+ Conrad Kathol, Director @ Niko Resources Ltd., resigned
+ Jim Cummings, Director @ Niko Resources Ltd., resigned
+ Joe Lougheed to Chairman @ SAIT Polytechnic
+ Michael Graham to Direcor @ Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd.
+ Michael Percy, Director @ K-Bro Linen Inc., resigned
+ Scott Houston to VP Manufacturing @ Cordy Oilfield Services Inc.
+ Steward Gossen, Director @ Niko Resources Ltd., resigned
+ Thomas Jenkins to Director @ TranAlta
INTERESTING REAL ESTATE NEWS, other places
+ Killam Properties Inc. agreed to acquire 50% interest in Kanata Lakes Apartments II, 152-unit apt. building in Ottawa; JV with KingSett Capital Inc. & AIMCo Realty Investors LP 2nd of five-building complex
+ True North Commercial REIT closed $24.5 million acquisition of NW Edmonton office building; 98.804 sq. ft.
+ Milestone Apartments REIT agreed to acquire 550 unit project in Pearland, Texas for US$74 million
+ CN opened its new 100,000 sq. ft. employee training centre in Winnipeg
+ Slate Retail REIT closed US$15.5 million acquisition of WellingtonPark shopping centre in Cary, North Carolina
Jim Prentice sworn in as Premier | unelected Ministers Dirks & Mandel in smaller Alberta Cabinet | Oberle to Energy Minister | CIBC mgmt shakeup | WestJet money grab | conversation with Dirk Moerkens + new financings >>>>
NEWS SUMMARY Sept. 9 - 16
+ Alberta land sale netted $18.59 million for Government of Alberta
+ Kallisto Energy Corp. re-organizing, and changing its name to Toro Oil & Gas
+ Mapan Energy Ltd. announced its 2014 CapEx Budget is $44 million
+ Paris Energy Inc. is changing its name to Mapan Energy Ltd.
+ Pembina Pipeline Corporation announced expansion of capacity in it Phase III and Wapiti to Kakwa pipelines; $435 million capital cost now brings Phas III expansion to $2.44 billion in capital cost
+ Peters’ Drive-Inn expanding to Red Deer … double-cheeseburgers and shakes go north!
+ Petrus Resources Ltd. closed its takeover of Arriva Energy Inc.
+ Pure Technologies Ltd. agreed to acquire Hunter McDonnell Pipeline Services Inc. for $8 million
+ Royal Dutch Shell engaged advisors to sell its European LPG business; likely to net SU$1.63 billion
+ San Antonio Ventures Inc. changed its name to Renaissance Oil Corp.
+ Scotland citizens vote this week – tight race of GO or NO in its independence vote; offshore North Sea oil revenues at heart of the debate .. tic toc …
+ Spyglass Resources Corp. closed $43 million disposition of non-core assets
+ Sunstone Opportunity (2007) Mortgage Fund sold Golden Acres Shopping Centre for $13,750,000
+ Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA is soliciting offers for its U.S. unit, CitgoPetroleum Corp., expected to fetch US$10 billion
+ WesternOne Inc. agreed to acquire Enerbuilt for $20 million
+ WestJet fattening its bottom-line but riling flyers, with $25 fee for 1st checked bag
+ Wind Mobile recapitalizing to be viable 4th Canadian cellphone carrier
+ Wintershall purchased US$1.3 billion in assets (in 4 fields off-shore Norway) from Statoil
INFRASTRUCTURE / P3 / GREEN
+ Aecon Group Inc. awarded $156 million contract to widen Highway 120 in the Peel Region NW of Toronto
+ Sheridan Creative Partnership (Bondfield Construction Company Limited, Moriyama & Teshima Architects/Montgomery Sisam Architects and Rocklynn Capital Inc.) chosen to design (LEED Silver), build and finance Phase II of SheridanCollege’s Hazel McCallion Campus in Mississauga
+ Infrastructure Ontario issued an RFP to 5 shortlisted firms to build the new urban park and waterfront trail at Ontario Place: Aldershot, Eastern Construction, Elite, PCL, Urbacon
+ Metrolinx issued an RFP to 3 pre-qualified teams to deliver the next phase of the York Viva Bus Rapid Transit (vivaNext) rapidways project in Vaughan and Markham: EDCO, m7 Transit Partners and York RapidLINK Constructors
CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENTS
+ Sept. 18-19; 25th Annual Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournament for Literacy [gala on the 18th, golf day on the 19th), The Hamptons Golf Club, info/register
+ to Spruce Meadows Masters - $210,000 raised for cardiac care in Alberta
+ to 5 inductees for 2014 in Petroleum Hall of Fame: Keith MacPhail, Rob Peters, Allan Nelson, Robert Brown Sr. and Alexander Paynchuk
QUOTES
“It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw, not because she is Canada but because she’s something sublime that you were born into, some great rugged power that you are a part of.” – Emily Carr
“If you don’t think that your country should come before yourself, you can better serve your country by livin’ someplace else.” – Stompin’ Tom Connors
