+ Bart Catmull to Chief Risk Officer @ Sagicor Financial Company Ltd.

+ Chris Johnson to VP Operations & Manufacturing @ Pure Sunfarms

+ Daniel Chomiak to Bus. Dev. Specialist @ ONSITE3D Virtual Design & Construction

+ Deborah Orida to Chief Sustainability Officer @ CPP Investments

+ Deland Kamanga to Group Head, Wealth Mgmt. @ BMO

+ Dianna Gibbons to Sr. Mgr., Property Tax Operations @ Ryan

+ Donna Ward to Director @ Providence Therapeutics

+ Dr. Eric Hoskins to Director @ Think Research Corporation

+ Eric Tse to General Mgr., Toronto HQ @ Biogen Canada

+ Fiona Fitzmaurice to Director @ Agra Ventures Ltd.

+ George Kirby to CEO @ RS Technologies Inc.

+ George Judd to Director @ Hardwoods Distribution Inc.

+ Glenn Katz to Chief Commercial Officer @ Telesat Inc.

+ Heather Masterson to Board of Governors Chair @ The Insurance Institute of Canada

+ Jay-Ann Gilfoy to Pres. & CEO @ Merdian Credit Union Ltd.

+ Joshua LaMarre to Sr. Mgr., Construction & Maintenance @ Circle K

+ Kiel O’Sullivan to Sr. VP Strategy and Corp. Dev. Residential @ Great Gulf Group

+ Kyle Russell to Director, Stampede Programming @ Calgary Stampede

+ Matt Reindel to CFO @ Empire Company Limited

+ Meryl Whittaker, Integrity Commissioner @ City of Calgary, stepping down

+ Michael Rhodes to Group Head, Canadian Personal Banking @ TD Bank Group

+ Mike Vels to Chief Development Officer @ Empire Company Limited

+ Nicole DeKort to Pres. & CEO @ Medtech Canada

+ Paul van Eyk to Partner, Natural Restructuring & Turnaround Leader @ KPMG

+ Ray Chun to Group Head, Wealth and Insurance @ TD Bank Group

+ Robert Bose to Pres. @ Sintana Energy Inc.

+ Stephanie Pahl to Chief of Staff and Sr. Director, Administration @ Glenbow Museum

+ Tommy Franssoon to CEO @ Valour Inc.

+ Wayne O’Connor, Pres. & CEO @ Enmax, left abruptly by mutual agreement

~ 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 ]

+ Dennis Nerland QC; lawyer, Counsel @ Moodys Private Client, 68

+ CERB subsidy program is over – so what’s next?

+ is the big quit real? – article discussed pro/con for employers and employees

+ speaking up without fear …

+ Nov. 12;  Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd., Annual General and Special Shareholder Meeting, virtual-only

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

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

+ Alberta government announcement of new initiatives ($176.0 million) to reduce emissions and diversify the economy

+ Canadian Pacific Railway developing a hydrogen-powered locomotive; they got a $15.0 million grant from ERA

+ COP 26 conference underway: Trudeau pledging to cap oil + gas emissions

+ COP 26 – countries agreeing to reduce methane emissions, and ending deforestation …

+ Canadian Pacific published its 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report

+  NexGen Energy Ltd. published its inaugural Sustainability Report

+ TC Energy Corporation published its 2021 Sustainablity Report and Emissions Reduction Plan

+ Waste Connections Inc. published its 2021 Sustainability Report

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+ City of Calgary is now selling industrial lots in Point Trotter Industrial – Phase 2 – contact me for details

*information in this section, relevant to Alberta/Calgary – for national and international news, go to our PROPERTYlines monthly publication

+ Strategic Group secured $75/sq. ft. grant from the City of Calgary to convert the historic art-deco building to residential use

*information in this section, relevant to Alberta/Calgary – for national and international news, go to our PROPERTYlines monthly publication

Alberta emissions reduction | Brookfield closed Inter Pipeline acquistion | CPR merger is a go | COP26 conference | COVID case counts drop | energy prices steady | Rogers board brawl condtinues + deals + rig counts + upcoming events, appointments + REIT NEWS + ESG reports + financings + quotes

+ You only have to do a few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many wrong things. – Warren Buffett

+ Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. – Will Rodgers

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+ Alberta government announcement of new initiatives ($176.0 million) to reduce emissions and diversify the economy

+ Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. closed its acquisition of Inter Pipeline Ltd.

+ Canadian Pacific Railway Limited and Kansas City Southern are moving ahead with next steps in their merger

+ COP 26 conference underway: Trudeau pledging to cap oil + gas emissions

+ COP 26 – countries agreeing to reduce methane emissions , and ending deforestation …

+ COVID-19 in Alberta full current stats – [ 7.580 active cases – 689 in hospital, 157 patients in intensive care, deaths to date from COVID – 3,111 ] – case counts continue to decline, and 80% of Albertans are fully vaccinated …

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$84/bbl, BrenT @ $84.50 … holding steady after a bumpy week – U.S. stockpiles replenishing …

+ City of Calgary is now selling industrial lots in Point Trotter Industrial – Phase 2 – contact me for details

+ CWC Energy Services Corp. agreed to acquire a 10-rig portfolio for US$17.3 million

+ Government of Canada CERB program is ended; new program will provide ongoing funding in lower amounts to fewer people as pamdemic influeces abate

+ Government of Canada – new cabinet announced/sworn in

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

+ NSTEP, a phenomenal not-for-profit focused on nutrition and exercise for kids, are trying to win funding for their Dover project – they NEED your vote; GO to here – click your VOTE – and you can donate too

+ PROPERTYlines;  – monthly commercial real estate; archived Issues  

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 2 to 544 this week; Canada: up 2 to 166 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Rogers Communications Inc. board-room-battles continue … application in B.C. courts pending – decision expected this week

+ Royop Development Corp and KingSett Capital acquired Lake Bonavista Premenade and Douglas Square from IG Wealth Management – Royop will manage the properties; terms no disclosed

+ Sage Properties Corp. agreed to sell Prince of Peace senior living facilities  project (191 units) to Yarrow Limited Partnership; terms not disclosed

+ Surge Energy Inc. closed $58.0 million SE Saskatchewan asset portfolio acquisition

+ Topaz Energy Corp. closed its $188.0 million Weyburn Royalty portfolio acquisition

+ West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. acquired Georgia Pacific’s OSB plant in South Carolina for $280.0 million

+ Blue Sky Uranium Corp. raised $1.19 million in equity by a warrants exercise

+ Clear Blue Technologies International Inc. closed $1.53 million convertible debt financing

+ Cook It secured $10.0 million fund raise

+ Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation closed $28.76 million equity raise

+ FuelPositive Corp. closed $7.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ good natured Products Inc. secured $35.8 million sr. credit facility

+ Kuber Mortgage Investment Corporation secured $40.0 million credit facility

+ Link Investment Management Inc. secured $2.5 million fund raise

+ LQwD FinTech Corp. closed $8.0 million equity financing

+ Microbix Biosystems Inc. raised $2.7 million in equity by a warrants exercise

+ Minto REIT closed $87.0 million equity raise

+ Pipestone Energy Corp. is on the market to secure a $280.0 million credit facility

+ Propel Holdings Inc. closed $70.0 million equity raise

+ Quarterhill Inc. closed $57.5 million convertible debt financing

+ RioCan REIT closed $450.0 million sr. unsecured debt financing

+ Royal Bank of Canada is on the market to raise $750.0 million by a preferred share issue

+ SQI Diagnostics Inc. closed $4.5 million tranche of an equity raise by private placement

+ Topaz Energy Corp. closed $173.1 million equity raise

+ Tokens.com Corp. is on the market to raise $12.0 million in equity by private placement

*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. 2; Canadian Tax Matters/Kim Moody hosted webinar ‘Business Valuation: Issues of Importance in Succession Planning’; info/register

+ Nov. 5; Managing Conflict With A High-Conflict Peronality – 1 day Bill Eddy workshop, University of Calgary, ; student 25% discount code is STUDENTYYC; info/registration

+ Nov. 5; 7^th Annual Peter Burgener Charity Concert for Classrooms with Barney Bentall and the Cariboo Express, Bella Concert Hall, Mount Royal University; GET TICKETS

+ Nov. 9-10; 2021 CCVO Connections Conference – info/program

+ Nov. 9-10; ISA, Calgary Show – Expo & Conference, Telus Convention Centre, Calgary; save the date / submit a paper (deadline is June 7) / conference brochure/register

+ 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

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

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

+ Krypton completed its new Cemtec Industries facility in Calgary

+ plans for 28-acre Brentwood Town Centre in B.C.; 4.5 million sq. ft. of residential …

+ Government of Alberta announced it has now secured all the land for the Springbank Dry Dam project – construction can now go ahead

+ the new $608.0 million event centre to replace the Saddledome drawings have been released for public commentary

*information in this section, relevant to Alberta/Calgary – for national and international news, go to our PROPERTYlines monthly publication

+ Kingswood (operator of MEC stores) put its portfolio (1 or 6 stores is in Calgary) on the market; sale/leaseback planned

+ Royop Development Corp and KingSett Capital acquired Lake Bonavista Promenade and Douglas Square from IG Wealth Management – Royop will manage the properties; terms no disclosed

*information in this section, relevant to Alberta/Calgary – for national and international news, go to our PROPERTYlines monthly publication