+ Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. - John D. Rockefeller
+ Yesterday is but today’s memory and tomorrow is today’s dream. - Khalil Gibran
- FACILITY Calgary - now in it's 26th year - every Tuesday morning - getting better, growing our audience, offering 'things you want to know' to people who want to know it
Your donation to iGIFTsight.ca helps poor kids see (YES, Canadian kids) - I've taken on a role with this very worthy work - a Calgary based charity with a national plan. I'm not asking anyone to switch the charities you support - and I'm asking you to add this one. Your money goes a long way. For instance, a $75.00 donation puts glasses on the faces of five kids who can't see the board. How can we do that? Parntnerships, relationships, suppliers and creativity, volunteers and trust.
Mark Kolke, VP Fund Development, i GIFT sight
A message from FACILITYCalgary publisher Mark Kolke.
We are pleased to celebrate our relationship with iGIFTsight - a Calgary-based Canadian charity with a Canada-wide mission; if you've not heard about iGIFTsight, we urge you to invest a few moments of your time - click on a link to the site. You'll learn there is an unmet need for vision service in our communities. Getting eye exams, treatment, glasses and other corrective actions is something most of us take for granted as something we have funds or a benefit program, or that services are available where we live. This is made worse when families are already stretched so very far. If you can help, please consider helping in any that you can.
+ American election day – Presidential contest predicted to be very close … maybe
+ Canadian container ports shut – strikes in Vancouver and Montreal
+ Corus Entertainment Inc. - advisors exploring sale of Shaw family controlled
+ crude prices up on OPEC+ news
+ Government of Canada – released DRAFT regulations for emissions cap
+ Melcor REIT calling special meeting of unitholders
NEWS THIS WEEK
+ American election day today; all predictions and media sources seem to be alarmed that the Presidential election – Trump v. Harris – is very close, too close to call etc.; the first poll to open, close and announce the result, by the 6 voters at Dixville Notch, New Hampshire – 3 for Harris, 3 for Trump … tic toc
+ Mayoralty race watch – Calgary’s election is a year away: Gondek undecided on running again, Jeff Davison declared, Brian Thiessen declared … rumoured to be running – Sonya Sharp, Dan McLean, Joyti Gondek so far
+ REITrag – is a curated news publication real estate investment trusts; all Canadian REITs and adding American and European listings; available by subscription; sign-up form
+ Robyn Osgood to Managing Director & CEO @ McMillan Vantage
+ Wayne Ferguson to COO & Exec VP, Services Div. @ EllisDon Corp.
~ 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 ]
+ REITrag covers activity and announcements on the activity of real estate investment trusts - REITs: - sign up at: https://markkolke.substack.com/s/reit-rag
+ YARDI report predicts trends looking forward in Canadian market – download available ...
INTERESTING TRENDS: OFFICE
+ Enright Capital acquired 635 - 8th Avenue SW from Cadillac Fairview; branding it as 635 8TH, and announced significant renovation plans ...
+ WeWork and IWG formed a partnership – Vast Coworking Group, a Florida based franchise operator seeking franchise operators in Canada – trying to make some lemonade? ...
