Exec. Director, Alberta Regioin @ Levitee Clinics and Levitee Pharmacies

+ Rupen Shaw to CFO @ Pineapple Financial Inc.

+ Ryan Rawlyk to VP Production & Operations @ Prairie Provident Resources Inc.

+ Stephen Hillier to CEO @ Apache Industrial and Skyway Canada

+ Tim Melton to CEO & Executive Chairman @ Melcor Developments

+ Timothy Hodgson, Chairman @ Sagicor Financial Company Ltd.

+ Tracy Harder to VP, Talent & Engagement @ Sylogist Ltd.

+ Yanick Gervais to Pres. & CEO @ Olymel L.P.

~ 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 ]

+ are workers heading back downtown?

+ finding the right wellness initiative

+ how to beat loneliness and isolation at work

+ Nov. 18;  exactEarth Ltd., Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Dec. 1: ProMIS Neurosciences Inc. ; Special Meeting of  Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Dec. 8: Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

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

+ Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc. awarded $8.0 million grant from Emissions Reduction Alberta

+ Heartland Generation Ltd. completed their getting off-coal at the Battle River and Sheerness Generating Stations

+ That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history. – Aldous Huxley

+ No one ever becomes poor by giving. – Anne Frank

+ Northern Petroleum Corporation announced plans for $2.5 billion ammonia/methanol facility near Grande Prairie

+ to Jarome Iginla inducted in the NHL Hall of Fame

+ to Ross Roy, Craig Senyk, and Steve Mesler – the Concert for Classrooms 2021, the 7^th Annual Peter Burgener Charity Concert with Barney Bentall and the Cariboo Express raised $148,890 for Classroom Champions

+ to Shaw Communications Inc. and their team of volunteers and sponsors – announced the results of this year’s Shaw Charity Classic raised $14,797,827 for distribution to 233 Alberta charities

+ to winners of the 4^th Annual Inventures Startup Pitch Competition for 2021 – each winner gets $10K

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+ Alberta parents can now access $10/day child care; $3.8 billion/5-yr. funding deal secured between Alberta and Ottawa – expected to result in creation of 42,500 new spaces by 2026

+ Altust Group agreed to acquire Scryver Inc./Reonomy for $349.5 million

+ Ballard Power Systems acquired Arcola Energy for US$40.0 million

+ Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc. awarded $8.0 million grant from Emissions Reduction Alberta

+ Calgary City Council declared a climate emergency; vote was 13-2

+ Calgary Fluoride plebiscite was clear – and now City Council has voted to go ahead; vote was 13-2 – oddly, 2 councillors voted against it. Kudos to tireless Juilet Guichon and her campaigners for never giving up!

+ COP26 conference achieved agreement, but it fell short of widespread hopes/expectations on coal …

+ COVID-19 in Alberta full current stats – [ 5,828 active cases – 519 in hospital, 100 patients in intensive care, deaths to date from COVID – 3,188 ] – booster 3^rd doses now available to Albertans over 70; QR codes now required to replace paper vaccination records – time to get the app

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI steady about US$81/bbl, Brent approaching US$83/bb;

+ CWC Energy Services Corp. closed its US$17.3 million 10-rig acquisition

+ Headwater Exploration Inc. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $120.0 million

+ Heartland Generation Ltd. completed their getting off-coal at the Battle River and Sheerness Generating Stations

+ HOUSING TRUTH – monthly residential newsletter: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  –  archived issues …

+ Nanalysis Scientific Corp. agreed to acquire K’(Prime) Technologies Inc.

+ NuVista Energy Ltd. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $290.0 million

+ Parkland Corporation agreed to acquire Lynch Oil

+ Petroleum Services Association of Canada published its 2022 Canadian Oilfield Services Activity Forecast

+ PlantX Life Inc. acquired controlling interests in Eh Coffee Corp. and Portfolio Coffee Inc.

+ PROPERTYlines;  – monthly commercial real estate; archived Issues  

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 6 to 556 this week; Canada: up 8 to 168 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Shell moving its headquarters from the Netherlands to the UK; dropping the ‘Royal Dutch’ part of its name

+ Storm Resources Ltd. agreed to be acquired by Canadian Natural Resources Limited

+ Tidewater Resources Ltd. sold its British Columbia Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits; innovative deal proceeds of $53.0 million

+ World Petroleum Congress announcement; 2023 – the 24^th World Petroleum Congress – Energy Transition – the Path to Net Zero

Last week we reported an item incorrectly:

+ we reported the new premier of Manitoba but typed ‘Ontario’ … so, with apologies to Doug Ford – the correct item should have read:

+ Heather Stefanson to Premier of Manitoba … congratulations!

+ Allied Properties REIT is on the market to raise $300.0 million in equity

+ Axis Auto Finance Inc. closed $15.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Bonterra Energy Corp. closed $7.5 million equity raise by private placement

+ Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP is on the market to raise US$600.0 million in equity

+ Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation is on the market to raise US$400.0 million in equity

+ Clear Blue Technologies International Inc. closed $2.899 million 2^nd tranche of an unsecured convertible debt financing

+ E Automotive Inc. closed $135.7 million equity raise by IPO

+ Equitable Bank closed $400.0 million deposit raise

+ Genesis Land Development Corp. is on the market to raise $30.0 million in equity by a rights offering

+ Great Quest Fertilizer Ltd. is on the market to raise $1.5 million in equity by private placement

+ Helium Evolution Incorporated closed $12.3 million equity raise by private placement

+ Interface Fluidics secured $6.7 million funding

+ Looking Glass Labs Ltd. closed $2.5 million equity raise by private placement

+ Manulife Financial Corporation closed $1.3 billon sub. debt raise

+ Martello Technologies Group Inc. is on the market to raise $2.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Nexus REIT is on the market to raise $141.0 million in equity

+ NowVertical Group Inc. is on the market to raise $10.35 million in equity

+ Open Text Corporation is on the market to raised $1.0 billion in sr. unsecured debt

+ Organto Foods Inc. closed $14.0 million equity and convertible debt raise by private placement

+ Prophecy DeFi Inc. is on the market to raise $25.0 million in unsecured convertible debt

+ Starlight U.S. Residential Fund raised $312.0 million in equity by IPO

*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. 18;  exactEarth Ltd., Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Dec. 1: ProMIS Neurosciences Inc. ; Special Meeting of  Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Dec. 8: Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

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

 SAVE THE DATE - upcoming events  & functions

+ Nov. 22; Parliament of Canada – resumption of parliament, Ottawa

+ Nov. 24; Business Transition Forum, Westin Bayshore, Vancouver; info/register

+ Dec. 1-2; 30^th Anniversary Real Estate Forum, in-person & virtual, Fairmont Royal York, Toronto; info/registration

+ Dec. 6-9; World Petroleum Congress, Houston; info/registration

2022

+ Feb. 17-18; Canadian Concrete Expo, International Centre, Mississauga, ON; save the date

+ Mar. 31 – Apr. 1; National Heavy Equipment Show, International Centre, Mississauga; save the date

+ Apr. 6-8; Economic Developers of Alberta – EDA Experience 2022, Pomery Kananaskis Moutain Lodge, Kananaskis; info/partner/call for presenters

+ May 26; Top 7 Over 70 awards gala, Hyatt Regency, Calgary; info/tickets

+ June 7-9; Global Energy Show, Stampede Park, Calgary; awards nomination, info/registration

2023

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

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