+ ‘Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.’ – Isaac Asimov

+ ‘I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.’ – Douglas Adams

+ Oct. 27; HealthLease Properties REIT, Special Unitholders Meeting to Approve Plan of Arrangement, Toronto

+ Oct. 30; HealthLease Properties REIT, Special Debenture Holders Meeting to Amend Terms

+ Bill Stobaugh, Exec. VP Corp. Planning & Bus. Dev. @ Murphy Oil Corporation, retiring

+ David The to Sr. Consultant @ Emperor Oil Ltd.

+ George Opocensky to Pres. @ ATCO Power

+ Jason James to VP Finance & CFO @ Matrrix Energy Technologies Inc.

+ John Eckart to Exec. VP & CFO @ Murphy Oil Corporation Mar. 1/15

+ John Whelan to Exec. VP & CFO @ Enbridge Inc.

+ Kevin Clarke to Interim CEO @ Niko Resources Ltd.

+ Kevin Fitzgeral, Exec. VP & CFO @ Murphy Oil Corporation, retiring Mar. 1/15

+ Kim Baird to Consultant/Partner, Vancouver @ Ernst & Young LLP

+ Margaret Herndon to VP Global Marketing & Communications @ Avigilon Corporation

+ Patrick Donnelly to Director, Policy & External Engagement @ Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd.

+ Richard Bird, Exec. VP Corp. Dev. @ Enbridge Inc., retiring Dec. 31

+ Stuart Jaggard to VP & Controller @ Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd.

+ Tim Strawn to Country Manager @ Kleinfelder

+ Tom McKinlay, Exec. VP @ Murphy Oil Corporation, leaving the company

+ Tonya Fleming to VP & General Counsel @ Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd.

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+ Alan Marchment, Director @ IBI Group Inc., retired

+ Anne-Marie Ainsworth to Director @ Pembina Pipeline Corporation

+ Bob Engbloom to Director, Alberta Board @ Nature Conservancy of Canada

+ Brian Petersen to Trustee @ NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT

+ Daryl Gilbert to Director @ Connacher Oil and Gas Limited

+ Dean Prodan to Director, Alberta Board @ Nature Conservancy of Canada

+ Donald Cormack to Director @ Petrus Resources Ltd.

+ Frank Walsh to Director @ Rock Energy Inc.

+ Jim Dinning to Director @ Killam Trusts

+ John Dielwart to Director @ TransAlta Corporation

+ Kevin Clarke to Chairman @ Niko Resources Ltd.

+ Leigh Cassidy to Director @ Connacher Oil and Gas Limited

+ Michael Freeborn to Director, Alberta Board @ Nature Conservancy of Canada

+ Patrick Fournell to Institutional Portfolio Manager @ Mawer Investment Management

+ Philip Scherman to Director @ Mullen Group Ltd.

+ Richard Wyman to Director @ Hemisphere Energy Corporation

+ Wendell Robinson, Chairman @ Niko Resources Ltd., retired

+ FirstService Corporation acquired AOS Group (450 agent firm with offices in France, Belgium, Spain, Morocco, UK, Netherlands and Switzerland); will rebrand as Collliers International. Price not disclosed.

+ Oxford Properties Group formed partnership with Carbonleo; Quartier DIX30 as joint owners and managers of the retail centre located in Brossard, on Montreal's South Shore; comprises the 2.3 million square feet of established multi-use retail assets, as well as two adjacent future developments totalling 295,000 square feet and scheduled for completion in 2015/2016. Oxford and Carbonleo will jointly own and manage the asset going forward through a joint venture relationship. Quartier DIX30 is Canada's second largest shopping centre.

+ Ivanhoé Cambridge announced partnership with Black Creek Group to invest development of mixed-use urban communities in the main cities of Mexico; Ivanhoé Cambridge intends to invest up to US$500 million.

+ TransCanada Corporation got regulatory approval for its twin - 460 km Grand Rapids pipeline project; will move 900,000 barrels/day of oil & diluent from north west of Fort McMurray to Edmonton area. Project capital cost is $3 billion – to be owned jointly by TransCanada and Brion Energy Corporation

+ European Commission issued new directives around fuel which are favourable to oilsands crude exports

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+ Sun Life’s Montreal HQ building (built in stages 1914-1933) achieved a LEED Silver designation in the ‘Existing Building Operations and Maintenance’ category

+ Government of Alberta: Premier Prentice announced Phase 3 ($43.2 million) of 10-yr. capital plan for new schools and expansions; this tranche is for 55 new schools and 20 modernizations

+ Summit Industrial Income REIT agreed to acquire a Cambridge, On. property for $7 million, sold one in Red Deer for $710K

+ Slate Retail REIT agreed to acquire grocery-anchored shopping centres; Bloomington, IL (US$8.2 million), Fond du Lac, WI (US$16.95 million)

+ Choice Properties REIT closed a $211.9 million acquisition of 16 properties from Loblaw related companies

+ CGX Energy Inc. secured $7.5 million debt financing

+ Ivanhoe Energy Inc. secured US$2.2 million short-term debt financing

+ Jasper Mining Corporation is on the market to raise $65,000 in equity

+ Jericho Oil Corporation closed $4.23 million equity financing

+ Northland Power Inc. closed $232 million debt financing

+ Petrus Resources Ltd. closed $90 million debt financing

+ Revest Asset Management/Community Partners LP closed US$10 million equity financing

+ Tanager Energy Inc. is on the market to raise $275,000 in equity

+ Western Zagros is on the market to raise $250 million in a rights offering

+ 3MV Energy Corp. secured $10 million term loan commitment

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+ AIMco (Alberta Investment Management Corporation) in JV with Allianz Capital Partners and Hastings Funds Management agreed to acquired Porterbrook Rail Finance Limited; price for UK rail rolling stock portfolio not released

+ Aker Process Systems changed its name to Fjords Processing

+ ATB Financial – THE OWL … Daily Economic Comment

+ ATCO Mexico won a $50 million contract to construct a natural gas pipeline in state of Hidalgo

+ Athabasca Oil corp. is seeking a JV partner to develop its Slave Point properties

+ Bank of Canada issued its Autumn Issues of Business Outlook Survey and Senior Loan Officer Survey

+ B.C. land sales netted $14.32 million for Government of British Columbia

+ Calgary downtown explosion/fire; underground power facilities being rebuilt – office buildings, apartments and condos west of 4 Street SW affected. Law courts facilities

closed. 5,000 residents and 10,000 office employees affected. Telephone outages extend further … disruption could last several days, possibly much longer as EnMax rebuild services taken out by the fire … tic toc

+ Canadian crude exports to the U.S. topped 3 million/barrels/day for the first time ever in the week ended Oct. 3^rd

+ Canadian Pacific is pursuing a takeover of CSX

+ Choice Properties REIT closes a $211.9 million acquisition of 16 properties from Loblaw related companies

+ current energy prices: live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data ; oversupply and price war volatility continues as Saudis and Kuwait price-downward in struggle for crude market share, PetroChina snapping up cheap Brent crude (6 million barrels last week); meanwhile, Canadian producers are getting benefit of weakened Canadian dollar …

+ Enbridge Inc.’s start up of its Line 9 reversal project delayed for 90 days or more on orders by the NEB to install shut-off valves on both sides of major water crossings; number of valves not yet resolved …

+ Encana Corporation agreed to sell a portion of its in Clearwater (southern and central Alberta) dry natural gas assets to Ember Resources Inc. for $605 million

+ Ernst & Young LLP has agreed to merge with/acquire Up Consulting

+ European Commission issued new directives around fuel which are favourable to oilsands crude exports

+ ExxonMobil agreed to acquire XTO Energy for US$41 billion

+ financial markets closed yesterday: Easter Monday in Canada, Columbus Day in USA

+ FirstService Corporation acquired AOS Group (450 agent firm with offices in France, Belgium, Spain, Morocco, UK, Netherlands and Switzerland); will rebrand as Colliers International. Price not disclosed

+ Government of Alberta: Premier Prentice signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Calgary and Edmonton Mayors around moving toward City Charter status but it looked

+ Government of Alberta: Premier Prentice announced Phase 3 ($43.2 million) of 10-yr. capital plan for new schools and expansions; this tranche is for 55 new schools and 20 modernizations which will get lots of planning done but won’t $43.2 million won’t build very much on that list – especially with falling oil prices clouding the government’s revenue projections, the question of where the $2 billion+ will come from remains …

+ Hôtel Le Germain (Groupe Germain Hospitalité) announced plans to develop an ALT Hotel in the East Village; $34 million project planned for opening in 2017

+ Ivanhoé Cambridge partnering with Black Creek Group to invest development of mixed-use urban communities in Mexico; Ivanhoé Cambridge intends to invest up to US$500 million

+ Montana Exploration Corp. agreed to acquire Brilliant Resources Inc.

+ Oxford Properties Group formed partnership with Carbonleo; to operate Quartier DIX30^, Canada's second largest shopping centre as joint owners and managers

+ Palliser Oil & Gas Corporation shareholders approved amalgamation with Maha Energy Inc.

+ Pembina Pipeline Corporation announced plans for develop a $350 million diluent terminal development at its Heartland Terminal site near Fort Saskatchewan

+ Pembina Pipeline Corporation announced plans for $170 million gas plant expansion to its recently opened Resthaven facility

+ Petrus Resources Ltd. closed its acquisition of Ravenwood Energy Corp.

+ Peyto Exploration and Development Corp. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget to $690 million

+ Rapid Rod Service acquired the Rod Rig division and equipment assets of Essential Energy Services Ltd. for $6.1 million

+ Sask. land sales netted $21.6 million for Government of Saskatchewan

+ Slate Retail REIT agreed to acquire grocery-anchored shopping centres; Bloomington, IL (US$8.2 million), Fond du Lac, WI (US$16.95 million)

+ Summit Industrial Income REIT agreed to acquire a Cambridge, On. property for $7 million, sold one in Red Deer for $710K

+ Sun Life’s Montreal HQ building (built in stages 1914-1933) achieved a LEED Silver designation in the ‘Existing Building Operations and Maintenance’ category

+ Targa Resources Partners LP agreed to acquire Atlas Pipeline Partners for US$ 4.0 billion and Atlas Energy LP midstream assets for US$1.9 billion

+ The Cash Store Financial Services Inc. agreed to sell a portion of its assets to National Money Mart Company under CCAA court supervision

+ TransCanada Corporation got regulatory approval for its twin - 460 km Grand Rapids pipeline project; will move 900,000 barrels/day of oil & diluent from north west of Fort McMurray to Edmonton area. Project capital cost is $3 billion – to be owned jointly by TransCanada and Brion Energy Corporation

+ Zaio Corporation launched a United States 90-million-home appraisal database

+ Zargon Oil & Gas Ltd. announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $46 million

+ to Randy Remington, Chairman of Remington Development Corp. – donated $2 million to YMCA Calgary – for the new Y in Quarry Park, to be named ‘Remington YMCA’

+ to Dow Canada – gave $1.05 million to NAIT to support Centre of Applied Technologies expansion and Power Engineering Seminar

+ Bell and Government of Alberta each contributed $1 million to fund a project to improve access to mental health care for at-risk children and youth

+ to CIBC, ranked in the top 20 greenest banks in the world according to Bloomberg Markets magazine; CIBC is also the only bank in Canada to be listed among the top 100 global companies in Newsweek's 2014 World's Greenest Companies ranking.