+ Alex Benay to Partner, Digital and Government Solutions @ KPMG

+ Arun Bajaj to Director @ Cogeco Inc.

+ Charles Émond to Exec. VP, Québec, Private Equity and Strategic Planning @ Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

+ Darren Smart to Interim CFO @ Parkland Fuel Corporation

+ Darryl Conroy to Pres. @ Metro Paving and Roadbuilding Ltd.

+ Darwin Little to Interim CFO @ Delphi Energy Corp.

+ Dr. Rob Annan to Pres. & CEO @ Genome Canada

+ Gale Blank to Chief Information Officer @ Reitmans (Canada) Limited

+ George Brookman to Chairman and Company Ambassador @ West Canadian Digital Imaging Inc.

+ Hugo Batteke, VP Operations @ Delphi Energy Corp., left the company

+ Janet Nystedt to Associate @ Gowling WLG

+ Jason Elvy to Bus. Dev. @ Seko Construction

+ Jason Keen to Division President, Chubb Global Markets @ Chubb

+ Jo-Anne Morin, to Talent Acquisition Lead @ PTW Energy Services

+ Joyanne Mitchell to Sr. Consultant @ Global Philanthropic Inc.

+ Karen Brookman to Pres. & CEO @ West Canadian Digital Imaging Inc.

+ Karthik Manimozhi to CEO @ Rentmoola Payment Solutions Inc.

+ Kate Thompson to Pres. & CEO @ Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC)

+ Kent Chan to Strategic Growth Manager @ mCloud Technologies Corp.

+ Lisa Kalhans to Country Manager & CEO @ Amex Bank of Canada and Amex Canada Inc.

+ Lorne Gibson, Election Commissioner @ Government of Alberta, terminated

+ Mark Reid to CEO @ SDX Energy PLC

+ Michael Sabia, Pres. & CEO @ Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, retiring

+ Mike Henry to CEO @ BHP Group

+ Nicholas Box to Director & CFO @ SDX Energy PLC

+ Paul Sunderland to Interim Pres. & CEO @ VIZIYA Corp.

+ Rex McLennan to Director @ Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc.

+ Rob Dargewitcz to CFO @ Pieridae Energy Limited

+ Robert Scarpino to Supply Chain Mgr. @ NCS Fluid Handling Systems Inc.

+ Rod Hume, Sr. VP Engineering @ Delphi Energy Corp., left the company

+ Scott Bolton to Pres. & CEO @ United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative

+ Sol Zia to Executive Director @ Calgary Hotel Association

+ Victor Settino to VP Development & Construction @ Dream Unlimited

+ Wang Dongjin to Chairman @ CNOOC Limited

+ Xu Keqiang to CEO @ CNOOC Limited

+ Yanika Salina, Director @ Core One Labs Inc., resigned

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+ Bob Wilkins, lawyer, Provincial Court Judge; 75

+ Cheri Macaulay, founder of CivicCamp; 57

+ John Murrell, playwright; 74

+ GOA is seeking input on changes to Employment Standards in Alberta

+ podcast on workplace culture and safety

+ Canadians eager to learn more about retirement: transition from work

+ only 1 in 3 employers taking action on bullying

+ Nov. 19; E3 Metals Corp., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ Nov. 20; Ceres Global Ag Corp., Annual and Special Meeting, Toronto

+ Dec. 2; Boyd Group Income Fund, Special Meeting of Unitholders, Winnipeg

+ Dec. 10; First Capital Realty Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Dec. 12; Firm Capital American Realty Partners Corp., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Dec. 18; Pengrowth Energy Corporation, Meetings of Shareholders and Secured Debtholders, Calgary

+ Jan. 9; NAV Canada, Annual Meeting, Ottawa

+ Jan. 24; Aimia Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ Mar. 21; Arrow Exploration Corp., Annual General and Special Meeting, Calgary

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+ a warm welcome and thanks to our newest advertiser/sponsor, Levvel.ca – previously known as iugoWerx, founded in 2015, rebranded as Levvel in April, 2019

+ Birchcliff Energy Ltd. 2020 CapEx Budget is $250.0 million

+ Calgary Tower re-opened to the public following elevator repairs

+ Canadian Associations of Oilwell Drilling Contractors announced their 2020 Drilling Forecast

+ CN Rail - strike; 3,000 workers on strike after breakdown in contract negotiations before midnight deadline

+ Corridor Resources Inc. announced its 2020 CapEx Budget is $69.3 million

+ Crescent Point Energy Corp. agreed to sell a portfolio of natural gas infrastructure assets in Saskatchewan to Steel Reef Infrastructure Corp. for $500.0 million

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com;

+ Eagle Energy Inc. facing insolvency/receivership action from secured creditors

+ Grey Cup Week in Calgary; kickoff at 4 PM Sunday, Nov. 24^th – Winnipeg v. Hamilton

+ Imperial Oil reiterated its $2.6 billion Aspen oilsands project will remain on hold until the GOA completely ends its curtailment program

+ Imperial Oil announced $450.0 million project to boost output from its Cold Lake thermal project

+ Repsol SA is reported to be considering alternate sources for its Spanish refineries; looking to replace Mexican and Venezuelan heavy oil with Western Canadian supplies … tic toc

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – U.S.: down 11 to 806 this week; Canada: down 6 to 134 this week; full breakdown; big drops over a year ago

+ Tourmaline Oil Corp. completes its $800.0 million portfolio sale to Topaz Energy Corp.

+ University of Calgary budget cuts will eliminate 250 positions; 100 will be handled through attritions/retirements; 150 will be cut in phases, this month and January

+ CAP REIT is on the market to raise $350.0 million in equity

+ Cascades Inc. is on the market to raise US$650.0 million in sr. debt

+ Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure Closed US$173.0 million debt financing

+ Inter Pipeline Ltd. is on the market to raise $700.0 million subordinated debt financing

+ Killam Apartment REIT closed $13.93 million equity financing

+ Melcor REIT closed $10.0 million equity raise

+ New Stratus Energy Inc. is on the market to raise $2.25 million in equity by private placement

+ NexPoint Hospitality Trust is on the market to raise US$50.0 million in equity

+ Paramount Resources Ltd. closed $37,562,518.0 flow-through equity financing

+ ProMIS Neurosciences Inc. closed $2,055,333.0 tranche of its equity financing

+ Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. is on the market to raise $1.5 million in equity by private placement

+ Restaurant Brands International Inc. is on the market to raise $750,000.0 in secured debt

+ Telesat Canada is on the market to raise US$500.0 million in sr. secured debt

+ True North Commercial REIT closed $80.5 million equity financing

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*editor’s note: names companies involved in debt financing transactions we report in this section are ALWAYS the borrower; we report ‘fresh raises’ and do not report secondary offerings …

+ revised Halifax CFL stadium proposal

+ 10 hr. pour at Vancouver airport: watch the time lapse video

+ Calgary’s BRT (Yellow) line will launch Dec. 23;

+ Green Line LRT in doubt due to reduced provincial support; City Council struck a committee … let the squabbling begin ….

+ in Edmonton, Oxford Properties have sold it’s 1.4 million sq. ft. Edmonton City Centre complex to 4-member group (LaSalle Canada Property Fund, Universal-Investment, North American Development Group and Canderel); terms not disclosed

+ Knightstone Capital Management Inc. acquired Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto International Airport for $130.0 million

+ Morguard Corporation has made a proposal to takeover Temple Hotels Inc. and to take the company private

+ Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Daniel Drimmer made a $318.0 million bid to acquired Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No.1) Value-Add Fund

+ Alston Investments Inc. has made a bid to acquire Bouclair Inc.

+ Lululemon is opening its 2^nd large format experiential store this week in Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn; patterned after its 20,000 sq. ft. prototype opened in Chicago this July

+ Oxford Properties Group announced plans to develop Canada’s first multi-level industrial project; 707,000 sq. ft. in Burnaby’s Riverbend Business Park

+ Facebook leased 1.5 million sq. ft. in Hudson Yards in New York; 30 floors spread over three buildings, go be occupied in 2020

+ WeWork is widely reported to be looking at major staff cuts – expected to lay off at least 4,000; the New York State Attorney General is investigating recent valuation and financing activities

+ Automotive Properties REIT agreed to acquire Straightline KIA dealership property in Calgary from JV Driver Group for $8.4 million

+ CAP REIT is on the market to raise $350.0 million in equity

+ Centurion Apartment REIT agreed to acquire six western Canadian apartment properties; Edmonton, Regina, Vancouver – 1,300 units

+ Killam Apartment REIT closed $13.93 million equity financing

+ Melcor REIT closed its $54.8 million Grande Prairie property acquisition

+ Melcor REIT closed $10.0 million equity raise

+ NexPoint Hospitality Trust is on the market to raise US$50.0 million in equity

+ True North Commercial REIT closed its $90.0 million acquisition of 315,400 sq. ft. Class A office property in Markham, ON

+ True North Commercial REIT closed $80.5 million equity financing