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+ Andrew Brown to Pres., RecordXpress @ StorageVautl Canada Inc.

+ Ariane Sauter to Municipal/Stormwater Practice Lead – Western Canada @ WSP

+ Brian Porter, Pres. & CEO @ Scotiabank, retiring

+ Cecilia Samsoondar to VP @ Accuracy

+ Claudia Alvaregna to CFO @ Firm Capital Apartment REIT

+ Craig Meadus to Project Manager @ Northlink Supply

+ Edward Fu to CFO @ Minto Apartment REIT

+ Erin Wallace to Director, National Development and Real Estate Transactions @ Sobeys

+ Geraldine Anderson to VP Marketing & Communications, Strategy & Strategic Alliances @ Calgary Economic Development

+ Gordana Ivanovic to Partner @ McMillan LLP

+ Jenna Prance to Bus. Dev. Mgr. @ McCarthy Tetrault

+ Julia Sproule to Commissioner @ Alberta Teaching Profession Commission

+ Mark Goldreich, CFO @ Firm Capital Apartment REIT, resigned

+ Michelle Wilsdon to Professional Leader, Reconciliation @ Canada Energy Regulator

+ Mike Simon to Director, Capital Projects @ Triovest

+ Paul Jacobson to VP Underwriting and Risk Management, Equipment Financing @ Canadian Western Bank

+ Ray Kwan to CFO @ Tidewater Renewables Ltd.

+ Rebecca Bowman to Senior Director, Strategic Giving @ Calgary Health Foundation

+ Scott Thomson to CEO @ Scotiabank

+ Shane Bradley to Systems Engineer @ Pure Storage

+ Sylvain Charlebois to Director @ Second Harvest

+ Tom McCaffery to Exec. Director, Policy and Engagement @ Emissions Reduction Alberta

+ Wayne Cho to CFO @ NexOptic Technology Corp.

~ 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 ]

+ lighting differences – office v. home office

+ recruiting and retaining Gen Z staff

+ the quitting trend – searching for talent – McKinsey report

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

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

+ Copper Mountain Mining Corporation released its inaugural ESG report

+ does ESG really matter – and why? … report/essay by McKinsey on Sustainability

+ InPlay Oil Corp. released its 2022 Sustainability Report

+ SNC-Lavalin released its 2021 Sustainability Report – Our Vision For Engineering a Sustainability Society

+ funding $1.9 million to Tsuut’ina Nation for green infrastructure updates

+ MTY Food Group Inc. (80 brands/6,900 locations) will acquire BBQ Holdings Inc. (100 restaurants and 200 franchise stores) after successful share tender offer

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+ Alberta launched a ‘get people to come here for jobs’ campaign: AlbertaIsCalling

+ Alberta natural gas rebate program kicks in on October 1st

+ Blackstreet Energy Inc. agreed to acquire Drakkar Energy Ltd. in a $3.2 million cash and shares deal

+ BR Capital Inc. filed a Notice of Intention to make a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act; KPMG is the proposed trustee

+ Calgary Parking Authority – data breach getting lots of media play amid wide-ranging comments on how much data may have been compromised; estimates of 12 initially when the breach happened in July 2021, when it was kept quiet, but now experts say the breach went on for more than two months and the number of customers with their data exposed is 145,000+ …

+ Comprehenseive Healthcare Systems Inc. agreed to acquire Benefit Administrators West LLC

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices this week fell back – WTI @ US$77/bbl, Brent @ US$84/bbl

+ De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited announced plans to develop an aircraft manufacturing campus in Wheatland County near Strathmore; De Havilland Field will have buildings for assembly, offices and a museum and a runway on 1,500 acre site – first buildings expected to complete/production to start in 2025

+ Ernst & Young opened its expanded Calgary iteration of Neurodiversity Centre of Excellence

+ Federal Reserve bank in the U.S. raised interest rates again – by 0.75% this time

+ Government of Alberta rethinking it’s ownership of social housing properties: some will be transferred to other entities, some will be sold – a 10 year strategy to divest most of the properties held by Alberta Social Housing Corporation

+ Government of Canada relaxed its entry requirements for visitors to Canada; COVID-19 restrictions relaxed effective October 1, 2022\

+ Hammerhead Resources Inc. agreed to merge with Decarbonization Acquisition Corp. IV; $1.39 billion business combination

+ HOUSING TRUTH – residential newsletter, Calgary and area: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  – archived issues …; check out our Q2 report – sign up

+ Infosys made a big announcement; space absorbed, new jobs created – the grand opening of expansion in Gulf Canada Square

+ Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) is rebranding as Enserva

+ PROPERTYlines - commercial real estate quarterly newsletter – check out our 2022-Q1 Report; stay tuned for Q2 & Q3 reports coming soon … sign up

+ Prospera Energy Inc. closed its $1.7 million Petrolia acquisitions

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: up 1 to 764 this week; Canada: up 4 to 215 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Rogers Insurance Ltd. merged with CapriCMW – brokerage to now be known as Acera Insurance

+ Rotary Club of Calgary at Stampede Park – are hosting a fundraising dinner to aid Ukrainian evacuees; Oct. 12 event – Ribbons For Peace; info/tickets

+ CP created a Carbon Emissions Calculator

+ Criterium Energy Ltd. closed $5.4 million recapitalization equity raise by private placement

+ Energir Inc. closed $200.0 million secured debt financing by private placement

+ Exro Technologies Inc. closed $1.474 million equity raise by private placement

+ Flyscan Systems Inc. closed $3.5 million venture capital raise

+ Lulu Island Energy Company and Corix International Inc. secured $175.0 million debt financing

+ Monos closed a US$30.0 million equity raise

+ Nexus Renewables closed US$5.0 million credit facility

+ NowVertical Group Inc. is on the market to raise $5.0 million in debt

+ Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. closed $100.0 million sr. unsecured debt financing

+ Theralase Technologies nc. closed $2.5 million equity raise by private placement

*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 …

+ Sept. 27-29; International Pipeline Expo, Telus Convention Centre, Calgary; info/register

+ Sept. 29; School of Public Policy – Opportunities in Energy Transition, The Ampersand, Calgary; info/register

+ Sept. 29; Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association – 40^th Anniversary Gala, Hudson Conference Centre; info/tickets

+ Sept. 30; National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

+ Sept. 30 – Oct. 2; Calgary FALL HOME SHOW, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, info/book bookings and tickets

+ Oct. 12; Rotary Ribbons For Peace Fundraiser, Polish Canadian Centre, Calgary; info/tickets/sponsorship

+ Oct. 13; ASC Connect – virtual conference; info/access the conference/speakers list

+ Oct. 18-19; Supply Change Conference & Expo, Westin Airport, Calgary; info/register

+ Oct. 19; Calgary Economic Development – 2023 Economic Outlook, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; save the date

+ Oct. 20; Calgary Real Estate Forum, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; agenda,  info/register

+ Oct. 24-28; U of C School of Public Policy – Fundamentals of ESG Management; info/register

+ Oct. 25-27; Net Zero Conference & Expo, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; info/register

+ Oct. 26 & 27; BUILDEX Alberta – Build Your Road Map, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; info/register

+ Nov. 4; 8^th Annual Peter Burgener Memorial Benefit Concert, Bella Concert Hall, Mount Royal University, Calgary; info/tickets

+ Nov. 29 – Dec. 1; Real Estate Forum, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto; info/register

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2023

+ Apr. 4 & 5; BMO Capital Markets and Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers – Annual Energy Symposium, Investors Conference – save the date

+ Sept. 17-21; 24^th World Petroleum Congress – Energy Transition – the path to Net Zero, info/sponsorship/registration

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

+ Sept. 27; Chartered Professional Accountants Canada, Annual and Special Meeting, virtual only

+ Sept. 27; PSP Investments, Annual Public Meeting, virtual only

+ Sept. 28, Calgary Philharmonic Society, Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ Oct. 4; DeepMarkit Corp., Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Oct. 11; The Very Good Food Company Inc., Annual General Meeting, Vancouver

+ Oct. 21; Recipe Unlimited Corporation, Special Meeting, Toronto

+ Oct. 31; Resolute Forest Products Inc., Special meeting of Stockholders, virtual only

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