+ Betty DeVita to Director @ Home Capital Group. Inc.

+ Bozena Jankowska to Global Head of ESG @ Slate Asset Management

+ Curtis White to Bus. Dev. Executive @ Network NFT Studios

+ Debbie Topp to Logistics Coordinator @ Bowline Logistics Ltd.

+ Debra Doucette to Director @ The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada

+ Don Crichton to VP, Head of Workplace Insights @ Relogix

+ Gen. Wayne Eyre to Permanent Chief of Defence Staff @ Government of Canada

+ Grant Rae to Sr. Construction Advisor @ Campus Assets Inc.

+ Harry Pickett to Interim VPO & Chief Information Officer @ Co-operators Group Limited

+ Harry Taylor to Interim Pres. & CEO @ WestJet Group

+ Holly Benson, Director @ The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, retired

+ Joanne Miskulin to Sr. Construction Project Mgr. @ Chandos Construction

+ John Ballantyne to COO @ RioCan REIT

+ Karl Schuster to Exec. VP & Chief Loyalty Officer @ WestJet

+ May Tan to Director @ Manulife

+ Nicole White to Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary @ Avison Young

+ Peter Misek to Director @ CarDoor

+ Roelof van Dijk to Exec. Dir., Real Estate @ Informal Canada

+ Sami Tannoury to Principal Director @ EVOQ Architecture

+ Tony Holler to Director @ Kadestone Capital Corp.

+ Travis Sharpe to Director, Commercial Development @ WestFab Group of Companies

+ Vince Benincasa to Chief Commercial Officer @ Cymat Technologies Ltd.

+ Vincent Lim, CEO @ BYT Holdings Ltd., resigned

~ 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 cover letters still important?

+ change management supports employee well-being

+ constructive dismissal – what you need to know

+ is returning to the office a simple matter?

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

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

+ Dec. 20; XORTX Therapeutics Inc. , Annual & Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary/virtual

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+ Capital Power Corporation and Enbridge Inc. JV will work on carbon capture and storage project – and ‘open access carbon hub’ near Wabumun/Genesee power plants

ATB forecast | CRMR takes over Post Hotel | COVID-news | CER denied Enbridge plan | crude-omicron-volatility | KeystoneXL lawsuit + deals + rig counts + upcoming events, appointments + REIT NEWS + ESG reports + financings + quotes + kudos

+ In no one ever took risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine Chapel floor. – Neil Simon

+ Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems. – Sun Tzu

+ to Keith Creel, Pres. & CEO @ Canadian Pacific Railway named 2021 CEO of the Year by Globe and Mail-ROB Magazine

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+ ATB published its 2020 outlook for the Alberta economy

+ Calfrac Well Services Ltd. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $70.0 million

+ Canada’s 44^th parliament started its session with a throne speech

+ Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts is taking over operations of the Post Hotel & Spa at Lake Louise

+ COVID-19 in Alberta full current stats – Omicron variant watch/ travellers isolating; [ 4,850 active cases – 432 in hospital, 77 patients in intensive care, deaths to date from COVID – 3,242 ] – booster 3^rd doses now available to Albertans over 70; QR codes now required to replace paper vaccination records – click here to get the app

+ CER (the Canada Energy Regulator) denied Enbridge Inc. application to change the contracting regime for shipping on its 3.0 million bpb Mainline ; Enbridge responded with its take on tolls going forward

+ CNOOC Limited’s Buzzard Phase II project in the offshore UK North Sea commenced operation

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$71/bbl, Brent @ US$74/bbl – it was a volatile week for crude – up over US$80 on release from U.S. strategic reserve, and then traders got rattled over OMICRON variant concerns; meanwhile, OPEC countries consider offsetting production cuts … tic toc

+ FYidoctors acquired BonLook (36 stores/5 provinces)

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

+ InPlay Oil Corp. and Prairie Storm Resources Corp. got court approval for their plan of arrangement

+ Keystone XL owner TC Energy Inc. launched $15.0 billion lawsuit seeking damages for the cancellation of the U.S. Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline project

+ MEG Energy Corp. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $375.0 million

+ Obsidian Energy closed its acquisition of 45% of the Peace River Oil Partnership for $43.5 million to now hold 100%

+ PROPERTYlines;  – monthly commercial real estate; archived Issues  

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 6 to 569 this week; Canada: up 4 to 171 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ THIRD ACTion Film Festival are again running a 50/50 draw – info/buy tickets – for a draw on December 22^nd; only Alberta residents eligible

+ Trans Mountain pipeline still shut down due to B.C. flooding; operations expected to restart this week

+ Vermilion Energy Inc. acquired an additional 36.5% of the Corrib Natural Gas Project for US$434.0 million

+ Vermilion Energy Inc. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $425.0 million

+ Wellfield Technologies Inc. closed its acquisition of Seamless Logic Software Limited

+ Wildpack Beverage Inc. closed its $42.0 acquisition of Land and Sea Packaging

+ American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP closed US$50.0 million convertible debt raise

+ Bruce Power closed $500.0 million debt financing

+ Calfrac Well Services Ltd. $250.0 million credit facility

+ Canadian Utilities Limited is on the market to raise $175.0 million in equity by a preferred share issue

+ Definity Financial Corporation closed $1.6 billion equity raise by IPO

+ Garda World Security secured US$1.438 billion credit facility

+ Inter Pipeline Ltd. is on the market to raise $1.0 billion in sr. unsecured debt

+ Hapbee Technoloigies Inc. closed $6.1 million equity raise

+ mCloud Technologies Corp closed US$9.5 million equity raise

+ NexLiving Communicites Inc. closed $20.0 million equity financing

+ NexLiving Communicites Inc. on the market to raise $4.45 million in equity by private placement

+ Immutable Holdings Inc. is on the market to raise $10.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Parkland Corporation closed US$800.0 million unsecured debt financing

+ ProStar Holdings Inc. closed $10.2 million equity raise by private placement

+ Ridgewood Canadian Investment Grade Bond Fund closed $7.5 million equity raise

+ Valeo Pharma Inc. is on the market to raised $25.0 million in convertible unsecured debt by private placements

+ Vejii Holdings Ltd. cis on the market to raise $5.0 million in convertible debt

+ WELL Health Technologies Corp. closed $70.0 million convertible debt raise

*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 …

+ 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

+ Jan. 14-16; Calgary Renovation Show, BMO Centre, Stampede Park; info/times/tickets

+ Feb. 3; Business Transitions Forum, Westin Hotel, Calgary; info/register

+ 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

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