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 THIS WEEK at FACILITYCalgary 

  November 20 ~ 26, 2025 


                                                                                                

                                                                                                



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  NEWS THIS WEEK  


+ Canada Post strike/service disruption: seems nearly over; parties are agreed but not signed-off yet ~ meanwhile, Canada Post reported $541.0 million 3rd qtr loss

+ crude awakening ~ current energy prices: live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com / BOE INTEL ~  WTI @US$58/bbl; Brent @US$62/bbl …

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+ Government of Alberta: agreement with Ottawa on terms of support for a new oil and/or bitument pipeline to tidewater ... agreement to be releaed on Nov. 27th

+ Government of Canada: Prime Minister globe-trotting – G20, trade negotiations with U.A.E.,

+ MONDAY MORNING MINUTE - a weekly inspiration message and a selected quote in your inbox weekly; check out the new format; check out this week’s issue – sign up is free

+ rig activity in Canada, courtesy of BOE Report

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: up 5 to 564 this week; Canada: up 7 to 195 this week

+ Verndale Corporation acquired Fishtank




 U.S. Trump / TARIFF WAR WATCH ...

+ Oct. 29 – negotiations were going well (were they?) before Trump halted talk

+ Nov. 5; U.S. Supreme court hearing the case of Trump tariffs – are they constitutional? 

+ Nov. 15; Trump softened his stance, rolled back tariffs on many food products …


                                                                

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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Celine Gerson to Director @ Enerflex Ltd.

+ Cooper Xu to Partners, Cross-border tax @ MNP

+ Dimitri Gitas to Country Pres., Novartis Canada @ Novartis

+ Don Listwin to Director @ 4ag Robotics

+ Dr. Scott MacPherson to Pres. & CEO @ Keyano College

+ Evan Siddall to Vice-Chair @ BMO Capital Markets

+ Gabriel Benavides to Chief Revenue Officer @ Lightspeed Commerce Inc.

+ Jennifer Hanna to Partner, Tax Group Leader @ McLeod Law LLP

+ Karina Di Rupo to VP, Supply Chain Mgmt. & Operations @ Groupe Touchette

+ Katie Pollock to Head of Broker Distribution, Canada @ BOXX Insurance

+ Lauren Stewart to VP Communications @ Business Council of Alberta

+ Rob Long to Chief Marketing Officer @ Kits Eyeware Ltd.

+ Rob Symonds to Director @ AKITA Drilling Ltd.

+ Ted Di Giorgio to Director @ Boralex Inc.

+ Tim Gamble to Director @ Network Media Group Inc.

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 ]




 REMEMBRANCE 


+ Ray Clark; former City of Calgary Councillor; 80




 THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
 proposed & closed 

+ Cenovus Energy closed a $2.6 billion senior unsecured debt raise

+ KITS Eyeware secured a $15.0 million credit facility

+ Martello Technologies Group Inc. secured a $2.0 million debt raise

+ MineHub Technologies Inc. is on the market to raise $5.0 million in equity

+ Montfort Capital Corp. closed a $1.278 million debt raise

+ NurExone Biologic Inc. raised $3.18 million in equity by a rights exercise

+ Power Corporation of Canada closed a $200.0 million preferred share equity raise

+ Secure Waste Infrastructure Corp. closed a $300.0 million sr. unsecured debt raise

+  Videotron Ltd. closed a $800.0 million sr. unsecured debt raise by private placement




 HR Resource + Workplace Trends + HSE 

+ most admired – companies, CEOs, etc – 2025 Award Winners

+ 2026 Workplace Trends for Employers; ADP Canada Trends Report




 TECHNOLOGY / AI Trends 

+  AI safety report update

+  Deloitte 2025 Fast 500 winners ~ 3 from Calgary in the top 100




 RISK 

+ Alberta Wildfire information

+ 86% of Canadians believe they can spot a scam; but they are wrong – RBC Fraud Awareness Poll

+ 92% of BC residents face earthquake risk ... 




 DATA CENTER issues + news 

+ GoA introduced Bill 8, the Utilities Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 to support data centre relationships with the grid to allow them to power themselves ..

~ capacity, power, and continuity matter ‘huge’ to users and therefore must matter to data center operators and their suppliers of power. This is an-across-jurisdictions issue for companies, countries and providers of massive amounts of power that cannot quit. As this is growing issue we’ll try to capture the most relevant points each week on this subject. We appreciate everyone who provides us with news and perspective on this growing issue of importance to users of data centers and owners/developers of facilities.




 CLIMATE CHANGE + LEED + RENEWABLE ENERGY 

+ COP 30 concluded – statement by Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change




 REITs + TRUST NEWS 

+ First Capital REIT got unitholder approval for its plan of arrangement

+ H&R REIT announced it has binding deals in place to sell some retail and office properties to multiple buyers for proceeds of $1.5 billion; this is a re-mix of their portfolio to be mostly residential and industrial focused

+ REITrag covers activity and announcements on the activity of real estate investment trusts - REITs: - sign up at: https://markkolke.substack.com/s/reit-rag -  our new REITRag format coming soon 



  SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR MEETINGS 

+ Dec. 11; Artis REIT, Special Meeting of Unitholders, Winnipeg

+ Dec. 16; Kiwetinohk Energy Corp., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Dec. 17; RecycLiCo Battery Materials Inc., Annual General Meeting, Delta

+ Jan. 25/26; Tuktu Resources Ltd., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

~ some guidance on conducting virtual shareholder meetings, provided by BD&P

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




 CHARITY + INDUSTRY GOLF EVENTS 

+ Aug. 17-23/2026; Rogers Charity Classic

+ please send your 2026 charity golf event notices to kolke@facilitycalgary.com

~ [please send your charity golf event notices to kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]




 UPCOMING EVENTS / SAVE THE DATE 

+ Nov. 25-26; Women in Consulting Engineering Conference, Westin Downtown, Calgary

+ Nov. 25-26; Info-Tech LIVE 2025 Conference, Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, Montreal

+ Nov. 26; Materials That Matter – Sustainable Construction in Alberta, Calgary

+ Nov. 26-27; National Building Decarbonization Forum 2025, National Arts Centre, Ottawa; register

2026 events

+ Jan. 29-31; Conservative Party of Canada, National Convention, Calgary

+ Jan. 31 – Feb 1; The Wellness Show – Vancouver; save the date

+ Mar. 4-5; 5th Annual Modular Construction & Prefabrication Symposium, Pan Pacific, Toronto

+ June 8-10; NeoCon 2026, THE Mart, Chicago – get on the NeoCon updates mailing list

+ June 16-19; Canadian Trail Summit, Winnipeg

+ June 17-20/2026; VivaTech 2026, Paris – save the data ... registration link n/a yet ...

+ Sept. 28-30; Indigenous Women in Industry Summit Canada, Hyatt Regency, Vancouver

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


 
                                                                

 
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KUDOS to Deb and crew - your 2025 share of  the Rogers Classic -  FOR NSTEP … Rogers – Birdies for Kids – 40,014.76

 
NSTEP

 

NSTEP is focused on building healthy habits for children, for life!

We are an education hub of scientific, evidence based knowledge that focuses on teaching healthy habits for children, for life. We want their brains to be powered and nourished through healthy eating and physical activity. Nutrition and activity build better brains and bodies.

NSTEP programs are sought after by school and community organizations. The most popular programs are Chef on NSTEP, various ages and NSTEP Certificate programs for staff working with children and youth.


For information - reach out to Founder and CEO @ NSTEP - Deb Hymers: deb.hymers@nstep.ca


 
                                                                

 
 
 
                                                                

 
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