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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Brian Nichols to Advisor, Real Estate Services @ Enbridge

+ Brian Summers to Master in Chambers, Edmonton @ Court of Queen’s Bench

+ Carrie Walsh to Chief Marketing Officer @ Michaels Stores

+ Erin Fenn to Exec. VP @ Intouch Insight Ltd.

+ John Furner to Pres. & CEO @ Walmart U.S.

+ John Van de Pol to Pres. & CEO @ Briko Energy Corp.

+ Madeleine McGhee to sr. Information Technology Project Mgr. @ Enbridge

+ Mark McCooey, Director@ Sharc International Systems Inc., resigned

+ Mark Tritton to Pres. & CEO @ Bed Bath & Beyond

+ Olga Ilich, Director @ Sharc International Systems Inc., resigned

+ Scott Provan to Sr. Construction Estimator @ Skyline Concrete Services Ltd.

+ Stephen McCrum to Operations Lead @ Ellegis Global Solutions

+ Steve Bailey to Director-Middle Office @ Parkland Fuel Corporation

+ Travis Paterson to Bus. Dev. Mgr. @ SBL Contractors Ltd.

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 HUMAN RESOURCES + WORKPLACE TRENDS 

+ Canada tops the ‘inclusion’ index

+ thinking about workplace wellness

+ October is the best month to hire according to LinkedIn

 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

+ Oct. 17-18; 10th Annual Connect Event / United Way of Calgary and Area, Carriage House Inn, Calgary; info/register

+ Oct. 18; 90th Anniversary; ‘Persons’ Day celebration, Olympic Plaza, Calgary; info/join the celebration

+ Oct. 19; Western Canada High – Class of ’69, 50 YEAR REUNION, Glencoe Club, Calgary; info/register

+ Oct. 20; Famous 5 Foundation, Persons Case/Pink Tea celebration, Fairmont Palliser, Calgary; info/tickets

+ Oct. 21; Canada’s 43rd Federal Election – everywhere; voting requirements/registration

+ Oct. 21-25; Forests of Opportunity, 2019 SFI Annual Conference, Richmond, VA; info/register

+ Oct. 23-25; National Privacy & Data Governance Congress 2019, Privacy & Access Council of Canada, Carriage House Inn, Calgary; info/register

+ Oct. 25; Womanition – 2019 Leadership Conference, Ramada Calgary Airport Hotel & Conference Centre; info/register

+ Oct. 30; Edge Investment Forum, Westerner Park, Red Deer; info/register

+ Oct. 30-31; 4th Annual Business Transitions Forum [full program], Westin Calgary; info/register; use this code for a 20% discount: maxcomm20

+ Nov. 1; SMP Engineering Mini-Putt 2019 in support of Hull Services; SMP offices, Calgary; info/register

+ Nov. 1; Stantec presents the 5th Annual Peter Burgener Memorial Charity Concert, Barney Bentall and The Cariboo Express in support of Classroom Champions, Bella Concert Hall at MRU, Calgary … save the date; info/tickets

 + Nov. 6; Calgary Real Estate Forum, TELUS Convention Centre; info/register

+ Nov. 6; Top 40 Under 40 Awards Night, Metro Toronto Convention Centre; info/tickets

+ Nov. 6-7; Buildex Alberta, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary; info/register

+ Nov. 6-7; Business Transitions Forum, Hyatt Recency, Vancouver; info/tickets

+ Nov. 11; ADIPEC – Abu Dhabi International Exhibition and Conference; info/book space in Canada pavilion

+ Nov. 19-21; ISSA Show North America 2019, Las Vegas, NV; info/register

+ Nov. 20-24; 2019 Grey Cup Festival; tickets/information

+ Nov. 26; PETRONAS International Energy Speaker Series – Haskayne School of Business; Marie van der Hoeven Speaking; Westin, Calgary; info/register/tickets

+ Dec. 2; Heritage Park – Christmas In Alberta Fundraiser, Gasoline Alley Museum, Heritage Park; info/tickets

+ Dec. 3-4; Western Sponsorship Congress, Fantasyland Hotel Edmonton; info/register

 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

+ Oct. 31; Callidus Capital Corporation, Special Meeting, Toronto

+ Dec. 10; First Capital Realty Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Jan. 24; Aimia Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

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+ What we think, we become. - Buddha

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NEWS SUMMARY 
 October 8 ~ 15 

+ 4th Annual Business Transitions Forum - Oct. 30-31, focus on your exit/transition strategy; [full program], Westin Calgary; info/register; use this code: maxcomm20 for a 20% discount

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices have softened as prospects of a U.S./China trade deal dim

+ GOA introduced Bi 15, Real Estate Amendment Act; will clarify/add powers to the Minister, restructure RECA council, appoint an administrator during restricting period

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – U.S.: up one to 858 this week; Canada: up 2 to 146 this week; full breakdown

+ Thanksgiving Day yesterday; Canadian markets closed

+ Tourmaline Oil Corp., hiving off $775.0 million in assets to a new private royalty and infrastructure energy company, Topaz Energy Corp.

THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
- proposed & closed

+ Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is on the market to raise US$310.5 million in equity

+ Allied Properties REIT closed $300.0 million convertible debt financing

+ British Columba Ferry Services Inc. is on the market to raise $250.0 million in sr. secured debt

+ DHX Media Ltd. is on the market to raise $60.0 million in equity

+ Docebo Inc. closed $75.0 million equity financing by IPO

+ Hillcrest Petroleum Ltd. is on the market to raise $600,000.0 in equity by private placement

+ Melcor REIT is on the market to raise $40.0 million in convertible debt

+ Melcor REIT is on the market to raise $15.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Minto Apartment REIT is on the market to raise $225.0 million in equity

+ Pattern Energy Group Inc. is on the market to raise $260.0 million in equity by private placement

+ PetroFrontier Corp. is on the market to raise $28.0 million in equity

+ PetroFrontier Corp. is on the market to raise $1.99 million in equity by private placement

+ Pieridae Energy Limited closed $12,874,260.20 tranche of an equity financing by private placement

+ Telesat Canada closed US$550.0 million debt financing

+ Summit Industrial Income REIT is on the market to raise $200.0 million in equity

+ Videotron Ltd. closed $800.0 million sr. debt financing

+ WPT Industrial REIT is on the market to raised US$85.0 million in equity

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*editor’s note: names companies involved in debt financing transactions we report in this section are ALWAYS the borrower; we report ‘fresh raises’ and do not report secondary offerings …

 INFRASTRUCTURE / P3  

+ Pattern Energy Group Inc. agreed to acquire two operating wind power facilities (Henvy Inlet in Ontario, Grady Wind in New Mexico) for $293.0 million

 INTERESTING TRENDS IN RETAIL 

+ Victoria’s Secret in re-org/turn-around process

 INTERESTING TRENDS IN INDUSTRIAL + LOGISTICS REAL ESTATE ... 

+ Blackstone sold a 100-property/29 million sq. ft. logistics portfolio for US$3.0 billion

 INTERESTING TRENDS IN OFFICE 

+ WeWork parent company working on deal; to be acquired by SoftBank; meanwhile JPMorgan have offered a deal WeWork like better … tic toc

 this week in REITS 

+ Allied Properties REIT closed $300.0 million convertible debt financing

+ Crombie REIT closed $193.3 million portfolio sale (15 properties) to Oak Street Real Estate Capital LLP

+ Melcor REIT agreed to acquire a Grande Prairie retail power centre for $54.8 million

+ Melcor REIT is on the market to raise $40.0 million in convertible debt

+ Melcor REIT is on the market to raise $15.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Minto Apartment REIT agreed to acquire two properties (528 suites) in Montreal for $281.1 million

+ Minto Apartment REIT is on the market to raise $225.0 million in equity

+ Partners REIT is going private; McCowan and Associates Ltd. to acquire for $102.0 million

+ Summit Industrial Income REIT is on the market to raise $200.0 million in equity

+ WPT Industrial REIT closed US$142.3 million acquisition of 2.0 million sq. ft. portfolio (5 properties) in Wisconsin, Georgia and Tennessee

+ WPT Industrial REIT is on the market to raise US$85.0 million in equity

 KUDOS 

+ to the Calgary Flames; contributed $1.0 million to the YMCA; spread over four years to support grade 6 students to access sports programs

+ yes, coffee can be green; Good Earth Coffee have teamed with TreeEra – buy a bag of coffee, part of it goes to a new tree planted; way-to-go Nan & Michael

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