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+ City of Calgary opened the Wave Tech Centre in the Andrew Davison Building on 6^th Avenue SE

+ GE Vernova planning CCUS 465-megawatt gas-fired power project including CO2 capture near Whitecourt

+ Telsec Property Corporation and FC Private Equity Realty Management Corp. launched an all-cash mini-tender for Melcor REIT units

+ Tourmaline Oil Corp. and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. opened two new compressed natural gas (CNG fuelling stations) – Calgary and Grande Prairie

+ Bank of Canada reduced it’s policy rate by 50 basis points to 3 3/4% – banks followed suit with reduced prime lending rates: BMO,  CIBC, Desjardins Group,  Equitable Bank, Laurentian Bank, National Bank, RBC Royal Bank, Scotiabank, TD Bank Group,

+ BJ Energy Solutions LLC completed a restructuring

+ British Columbia election still too close to call; recounts underway in close ridings and absentee ballots are being counted; Leitenant-Governor has invited David Eby to form a government

+ current energy prices; live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com / BOE INTEL ~  WTI @ US$68/bbl; Brent @ US$72/bbl ~ U.S. crude trading up 1% this morning after worst trading day in two years

+ eStruxture Data Centers is building a $750.0 million data centre is Rockyview County

+ fire season 2024: 29 fires remain active –  3 are ‘being held’, 12 are ‘under control’

+ fire season 2024 recovery: Jasper recovery plans – Alberta putting up $112 million to build 250 modular homes and GoC announced $3.0 million for tourism recovery

+ FACILITYCalgary, a sponsor-supported FREE weekly newsletter; ‘send time’ is early every Tuesday

+ Government of Alberta – Local Political Parties and Slates Amendment Regulations proclaimed by Order in Council

+ Government of Alberta – fall session of the Legislature opened yesterday; first order of business is a renovation of the Alberta Bill of rights - overview

+ Mayoralty race watch – Calgary’s election is a year away: Gondek undecided on running again, Jeff Davison declared, Brian Thiessen declared … rumoured to be running – Sonya Sharp, Dan McLean, Joyti Gondek so far

+ new LAND TITLES fees are in effect; new rates in effect as of October 20th

+ MONDAY MORNING MINUTE - a weekly inspiration message and a selected quote in your inbox weekly; check out the new format; click here to sign up ;  click here for this week’s posting

+ REITrag – is a curated news publication real estate investment trusts; all Canadian REITs and adding American and European listings; available by subscription; sign-up form

+ rig activity in Canada, courtesy of BOE Report

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: steady at 585 this week; Canada: down 1 to 216 gothis week

+ Saskatchewan Party won its 5^th mandate in provincial election yesterday; Premier Scott Moe will continue

+ Telsec Property Corporation and FC Private Equity Realty Management Corp. launched an all-cash mini-tender for Melcor REIT units

+ Tourmaline Oil Corp. and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. opened two new compressed natural gas (CNG fuelling stations) – Calgary and Grande Prairie

+ Whitecap Resources announced its 2025CapEx Budget is $1.1 billion

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+ An Van Gerven to Pres., Canada @ Pfizer Canada

+ Andres Bedregal to CFO @ Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.

+ Brian McManus to Director @ Bank of Montreal

+ Bruno Wall to CFO @ Wall Financial Corporation

+ Diane Cooper to Director @ Bank of Montreal

+ Donna Wichers to Director @ Uranium Royalty Corp.

+ Marie-Philippe Bouchard to Pres. & CEO @ CBC/Radio-Canada

+ Nancy Fahy, CFO @ Pluribus Technologies Corp., resigned

+ Rob Morgan, Pres & CEO @ Strathcona Resources Ltd., retiring

+ Stephen Mackie to Pres. & CEO @ Canfor Pulp Products Inc.

+ Tom Tamberrino to Chief Commercial Officer @ Profound Medical Corp.

+ Travis McArthur to Sr. VP & General Counsel @ Genesis Land Corporation

~ 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 Hay; NHL veteran and former Flames executive, 88

+ Bruce Sansom; veteran Edmonton money manager, 89

+ BTQ Technologies Corp. closed a $1.0 million unsecured convertible debt raise

+ Corus Entertainment Inc. secured an amended $150.0 million credit facility

+ Dream Summit Industrial LP is on the market to raise $250.0 billion in sr. unsecured debt

+ Entoystem secured a $58 million funding

+ GardaWorld Security Corporation completed its $13.5 billion recapitalization

+ GardaWorld Security Corporation is on the market to raise US$1.0 billion in senior unsecured debt

+ Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. is on the market to raise $1.3 billion in private debt

+ goeasy Ltd. is on the market to raise US$400.0 million in sr. unsecured debt

+ GreenPower Motor Company is on the market to raise US$3.0 million in equity

+ Liberty Defense is on the market to raise $2.487 million in equity

+ Ninety One Emerging Markets Equity Fund secured $350.0 million equity raise

+ Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd. raised $2.95 million in equity by a rights offering

+ Trustii Technologies closed a $2.8 million funding

+ Whitecap Resources Inc. is on the market to raise $400.0 million in sr. unsecured debt

+ Xplore Inc. closed a $1.6 billion funding

+ bias free hiring? ... can AI do that?

+ impact of cafe spaces in the workplace ... community on purpose – what they need to have to thrive – design must-haves and adaptations in older work spaces

+ multigenerational workplaces – what drives satisfaction? 

+ Anthropic’s Claude AI tool can now write code

+ City of Calgary opened it’s new Wave Tech Centre in the Andrew Davison Building on 6^th Avenue SE

+ eStruxture Data Centers is building a $750.0 million data centre is Rockyview County

+ Meta is teaming with Reuters for its AI chatbot

+ 1 in 5 businesses fear a temporary shut down as their biggest liability; makes me want to know what the other 4 fear most ...

+ national action plan IS impacting – 19% decline in auto thefts

+ tight budgets cause Canadians to travel with insufficient insurance coverage ...

+ winter tires save lives – and going slower helps too; staying home, even more!

+ GE Vernova planning CCUS 465-megawatt gas-fired power project including CO2 capture near Whitecourt

+ UK shut its last coal-fired power plant

+ City of Calgary opened it’s new Wave Tech Centre in the Andrew Davison Building on 6^th Avenue SE

+ Deerfoot Trail expansion project – Beddington Trail and 11 Street NE connector, completed

+ LNG Energy Group published its sustainability report

+ Waste Connections Inc. published its 2024 Sustainability Report

+ REITrag covers activity and announcements on the activity of real estate investment trusts - REITs: - sign up at: https://markkolke.substack.com/s/reit-rag

+ Telsec Property Corporation and FC Private Equity Realty Management Corp. launched an all-cash mini-tender for Melcor REIT units

+ Enright Capital Ltd. acquired 635-8 Avenue SW from Cadillac Fairview

+ Oct. 29; Cielo Waste Solutions Corp., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ Oct. 29; Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Dublin

+ Nov. 6; April Therapeutics Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Halifax

+ Nov. 13; Waverunner Capital Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting, Vancouver

+ Nov. 21; Killam Apartment REIT, Special Meeting of Unitholders, Halifax

+ Dec. 10; Dye & Durham Limited, Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Jan. 14; FuelPositve, Annual General Meeting, Winnipeg

~ some guidance on conducting virtual shareholder meetings, provided by BD&P

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+ Oct. 28-29; Decentralized Energy Forum 2024, Whistler; register

+ Oct. 30; ESG Summit, Canada; Arcadian Court Toronto/virtual - info/register

+ Nov. 5-6; 2024 Smart Energy Vancouver, Vancouver – save the date;

+ Nov. 5-6; 2024 Canadian Aerospace Summit, Shaw Centre, Ottawa; info/register

+ Nov. 8; Calgary Construction Association - 80^th Anniversary Gala, Westin Calgary; tickets

+ Nov. 12 & 13; HR Leaders Summit Canada, The International Centre, Toronto, register

+ Nov. 15; Classroom Champions, Concert for Classrooms with Barney Bentall & The Cariboo Express; Bella Concert Hall, Calgary – tickets on sale now

+ Nov. 21-22; Consulting Engineers of Alberta – Young Professionals Conference, Kananaskis Mountain Lodge; registration

+ Dec. 4-5; Real Estate Forum, Metro Toronto Convention Centre; Toronto; register

2025

+ Jan. 7-10; CES 2025 (Consumer Electronics Show, register

+ Apr. 4; Consulting Engineers of Alberta – Showcase Awards Gala 2025; Edmonton Convention Centre

+ Aug. 11-14; Global Indigenous Languages Summit – WAVES 2025, Ottawa; save the date

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