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FACILITYCalgary May 6/25

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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Barbara Rodgers to CEO @ Greenrock Real Estate Advisors

+ Brenda Blaney to Regional Property Mgr. @ Mainline Living

+ Bruce Claggett to Managing Dir. @ Switchboard Public Relations

+ Chris McGuire to Chief Technical Officer @ Thinklific Labs Inc.

+ Dean Doige to Sr. Exec. Partner, Edmonton @ Gartner

+ Derek Dinsdale to Manager, Goodness Solutions @ Benevity

+ Doug Hider to Sr. Engineer, Electrical @ WSP

+ Douglas Fry to Country Director, Canada @ Subway Canada

+ Dr. Vincenzo Aliberti to Exec. Director @ Red Deer Dream Centre

+ Henk Campher to Chief Marketing Officer @ Thinklific Labs Inc.

+ Isha Shishodia to Talent Acquisition Advisor @ Symend

+ Jeff Cambra to CEO @ SpinaFX Medical

+ Jeni Piepgrass to VP, Advancement @ Glenbow Museum

+ Joseph Ragusa to Director @ Kontrol Technologies Corp.

+ Kelly Dreher to Tax Partner, Calgary @ KPMG Canada

+ Lance Mierendorf to CFO @ High Arctic Energy Services Inc.

+ Mark Hopper to CFO @ Cordy Oilfield Services Inc.

+ Maureen Hickey to Chief People Officer @ The Conference Board of Canada

+ Moe Houssaini to Gen. Mgr. @ The Universal Group

+ Paula Telfer to CEO @ Carya

+ Pauline Molnar to Interim CFO @ Rogers Communications

+ Philip Petursson to Chief Investment Strategist @ IG Wealth Management

+ Rob Dargewitcz to VP/Treasurer @ Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

+ Sean MacLachlan to Partner @ MLT Atkins

+ Tony Staffieri, CFO @ Rogers Communications Inc., left the company

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 MEMORIAM 

+ Barry Eames; distinguished lawyer/arbitrator, 76




 HUMAN RESOURCES + WORKPLACE TRENDS 

+ challenges of forming a hybrid workforce

+ PwC is allowing its 40,000 U.S. employees to work remotely on a permanent basis

+ SnapCab product expecting traction for return-to-the-office




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 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

+ Oct. 5;  Equitable Group Inc., Special Meeting of Unitholders, virtual-only

+ Oct. 7; Altura Energy Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Oct. 7; WPT Industrial REIT, Special Meeting of Unitholders, virtual-only

+ Oct. 12; Cervus Equipment Corporation, Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Oct. 12; Inter Pipeline Ltd., Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Oct. 19; Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No. 1) Core Lpust Fund, Meeting of Unitholders, virtual-only

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

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

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 CLIMATE CHANGE + LEED + RENEWABLE ENERGY 

+ ATCO Group/Canadian Utilities Limited announced plans to develop two solar installations in Calgary; 27MW andd 37MW

+ CDPQ announced its new climate strategy

+ Enbridge Inc. partnering with Shell and Vanguard Renewables to collaborate on hydrogen projects

+ Kainaiwa Resources and Indigena Capital LP partnering to develop 200MW to 300MW wind farm project




 QUOTES 

+ Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are. – Bertolt Brecht

+ If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on it. – Charles Kettering




 INFRASTRUCTURE + P3 

+ ATCO Group/Canadian Utilities Limited announced plans to develop two solar installations in Calgary; 27MW andd 37MW

+ Kainaiwa Resources and Indigena Capital LP partnering to develop 200MW to 300MW wind farm project

+ Southwest Calgary Ring Road - SW leg opened; $1.42 billion / 31 km. section

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NEWS SUMMARY 
 Sept. 28 ~ Oct. 5 / 2021 


+ ATCO Group/Canadian Utilities Limited announced plans to develop two solar installations in Calgary; 27MW andd 37MW

+ Calgary Council races; City of Calgary 2021 elections; nominations;  of 30 candidates, 3 have withdrawn leaving 27 in the race  for mayor; of 111 candidates have filed nomination papers for the council’s 14 Ward seats, 100 remain – also, 37 candidates for Public Schools trustee, and  18 candidates for Separate School Board trustee ~ advance polls are now open

+ Calgary Mayoral Candidates Forum, YOUR VOTE MATTERS! –  now available on YouTube: click here to view 20 of the 28 candidates - presented by THIRD ACTion Film Festival and Kerby Centre

+ CEPA (Canadian Energy Pipeline Association) to cease operations; major industry players have left …

+ COVID-19 in Alberta full current stats – [ 20,674 active cases – 1,079 in hospital, 257 patients in intensive care]; Alberta now offering downloadable vaccination record –Premier Kenney rejects calls for aggressive firebreak measures – City of Calgary’s new regulations requiring signage at business premises and checking for vaccination records is being enforced; complaints of non-compliance are being investigated and tickets are being issued

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices remain steady above US$77/bbl for WTI, US$81/bbl for Brent ~ uncertainty lessending as OPEC met to review/confirm they will stick to their output level committments …

+ Enbridge Inc. Line 3 Replacement Project completion

+ Enbrdge Inc.’s longstanding battle with the Governor of Michigan has taken a new turn; the court ordered mediation broke down when Michigan withdrew – and now, Canada has stepped up, invoking provisions of 1977 treaty with the U.S., deeming the continuation of Line 5 usage to be essential to Canada; government-to- government neogiations will begin

+ Enbridge Inc. partnering with Shell and Vanguard Renewables to collaborate on hydrogen projects

+ Global Energy Show postponed – new dates for June 7-9/2022

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

+ Intouch Insight Ltd. closed its acquistion of SeeLevel HX

+ name changed: Alberta One-Call Corporation is now called Utility Safety Partners

+ name changed: Input Capital Corp. is now called SSC Security Services Crop.

++ PROPERTYlines;  – monthly commercial real estate newsletter  CLICK HERE to see the August issue;  archived PROPERTYlines Issues  

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 7 to 528 this week; Canada: up 3 to 165 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Southwest Calgary Ring Road - SW leg opened; $1.42 billion / 31 km. section

+ Surge Energy Inc. agreed to acquire a portfolio from/amalgamate with Fire Sky Energy Inc.; consideration is $58.0 million

+ Suncor Energy Inc. took over the operator role of Syncrude




THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
- proposed & closed

+ AutoLeap raised $18.0 million

+ Azincourt Energy Corp. closed $6.4 million tranche of an equity raise by private placement

+ Blackline Safety Corp. is on the market to raise $40.0 million in equity

+ Delic Holidings Inc. closed $7.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ GreenSpace Brands Inc. closed $2.877 million equity raise by private placement

+ Kiaro Holdings Corp. is on the market to raise $3.0 million in unsecured convertible debt by private placement

+ MSP Corp. Investments Inc. closed $35.0 million funding raise

+ Network Media Group Inc. is on the market to raise $1.4 million in equity by private placement

+ Newtopia Inc. secured $7.5 million credit facility

+ PharmaTher Holdings Ltd. closed $10.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ SECURE Energy Services Inc. closed $140.0 million in sr. unsecured debt raise

+ Tower One Wireless Corp. secured US$25.0 million debt financing

+ VersaBank closed US$8.25 million overallotment of its recent equity raise

+ Wishpond Technologies Ltd. secured $6.0 million credit facility

+ Xenhon Pharmaceuticals Inc. is on the market to raise $250.0 million in equity

+ Xplornet Communications Inc. closed $1.5 bilion debt financing

*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 …




 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

+ Oct. 4-6 [REVISED DATE]; NeoCon, the Mart, Chicago; info/register

+ Oct. 20 -21; Calgary Real Estate Forum, virtual format; agenda/register

+ Oct. 20-21; BOMEX Virtual 2021, The New Normal?, annual conference; info/register

+ Oct. 27; Calgary Economic Development – 2022 Economic Outlook; virtual event – info/register

+ Nov. 5; 7th 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; ISA, Calgary Show – Expo & Conference, Telus Convention Centre, Calgary; save the date / submit a paper (deadline is June 7) / conference brochure/register

+ 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 ]




 CONSTRUCTION NEWS + BUILDING SERVICES INNOVATIONS 

+ Kainaiwa Resources and Indigena Capital LP partnering to develop 200MW to 300MW wind farm project

+ Southwest Calgary Ring Road - SW leg opened; $1.42 billion / 31 km. section




 CORPORTE RESPONSIBILITY + ESG REPORTS 

+ CDPQ announced its new climate strategy

+ Topaz Energy Corp. published its inaugural/2020 Sustainability Report


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