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+ Cam McDonald to Partner @ Pekarsky & Co.

+ Chris Saniga to CEO @ Staples Canada

+ David Ward to Exec. VP @ CPP @ Canadian Urban Limited

+ Doug Wright to CFO @ Inter Pipeline

+ Éric Provost to Pres. & CEO @ Laurentian Bank

+ Graeme Melton to Board Chair @ BILD Calgary

+ Greg Busby, CEO @ WesCan Energy Corp., resigned

+ Joe Ens to CEO @ Fontaine Santé Foods

+ John Doolittle to Exec, VP & CFO @ Toromont Industries Ltd.

+ John Stefaniuk to Pres. @ Canadian Bar Association

+ Lisa Sheppard to Director @ Canadian Urban Limited

+ Mansoor Jan Niazi to Interim CEO & President @ Comet Lithium Corporation

+ Marlene Lenarduzzi to Chief Risk Officer @ Equitable Bank

+ Michael Boychuk to Director and Board Chair @ Laurentian Bank

+ Mike McMillan to Pres. & CEO @ Toromont Industries Ltd.

+ Mike Mueller, Director and Board Chair @ Laurentian Bank, resigned

+ Paul Blatter to Director @ Comet Lithium Corp.

+ Paul Hawksworth to Pres. & CEO @ Inter Pipeline Ltd.

+ R. Scott Hutcheson to Director @  QuadReal Property Group

+ Rania Llewellyn, Pres. & COE @ Laurentian Bank, sacked

+ Tony Kraljic to CFO @ Greenfire Resources Ltd.

~ 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 ]

+ Chris Snow; Calgary Flames Assistant General Manager, 42

+ Edward Saddy; KC; retired judge, lawyer and citizen of distinction, 92

+ George Reed; the heart of Rider-pride, CFL legendary fullback, 83

+ Kathy Richardier; co-found of The City Palate, 80

+ Rick Bower; co-founder and Chief Technology Officer @ Etropy Inc., 72

+ Oct. 2-4; ICSC@Canada – Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto; info/register

+ Oct. 11; Calgary Real Estate Forum, Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; info/agenda/register

+ Oct. 16-17; The 2023 National Building Decarbonization Forum, National Arts Center, Ottawa – save the date

+ Oct. 18-19; BUILDEX Alberta, 20-24; Calgary – save the date

+ Oct. 21; Calgary Public Foundation - #LitGala2023 , Central Library; info/tickets

+ Oct. 27; Classroom Champions, Concert for Classrooms – Barney Bentall & The Caribou Express, Bella Concert Hall, Calgary; info/tickets (link to highlights of 2022 Toronto concert) ; save the dates – Calgary, Oct. 27 / Toronto, Nov. 2 – tickets on sale now – click here to order

+ Oct. 28 – Nov. 5; Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival – info/program/tickets

+ Nov. 1-2; Supply Change, Conference & Expo, Westin Airport, Calgary; info / register

+ Nov. 6 & 5; 2023 Decentralized Energy Forum, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise; info / register

+ Nov. 7-8; Canadian Aerospace Summit, Shaw Centre, Ottawa; agenda / register

+ Nov. 14-15; Oilfield Electrification Technology Conference, Hyatt Houston West, Houston; register, submit abstracts

+ Nov. 15-16; Fenestration Canada’s WinDoor 2023, Toronto Congress Centre, Hall D; registration

+ Nov. 30 – Dec. 12; COP28 UAE, Expo City, Dubai; info

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2024

+ Jan. 18; CFA Society Calgary – 47^th Annual Forecast Dinner, TELUS Convention Centre – save the date

+ Apr. 16-17; Innovate West, Vancouver Convention Centre; info/book – save the date

+ June 18-19; Petrochem Canada Conference and Expo 2024, Sarnia, On; call for presentations

+ Oct. 20-24; Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT), Telus Convention Centre, Calgary – save the date

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

+ AtkinsRéalis [SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.] published its annual ESG report

+ CGI published its 2022 ESG Report

+ Oct. 17; Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Annual Public Meeting, virtual only

+ Oct. 25; Clearview Resources Ltd., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

~ Canadian banks and life insurance companies got approval to do their 2023 annual meetings virtually

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

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+ Air Canada published its Canada’s Best New Restaurants list – 3 Calgary restaurants on the long list of 30; check them out

+ Alberta’s population was 4.7 million on April 1, 2023 – expected to reach 5.6 million by 2027

+ Alberta wildfire status:  83 fires still burning, and none are out of control!

+ ATB Private Equity announced it’s 2^nd private equity fund of $50.0 million

+ current energy prices; live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$88/bbl, Brent @ US$90/bbl; forecasts of US$100/bbl are credited with being part of the pricing run-up as supply tightens while demand rises …

+ E.coli outbreak in Calgary update: GOA’s outbreak investigation update ; it was likely the meatloaf, and extending compensation for more of the 1,300 impacted children

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+ Government of Canada – pumped and additional $20.0 billion into mortgage bonds to spur construction of rental housing

+ Government of Canada – CEBA loan repayment extended, and partial loan forgiveness

+ High Arctic Energy Services Inc. reorganization update

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+ reader contributions: are always welcome. Please forward your comments, news items, and company appointment announcements; forward to: kolke@facilitycalgary.com

+ REITrag – is a curated news publication real estate investment trusts; all Canadian REITs and adding American and European listings; available by subscription; June/2023 – Issue #4 , July/2023 – Issue #5 & archived previous issues; sign-up form ; get on our mailing list to receive REITrag and MONDAY MORNING MINUTE

+ rig activity in Canada, courtesy of BOE Report

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: down 7 to 623 this week; Canada: up 1 to 191 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ TransAlta Renewables Inc. got shareholder approval for its arrangement with TranAlta Corporation

+ West Calgary Ring Road ~ another portion is now complete and open; connects Trans-Canada (Hwy1) to Bow Trail; balance of the timeline update

+ Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is on the market to raise $800.0 million in sr. unsecured debt

+ Avilia Energy Corporation is on the market to raise $3.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Cymat Technologies Ltd. is on the market to raise $1.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Filament Health Corp. is on the market to raise $2.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Innocan Pharma Corporation is on the market to raise $3.0 million in equity

+ IsoEnergy Ltd. is on the market to raise $35.0 million by private placement

+ Hammerhead Energy Inc. secured $450.0 million credit facility

+ LSL Pharma Group Inc. is on the market to raise $4.0 million in unsecured convertible debt by private placement

+ Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. closed a US$4.5 million equity raise

+ Petro-Victory Energy Corp. is on the market to raise US$1.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. closed $201.0 million equity raise

+ Prospera Energy Inc. is on the market to raise $3.0 million in debt

+ Secoda closed a US$14.0 million funding round

+ Surge Energy Inc. is on the market to raise $42.0 million in convertible debt

+ Tucows Inc. secured a $240.0 million credit facility

+ Zinc8 Energy Solutions Inc. is on the market to raise $5.0 million in equity by private placement

editor’s note: names of 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 …

+ BuildForce Canada report shows labour markets remain tight

+ West Calgary Ring Road ~ another portion is now complete and open; connects Trans-Canada (Hwy1) to Bow Trail; balance of the timeline update

+ REITrag covers activity and announcements on the activity of real estate investment trusts - REITs: March/2023 ~ Issue #1; April/2023 ~ Issue #2 ; May/2023 – Issue #3; June/2023 – Issue #4; –July/2023 Issue #5 – August/2023 Issue #6 to be posted soon

+ we know it’s early, but if you have a date and a course booking for your 2024 tournament, we’ll happily post it as a ‘save the date’

~ [please send your charity golf event notices to  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]