+ Alaiin Carrier to CEO @ Bregal Investments

+ Amie Blanchette to Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor @ City of Calgary

+ Anastasia Bogomolova to Director of Operations @ Modern Plant Based Foods Inc.

+ Barb Howard to Chair @ The Shoe Project

+ Ben Groot to CFO @ BBTV Holdings Inc.

+ Bill Hennessey to Director @ NexLiving Communities Inc.

+ Brad Woolner to Account Executive @ CDI Spaces

+ Brandon Grosvenor to Chief Revenue Officer @ Torstar Corporation

+ Brian Howcroft to CEO @ MediPharm Labs Corp.

+ Christine Marchildon to Trustee @ BTB REIT

+ Deliany Sather to Sales and Design Mgr. @ Crystal Creek Homes

+ Donna Mathieu to VP & CFO @ NAV Canada

+ Edward Rogers, Chairman @ Rogers Communications, sacked

+ JJ Rust, CEO @ Canadian National Railway, resigned

+ Jackie Simonelli to CEO @ EFW Radiology

+ Jän Hultslander to Sr. VP Commercial Underwriting @ CFO Capital

+ John MacDonald to Chairman @ Rogers Communications Inc.

+ Kevin Headland to Co-chief Investment Strategist @ Manulife Investment Management

+ Lance Simonin to Projectc Mgr. @ Sparklean Restoration DKI

+ Luisa Moreno to Director @ Defense Metals Corp.

+ Macan Nia to Co-chief Investment Strategist @ Manulife Investment Management

+ Marise Hunter to Operations Mgr. @ SVG Ventures|THRIVE

+ Michael Ickman, CFO @ VOTI Detection, resigned

+ Michael Izzo to VP Carbon Strategy @ Hines

+ Michael Scott to Principal @ SAF Group

+ Rick Brar, Director & Vice-Chair @ HAVN Life Sciences Inc., resigned

+ Sheereen Khan to Chief Compliance Officer @ Coinberry Ltd.

+ Tarik Robinson to Producer and Host, KEY OF A @ CBC Radio

+ Teri Lang to VP, Bus. Dev. @ ENA2 Innovative Consulting Inc.

+ Tom Vadaketh to CFO @ Bausch Pharma

~ 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 ]

+ Bill McDonald, co-founder of Black & McDonald Limited, 89

+ Hazel Gould, founder of Tall Girl Shops, 89

+ Stephen Hope, lawyer, Partner, Thornborough Smeltz LLP, 66

+ Government of Alberta’s Bill 49 will speed up recognition of professional credentials from other provinces

+ how to have better ‘difficult’ workplace conversations in the world of remote work

+ reasons employees leave

+ Oct. 27; TIMIA Capital Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting, Vancouver

+ Nov. 12;  Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd., Annual General and Special Shareholder Meeting, virtual-only

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

+ Digital Innovation in Clean Energy secured $2.5 million funding from Alberta Innovates

+ Oil Sands Pathways – three-phase plan to reduce emissions to net zero

+ Either you run the day or the day runs you. – Jim Rohn

+ Nothing is less productive that to make more efficient what should not be done at all. – Peter Drucker

+ GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. published its ESG report

+ Pembina Pipeline Corporation published its annual sustainability data

+ Purolator published its 2020 Sustainability Report

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+ a BRAWL in the family: Rogers family shareholders and directors at Rogers Communications are duking it out as to who the chairman and directors of Rogers Control Trust will be, and chart the future of the company and the pending merger with Shaw may now be doubtful … tic toc

+ Calgary municipal election results – and results on provincial ballot matters to be posted here; congratulations to Mayor-Elect Jyoti Gondek and to all the candidates; the new Mayor and Council were sworn in yesterday … now it’s time for them to get to work!

+ Canderel led consortium agreed to acquire Cominar REIT for $5.7 billion which involves a $1.5 billiion spin off of $1.5 billion in properties to Mach

+ Cervus Equipment Corporation closed its plan of arrangement; acquired by Brandt Tractor Ltd. ; 64 dealerships added to the Brandt portfolio

+ COVID-19 in Alberta full current stats – [ 9,481 active cases – 821 in hospital, 182 patients in intensive care, deaths to date from COVID – 3,051 ] – case counts are down as 4^th wave continues …

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; natural gas prices up, crude prices steady north of 80; WTI/$83/bbl, Brent/$85/bbl as global demand levels remain uncertain

+ Digital Innovation in Clean Energy secured $2.5 million funding from Alberta Innovates

+ HOUSING TRUTH – monthly residential newsletter: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  –  archived issues …

+ Oil Sands Pathways – three-phase plan to reduce emissions to net zero

+ PROPERTYlines;  – monthly commercial real estate; archived Issues  

+ Quebec government intentions are being questioned; their Hydrocarbon Act is raising concerns of their intention to expropriate assets … tic toc

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: down 1 to 542 this week; Canada: down 4 to 164 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Whitecap Resources Inc. entered into MOU with Federated Co-operatives Limited to reduce emissions

+ Athabasca Oil Corporation closed US$350.0 million debt financing

+ Athabasca Oil Corporation secured $110.0 million credit facility

+ Baylin Technologies Inc. closed the 2^nd tranche of it’s $15.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Bonterra Energy Corp. is on the market to raise $7.5 million debt raise by private placement

+ E Automotive Inc. is on the market to raise $125.0 million in equity by IPO

+ DRI Healthcare Trust secured US$200.0 million credit facility

+ EarthRenew Inc. closed $1.4 million equity raise by private placement

+ First Cobalt Corp. closed US$7.5 million converitible debt financing

+ FuelPositive Corp. is on the market to raise $7.0 million in equity by private placement

+ InPlay Oil Corp. closed $11.5 million equity financing

+ Levitee Labs Inc. secured $12.0 million credit facility

+ LQwd FinTech Corp. is on the market to raise $7.0 million in equity

+ Minto Apartment REIT is on the market to raise $75.0 million in equity

+ NG Energy International Corp. closed $8.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc. closed $30.0 million equity raise

+ Propel Holdings Inc. closed $6.1 million equity raise by IPO

+ Razor Energy Corp. closed $1.848 million equity raise by private placement

+ RYU Apparel Inc. is on the market to raise $7.5 million in equity by private placement

+ WonderFi Technologies Inc. is on the market to raise $26.3 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. 27; Calgary Economic Development – 2022 Economic Outlook; virtual event – info/register

+ Nov. 2; Canadian Tax Matters/Kim Moody hosted webinar ‘Business Valuation: Issues of Importance in Succession Planning’; info/register

+ Nov. 5; 7^th Annual Peter Burgener Charity Concert for Classrooms with Barney Bentall and the Cariboo Express, Bella Concert Hall, Mount Royal University; GET TICKETS

+ Nov. 9-10; 2021 CCVO Connections Conference – info/program

+ Nov. 9-10; ISA, Calgary Show – Expo & Conference, Telus Convention Centre, Calgary; save the date / submit a paper (deadline is June 7) / conference brochure/register

+ Nov. 22; Parliament of Canada – resumption of parliament, Ottawa

+ Dec. 1-2; 30^th Anniversary Real Estate Forum, in-person & virtual, Fairmont Royal York, Toronto; info/registration

+ Dec. 6-9; World Petroleum Congress, Houston; info/registration

2022

+ Feb. 17-18; Canadian Concrete Expo, International Centre, Mississauga, ON; save the date

+ Mar. 31 – Apr. 1; National Heavy Equipment Show, International Centre, Mississauga; save the date

+ Apr. 6-8; Economic Developers of Alberta – EDA Experience 2022, Pomery Kananaskis Moutain Lodge, Kananaskis; info/partner/call for presenters

+ June 7-9; Global Energy Show, Stampede Park, Calgary; awards nomination, info/registration

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

+ 25 tallest buildings in the world

+ Government of Alberta introducing legislation to provide greater accountability on capital projects – Infrastructure Accountability Act

*information in this section, relevant to Alberta/Calgary – for national and international news, go to our PROPERTYlines monthly publication

+ Canderel led consortium agreed to acquire Cominar REIT for $5.7 billion which involves a $1.5 billiion spin off of $1.5 billion in properties to Mach

*information in this section, relevant to Alberta/Calgary – for national and international news, go to our PROPERTYlines monthly publication