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+ 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

+ Nov. 24; Eagle Energy Trust, Special Meeting of Unitholders, to approve Canadian asset acquisitions, Calgary

+ Dec. 3; Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., Special Meeting of Securityholders, Denver

+ Dec. 10; Donnebrook Energy Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Jan. 14/15; Nav Canada, Annual Meeting of Members, Ottawa

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+ Aage Tottrup, founder of Vinto Engineering (now Hemisphere), died

+ Alfonso Leon, CFO @ Apache Corporation, resigned

+ Barb Williams to Exec. VP @ Shaw & Pres. @ Shaw Media

+ Betsy Spomer to Pres & CEO @ Jordan Cover LNG LLC & Exec. VP @ Veresen Inc.

+ Bill Diachuk, Minister responsible for occupational health and safety in Lougheed & Getty governments, died

+ Dana Birch to Partner, Tax @ KPMG Calgary

+ Dr. Steven Bryant to Canada Excellence Research Chair @ University of Calgary

+ Grad Gilewich to Sr. VP Corp. Affairs @ Katz Group

+ Christophe de Margerie, CEO @ Total, killed in Moscow airport collision

+ Glen LeBlanc to CFO @ BCE and Bell Canada

+ Glen Scott to Sr. VP Real Estate @ Katz Group

+ Helge Lund, CEO @ Statoil resigned

+ Helge Lund to CEO @ British Gas Group

+ Ian Edwards to Exec. VP Infrastructure Construction @ SNC-Lavalin

+ Jacob Glick to Chief Corporate Affairs Officer @ Rogers Communications Inc.

+ James Hunter to Assistant Chief Judge, Central Region @ Provincial Court of Alberta

+ Jason Evans to Partner, Tax @ KPMG Calgary

+ Jim Chisholm to Manager @ Sproule International

+ John Barkhouse to Pres. & CEO @ Newalta Corporation

+ Joyce Lester to Judge, Criminal Division, Edmonton @ Provincial Court of Alberta

+ Laura Stevens to Judge, Criminal Division, Edmonton @ Provincial Court of Alberta

+ Nitin Kawale to Pres., Enterprise Business Unit @ Rogers Communications Inc.

+ Peter Robertson, CFO @ Pembina Pipeline Corporation is retiring Jan 1/15

+ Peter Weston, Managing Partner @ MJ Systems, died

+ Pierre St. Arnaud to Exec. VP Transmission & Distribution, Power @ SNC-Lavalin

+ Rachel Notley to Lease @ Alberta New Democrat Party

+ Reinier Deurwaarder to Partner, Audit @ KPMG Calgary

+ Roberto Sbrugnera to VP Treasury Risk @ Metro Inc.

+ Ronald Boire to Acting Pres. & CEO @ Sears Canada Inc.

+ Scott Burrows, to VP Finance & CFO @ Pembina Pipeline Corporation Jan 1/15

+ Siim Vanaselja, CFO @  BCE & Bell Canada, retiring

+ Sybil Verch to Western Regional Mgr., SVP Private Client Group @ Raymond James Ltd.

+ Timothy Richards to Partner, Tax @ KPMG Calgary

+ Vince Cozzi to Co-President & Chief Investment Officer @ NorthWest International Healthcare REIT

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+ Aidan Walsh to Director @ Legacy Oil + Gas Inc.

+ Colin Outtrim to Director @ CaiTerra International Energy Corporation

+ Rick Pawluk to Director @ CaiTerra International Energy Corporation

+ Winston Purifoy to Director @ Canada Energy Partners Inc.

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+ Alterra Power Corp & Fiera Axium Infrastructure Inc. closed $176.5 million debt financing

+ Blackbird Energy Inc. closed $7 million tranche of a warrants issue

+ Century Energy Ltd. closed $200,000 equity financing

+ Elkwater Resources Ltd. is on the market to raise $100 million in equity

+ Jericho Oil Corporation closed $4.23 million equity financing

+ Milestone Apartments REIT closed $115.1 million equity financing

+ Mountainview Energy Ltd. secured US$16 million unsecured sub. debt facility

+ Mountainview Energy Ltd. secured US$49.5 million term loan

+ OneRoof Energy Inc. closed US$2 million debt financing

+ Slate Retail REIT closed $50 million equity financing

+ Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd. closed its second tranche of its $73.4 million equity financing

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beef up, oil down, gas weak | CPR stalking merger candidates | Genesis buy large parcel |  inerview with Dan Bulat | financings + executive appointments >>>>

+ Alberta beef producers are thrilled with World Trade Organization ruling which call on the United States to end ‘Country of Origin Labelling’ … time will tell, U.S. expected to appeal the ruling

+ Alberta land sales netted $18.67 million for the Government of Alberta

+ ATB Financial – THE OWL … Daily Economic Comment

+ Badlands NGL LLC announced plans for US$4 billion chemical plant in North Dakota

+ B.C. government announced it will provide details of its proposed LNG Tax this week

+ Calmena Energy Services Inc. closed $7.4 million sale of its Brazil operations

+ Canada Pension Plan Investment Board buying Aegon NV’s Canadian insurance business for $600 million

+ Canadian Pacific Railway Limited discontinued its pursuit of merger with CSX Corp. .. for now …

+ Cash Store Financial sale transaction to National Money Mart Company got court approval

+ CBRE released its Investment Insights report – quarterly review of Cap rates and investment trends

+ Ceno Energy Ltd. is changing its name to Vital Energy Inc.

+ Cominar REIT closed its $271,685,000 purchase of Centre Rockland in Mont-Royal, QC. from Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc.

+ current energy prices: live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data ; crude slipped below US$86/barrel, a 4-yr. low as Supply is good and demand is sluggish. Natural gas futures hit  their low for the year on weak demand …

+ Donnybrook Energy Inc. changed its name to Deca Exploration Inc.

+ Elkwater Resources Ltd. agreed to $113.8 million in asset acquisitions

+ Elkwater Resources Ltd. is changing its name to Striker Exploration Corp.

+ EnMax got the power on again last Thursday AM; cause of fire/explosion that shut down west end of the core last week remains under investigation …

+ Enterprise Group Inc. closed its $13.5 million acquisition of Westar Oilfield Rentals Inc.

+ Genesis Land Development Corp. agreed to acquired 350 acres in SE Calgary along the Bow River; $52.5 million for a master-planned community within 2 km. of new South Calgary Health Campus

+ Marquee Energy Ltd. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget to $46 million

+ National Energy Board approved asset transfer between Nova Gas Transmission Limited and ATCO Gas and Pipelines Limited

+ Peacock Linder & Halt LLP and Mack Meagher LLP have merged; now operating as Peacock Linder Halt & Mack

+ Petrowest Corporation closed its $11.5 million acquisition of Trans Carruer Ktd, and Trans Carrier Rentals Ltd.

+ Samson Energy Company LLC is selling Gulf of Mexico offshore assets, expecting to net US$1 billion

+ Trez Capital Group LP announced a strategic relationship with Natixis

+ year-to-date in Alberta – at 9 month mark (7,589 well completions booked), drilling activity is up 10% compared to last year

+ Bill McCaffrey, Pres. & CEO @ Meg Energy – named Entrepreneur of the Year Prairies

+ to Regan Davis of STEP Energy Services, named Ernst & Young Prairies Entrepreneur of the Year Award – Emerging Entrepreneur category … second time he’s won that prize!

+ to The Calgary Foundation – released its 2014 Vital Signs report … taking the pulse of Calgary again!

+ Tricon Capital Group Inc. closed US$103.5 million - development and sale of 1,079 homes in an age-targeted resort style community in North Scottsdale, Arizona

+ JPMorgan Chase is pitching New York City and New York State governments for subsidies as it plans for a new corporate campus in New York; Hudson Yards site on the far west side of Manhattan will be home to the US$6.5 billion development …

+ B.C. regulators approved (subject to 77 conditions) $7.9 billion hydroelectric dam project; BC Hydro will construct the 1,100 megawtt damn at ‘Site C’ on the Peace River. This project has been on the drawing board for over 30 years …

+ Alberta government announced addition of 700 spaces over the next 12 months for seniors requiring continuing care …

+ Slate Retail REIT closed $50 million equity financing 

+ Cominar REIT closed its $271,685,000 purchase of Centre Rockland in Mont-Royal, QC. from Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc.