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+ Abayomi Akinjide to Director @ Klimat X Developments Inc.

+ Alejandro Reynal to Pres. & CEO @ Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

+ Alexis Moulton to Partner @ Clyde & Co.

+ all members of the Board of Directors @ Hockey Canada, resigned

+ Brody Loster, Director @ Source Rock Royalties Ltd., resigned

+ Craig Knight to COO @ Africa Oil Corp.

+ Cynthia Aoki to Associate @ Clyde & Co.

+ Danielle Smith was sworn in as Premier @ Government of Alberta – [ ceremony + controversial first press conference ], and writ calling Brooks-Medicine Hat by-election where she will seek election as MLA

+ Don Dear to Partner @ Clyde & Co.

+ Enrico De La Torre to Commercial Director, Canadian Office @ Electrolit

+ James Bolen to Chief Commercialization Officer @ Hillcrest Energy Technologies

+ Jeff Weidman to Partner @ Clyde & Co.

+ Judy Adam to CFO @ Boat Rocker Media Inc.

+ Karim Habib to Managing Dir., Business Development – Ontario & Western Canada @ Accord Financial Corp.

+ Kristina Fanjoy to Sr. Managing Director & CFO @ CPP Investments

+ Michel Combes to Board Chairman @ Alliance Magnesium Inc.

+ Myron Keehn to CEO @ Edmonton Airports

+ Patrick Verta to Chief Medical Officer @ Canary Medical

+ Scott Smith, CEO @ Hockey Canada, fired

+ Sherri Brillon to Director @ Enerplus

+ Rita Achrekar to Director @ QaudReal Property Group

+ Thi Be Nguyen to Exec. Director for Canada @ Canada-ASEAN Business Council

+ Vittoria Bellissimo to Pres. & CEO @ Canadian Renewable Energy Association

~ 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 ]

+ EPCOR Utilities Inc. opened a 13.6MW solar farm in Edmonton’s river valley

+ Pathways Alliance advanced its net zero emissions plan for oil sands - $24.1 billion in capital costs

+ Reconciliation Energy Transition Inc. was selected by GOA to evaluate a carbon sequestration hub

+ TC Energy Corporation announced a $29.3 million investment for a renewable natural gas production facility at the Jack Daniel’s Distiller in Tennessee 

+ I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to live the width of it as well. – Diane Ackerman

+ Go and love someone exactly as they are. And then watch how quickly they transform into the greatest, truest version of themselves. When one feels seen and appreciated in their own essence, one is instantly empowered. – Wes Angelozzi

+ to the memory of the late Gene Zwozdesky former MLA/Speaker of the House and MacEwan University – they’ve established an artist-in-residence program in Gene’s honour

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+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$86/bbl, Brent @ US$92/bbl – market poised to react to OPEC+ production cuts announcement vis-à-vis anticipated demand reduction due to recession fears … tic toc …

+ HOUSING TRUTH – residential newsletter, Calgary and area: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  - stay tuned for my 3^rd qtr. report and 4^th qtr. outlook – coming out this weekend; go to archived issues … or see our Q2 report – sign up

+ IFMA’s October building tour on October 26^th;  sign up to attend; we’ll be touring and hearing presentations at Platform Calgary

+ Jasper Commerce Inc. agreed to acquire the Cartika group

+ Pathways Alliance advanced its net zero emissions plan for oil sands - $24.1 billion in capital costs

+ PROPERTYlines - commercial real estate quarterly newsletter; my 3^rd qtr. report and 4^th qtr. outlook coming soon; sign up

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: up 7 to 769 this week; Canada: up 1 to 216 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. closed its $1.425 billion acquisition of Deltastream Energy Corporation and reorganized the leadership

+ TC Energy Corporation announced a $29.3 million investment for a renewable natural gas production facility at the Jack Daniel’s Distiller in Tennessee

+ Tidewater Renewables Ltd. did a 20-year deal to supply renewable natural gas with Fortis BC

+ TransGlobe Energy Corporation closed its merger with VAALCO Energy Inc.

+ VitalHub Corp. acquired QWAD Community Technologies Pty. Ltd; AUD$8.197 million

+ Artemis Gold Inc. closed $175.0 million equity raise

+ Comprehensive Healthcare Systems Inc. is on the market to raise $1.5 million by private placement

+ Fineqia International Inc. closed $4.55 million equity raise by private placement

+ Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. closed $6.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Odd Burger Corporation closed $343.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Parity Inc. closed $8.0 million financing

+ ProMis Neurosciences Inc. closed US$7.4 million equity raise by private placement

+ Royal Helium Ltd. closed $7.257 million equity raise

+ Valour Inc. is on the market to raise $5.0 million in equity by private placement

*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 …

+ Oct. 18; Building Operators Association of Calgary, Trade Show & Speakers, Danish Canadian Club; details/register

+ Oct. 18-19; Supply Change Conference & Expo, Westin Airport, Calgary; info/register

+ Oct. 19; Calgary Economic Development – 2023 Economic Outlook, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; save the date

+ Oct. 20; Calgary Real Estate Forum, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; agenda,  info/register

+ Oct. 24-28; U of C School of Public Policy – Fundamentals of ESG Management; info/register

+ Oct. 25-27; Net Zero Conference & Expo, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; info/register

+ Oct. 26; IFMA’s October building tour on October 26^th;  sign up to attend; we’ll be touring and hearing presentations at Platform Calgary

+ Oct. 26 & 27; BUILDEX Alberta – Build Your Road Map, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; info/register

+ Nov. 4; 8^th Annual Peter Burgener Memorial Benefit Concert, Bella Concert Hall, Mount Royal University, Calgary; info/tickets

+ Nov. 29 – Dec. 1; Real Estate Forum, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto; info/register

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2023

+ Apr. 4 & 5; BMO Capital Markets and Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers – Annual Energy Symposium, Investors Conference – save the date

+ Sept. 17-21; 24^th World Petroleum Congress – Energy Transition – the path to Net Zero, info/sponsorship/registration

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

+ Oct. 21; Recipe Unlimited Corporation, Special Meeting, Toronto

+ Oct. 31; Resolute Forest Products Inc., Special Meeting of Stockholders, virtual only

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

+ EPCOR Utilities Inc. opened a 13.6MW solar farm in Edmonton’s river valley

+ ESG controversies are growing, as investors, board members and public are challenging organizations to match their ESG talk/boasts with their actual ESG performance; for example, this protest against RBC

+ Gibson Energy Inc. released its 2021 Sustainability Report

+ KPMG Canada published its Truth and Reconciliation Action Plan

+ Pieridae Energy Limited published its 2022 ESG Report

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