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+ Alex Henderson to Sr. Partner @ Kalos LLP

+ Andrea Elliott to Director, Social Responsibility @ Medavie Blue Cross

+ Chuck Meyers to CEO @ Quarterhill Inc.

+ Claudie Imbleau-Chagnon to Partner, Infrastructure Group @ Blakes

+ Danielle Ladouceur to CEO @ Children’s Cottage Society

+ Gillian Cannon to Director @ Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

+ Hazel Claxton to Director @ Bank of Montreal

+ Iman Hill to Director @ Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd.

+ Jane Peverett to Director @ Suncor Energy

+ Jeff Caravella to CFO @ Medicenna Therapeutics Corp.

+ John MacIntyre to Director @ TD Bank Group

+ Justin Gover to Director @ Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

+ Keith Martell to Director @ TD Bank Group

+ Rizwan Jamal to Pres. & CEO @ Xplore

+ Scott Mussbacher to CEO @ Vista Projects

+ Shannon Bell to EVP & Chief Digital Officer @ OpenText

+ Stephanie Wolfe to Executive VP., Marketing @ Horizon ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.

~ 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 ]

+ Sept. 12 – 14; The Carbon Canada Conference, and Awards, Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton; info/register

+ Sept. 14; Alberta’s Heartland, Stakeholder Conference, Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton – info/register

+ Sept. 13-14; Oil Sands Conference (Shell Place) & Trade Show (Suncor Community Leisure Centre), Fort McMurray; conference / trade show

+ Sept. 15-17; 7^th World Geothermal Congress, Beijing, China -  info - register

+ Sept. 17; + Gene Zwozdesky – memorial benefit/fundraiser: The Man and His Music, 2:00 PM, Sunday, Sept. 17, Edmonton Jubilee Auditorium; tickets – the late Gene Zwozkesky was musician, MLA and Alberta Legislature Speaker;  this fundraiser will help build and endowment fund for the Gene Zwozdesky Centre at Norwood and Capital Care's Stepping Up For Norwood campaign.

+ Sept. 17-21; 24^th World Petroleum Congress; Energy Transitions – the path to Net Zero, BMO Centre, Stampede Park/registration; early bird registration is open; exhibition features – what, where, when

+ Sept. 19-20; Energy Works, Career Expo, Telus Convention Centre, Calgary; register

+ Sept. 26; Sustainable Democracies in the Age of Fragmentation, U of C, School of Public Policy, register

+ Sept. 26-28; BOMEX Edmonton 2023; JW Marriott/Ice District, Edmonton; details/registration open

+ Sept. 26-29; International Energy Agency – Technical Collaboration Program, EOR 2023 Conference – Preliminary Program, Hotel Arts, Calgary; sponsor opportunities

+ Sept. 27-28; 11^th Annual Power Symposium, DoubleTree/Hilton Calgary North, Calgary; info/agenda/register

+ Sept. 27-29; IFMA World Workplace Conference & Expo, Denver, Colorado; agenda / register

+ Sept. 26-29; IFMA World Workplace Conference, Colorado Conventional Centre, Denver; register

+ Sept. 28; Canadian Energy Person of the Year – Award Gala Dinner, honouring ATCO Chair & CEO, Nancy Southern, Calgary Petroleum Club; info/tickets

+ Sept. 29 – Oct. 1; Calgary Fall Home Show, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, order tickets

+ 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

+ 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, Ottawa - save the date

+ 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

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

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

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+ Bank of Canada rate announcement last week, holding at 5% – NO CHANGE, yet … tic toc;

+ Canada Life closed its acquisition of Value Partners Group; combined book will be $89.0 billion

+ Crescent Point Energy Corp. announced its 2024CapEx Budget is $1.09 billion

+ current energy prices; live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com ; WTI @ US$88/bbl, Brent @ US$91/bbl; prices rise notwithstanding slowing Chinese demand as Saudi Arabia announced it’s production cut of 1 million bbl/day introduced in July would be extended to the end of the year

+ Enbridge Inc. agreed to acquire three U.S. utilities for US$14.0 billion in cash and debt deal

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+ Hillcore Group acquired Whitewater Management Ltd. and Catalyst Production Systems ; terms not disclosed

+ Kingston Midstream agreed to acquire Rangeland Midstream’s Marten Hills Pipeline; terms not disclosed

+ Mind Cure Health Inc. completed it’s merger; rebranding/naming as LNG Holdings Inc.

+ 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 message Sept 11, and last week’s Sept. 4

+ Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. agreed to acquire Respol Canada Energy Partnership for US$468.0 million

+ PHI Hotel Group Inc. is in interim receivership; two hotels in Edmonton, one in Calgary

+ plan of arrangement NOT APPROVED; analysis of a landmark case – paper by Osler deals with an Alberta Court of Kings’ Bench decision that likely has profound implications …

+ Precision Drilling Corporation agreed to acquire CWC Energy Services for $141.0 million

+ Raymond James Trust (Canada) and Solus Trust Company Limited completed their merger; will operate as Solus Trust

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

+ REITrag – is our publication curating news on real estate investment trusts; all Canadian REITs and adding American and European listings; available by subscription; June/2023 – Issue #4 & 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: up 1 to 632 this week; Canada: down 5 to 182 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Spruce Meadows announced a significant expansion plan; to be completed by 2025, it will include a restaurant, retail space and a hotel

+ TARA Energy Services Inc. acquired Lyons Production Services Ltd.

+ West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. agreed to acquire Spray Lakes Sawmills

+ worrying news seems a little worse each day; E. coli cases emanating from 4 Calgary daycare locations; so far been identified in 231 people, 11 with severe illness, some requiring dialysis. AHS says a central kitchen food supplier is the likely source of the infections …

+ Boralex Inc. et al closed $600.0 million financing

+ Carbon Upcycling Technologies raised $34.4 million funding round

+ Clay Financial Inc. closed $1.7 million seed round funding

+ CU Inc. is on the market to raise $340.0 million in debt

+ Enbridge Inc. closed $4.6 billion equity raise

+ IntelGenx Technologies Corp. closed US$3.0 million first tranche of an equity raise by private placement

+ Oncolytics Biotech Inc. closed US$2.25 million overallotment on its recent equity raise

+ Peyto Exploration & Development Corp is on the market to raise $175.0 million in equity

+ ProMIS Neurosciences Inc. closed $20.4 million equity raise by private placement

+ QuadFi secured $20.0 million credit facility

+ Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. closed $1.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Rogers Communications Inc. is on the market to raise $3.0 billion in sr. debt by private placement

+ Spectral Medical Inc. closed $6.1 million convertible debt raise

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 …

+ ARTIS REIT retained advisors and is conducting a strategic review

+ 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 (will be posted later this week)

+ Sept. 21; Calgary’s 65 Roses Ladies Golf Classic in support of Cystic Fibrosis Canada, The Winston Golf Club, Calgary; info/registration

+ Sept. 28; Accessible Housing Annual Fundraising Gala, Dinner for Doors; Silver Springs Golf Cub, Calgary - tickets

+ send us your 2023 tournament information – we are happy to post them here

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

+ Sept. 12; IOU Financial Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ Sept. 14; Empire Company Limited, Annual General Meeting, New Glasgow, NS

+ Sept. 19; Dialogue Health Technologies Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ Sept. 21; Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations, AGM, Calgary

+ Sept. 25; Theatre Calgary Society, Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ Sept. 27; Pipestone Energy Corp., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Sept. 26; TransAlta Renewables Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ Sept. 28; WesCan Energy Corp., Annual General and Special Meeting, Vancouver

+ 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 ]