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Mark Kolke visits with interesting Calgarians - to catch a glimpse of what drives them, how they see the world and what they see in Calgary's future - and shares what caught his attention.  
 
This week's conversation with Gordon Dirks, Executive Pastor, Centre Street Church
 
Last week's conversation with Scot Caithness, Leasing Manager - Canada, WorleyParsons
 
 
 

Archived recent conversations 



SHAKERS AND MOVERS

 

+ Dean Slater to Dir. Estimating & Bus. Dev. @ Ledcor Group
+ Jaime Pattison to Interim CFO @ Huntingdon Capital Corp
+ Jeff Burke to Pres. & CEO @ Western Financial Group
+ Jerry Dias to Pres. @ UNIFOR (merger of CAW and CEP unions)
+ Jim Beeton to Calgary Branch Mgr. @ Ledcor Group
+ Julien Fagnan to Managing Dir., Structural Services @ Halsall Associates
+ Justin Taylor to COO @ Greenrock Property Management Limited
+ Kathleen Taylor poised to take over as Chair of Board @ Royal Bank of Canada on retirement of David O’Brien
+ Mark Hughes to Chief Risk Officer @ Royal Bank of Canada
+ Sandeep Manak to Pres. & CEO @ Huntingdon Capital Corp
+ Stephen Hart to Chief Risk Officer @ Scotiabank
+ Steve Walk to Gen. Mgr. REM-Centennial Place & Eau Claire Tower @ Oxford Properties Group
+ Terrance Ivers to Exec. VP, Oil & Gas @ SNC-Lavalin Group
+ Terry Fryett to Exec. VP & Chief Credit Officer @ Scotiabank 

[send us your firm’s appointment notices to: kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]




RESIGNED, DIED, GOT THE BOOT (GTB)

 

+ David O’Brien, Chair of the Board @ Royal Bank of Canada, retiring Dec. 31
+ James (Jim) Palmer, Chairman Emeritus @ Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLP, philanthropist, died
+ Steve Ballmer, CEO @ Microsoft, stepping aside, search for successor underway
+ Mike Azancot left Sterling Resources Ltd.
+ Morten Friis, Chief Risk Officer @ Royal Bank of Canada, retired
+ Rob Pitfield, Chief Risk Officer @ Scotiabank, retiring
+ Zachary George, Pres. & CEO @ Huntingdon Capital Corp., leaving under a ‘resignation agreement’



FINANCINGS - proposed & closed

 

+ Alexander Energy Ltd. is on the market to raise $1.3 million
+ Artisan Energy Corp. closed $2,252,100 equity financing
+ Canexus Corporation closed $100 million convertible unsecured sub debt financing
+ First Mountain Exploration Ltd. is on the market to raise $1.8 million in equity
+ Kelt Exploration Ltd. closed $111,600,000 equity financing
+ NorthWest International Healthcare Properties REIT closed $17.5 million convertible debt financing
+ RedWater Energy Corp. closed $539,309 equity financing
+ Samoth Oilfield Inc. is on the market to raise $500,000
+ Ur-Energy Inc. closed US$15 million secured debt financing



 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

 

+ Sept. 10; TerraVest Capital Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting, Edmonton
+ Sept. 12; Timbercreek Mortgage Investment Corp., Special Shareholders Meeting, Toronto
 
[send us your event notices and AGM notices to:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]



 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

 

+ Sept. 10-11; Oil Sands Trade Show 2013, Suncor Community Leisure Centre/Mac Island, Fort McMurray – info/register  
+ Sept. 24; Annual RealREIT Conference; Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, info/register
+ Sept. 25; Canadian Apartment Investment Conference, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto info/register
+ Oct. 7 – Calgary Stampede 2014 – tickets go on sale!
+ Oct. 16; 32nd Annual National Ernest C. Manning Innovation Awards Gala, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary tickets/sponsorship
+ Oct. 17; 2nd Annual Vancouver Real Estate Leasing Conference, Vancouver Convention Centre, info/register
+ Oct. 17 – 19; Canada LNG Export Forum, Calgary, info/registration
+ Oct. 21, City of Calgary – council and school board elections – info/registration
+ Oct. 22- 25; 4th World Petroleum Council, World Youth Forum info/registration
+ Oct. 29; 15th Annual Calgary Real Estate Forum, TELUS Convention Centre info/register - program
+ Oct. 30; 5th Annual SustainaBUILD Conference, Fairmont Hotel, Vancouver info/register
+ Nov. 5-6; 14th Annual Buildex Calgary, BMO Centre, Calgary info/register/sponsor
+ Nov. 14-16; Greenbuild Conference, San Francisco info/register
+ Dec. 3 – 5; Toronto Real Estate Forum, Metro Toronto Convention Center, info/register
+ Dec. 4; OPEC – 164th Ordinary Meeting, Vienna
+ Mar. 24 – 27, 2014; Gastech 2014 Conference & Exhibition, KINTEX, Goyang City, South Korea
+ July 4 – 13, 2014 – Calgary Stampede – save the date! 
 
[send us your event notices to:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

NEWS TODAY 
 September 3 / 2013 


 
+ back-to-school; 600,000 students back in school today … drive carefully!
+ Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. closed $52.5 million asset sale to Daewoo International Corporation and formed JV with partners to develop assets in west central Alberta
+ Boxer Gold Corp. completed its acquisition of Konnex Resources Inc.
+ current energy prices: live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data; oil prices volatile on speculation about U.S. intervention in Syria, U.S.stockpile levels
+ Microsoft agreed to acquire Nokia’s mobile phone business for $7.2 billion
+ Mid-2013 Market Overview - Calgary
+ Trinidad Drilling Ltd. entered JV with Halliburton, to provide and operate rigs in Saudi Arabia
+ U.S. dilly-dally over striking Syria creates unease in markets
+ Verizon Communications agreed to pay US$130 billion to Vodafrone Group PLC for its U.S. wireless business, CEO says they are no longer interested in entering Canadian market
+ yesterday was Labour Day in Canada and U.S., markets all closed



 PAST WEEK NEWS REVIEW 
 Aug. 28 - Sept. 2


 

+ AIMco acquired a 20% interest in Glass, Lewis & Co. from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
+ Alberta Government 1st qtr. financial results indicate $211 million in revenue above budget expectations of $9.7 billion for the period – new accounting/reporting methods make comparison and analysis difficult while uncertainty over flood costs muddy that water
+ Alberta Health Services announced it will NOT re-open its clinics at the Holy Cross Centre; AHS will terminate its leases over safety concerns in the flood-damaged properties
+ Alberta population projected to hit 4 million before end of 2013
+ Alston Energy Inc. engaged advisors to explore strategic alternatives
+ Apache Corp. agreed to sell a 1/3rd interest in its Egyptian assets for $3.1 billion to Sinopec Group, first step in formation of a global JV
+ ATB Financial – Daily Economic Comment
+ Barron Building to expand floor plate; Strategic Group using Gensler for re-design
+ Canadian Auto Workers Union and Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union merged to form UNIFOR
+ Capital Power Corporation agreed to sell its three New England power plant assets for US$541 million; will refocus on Alberta business
+ C.D. Howe Institute says interest rates should nudge higher to forestall real estate bubble and other woes; Harper government dismissed it out of hand while Bank of Canada non-committal as Goveror Poloz gives mixed signals
+ China National Petroleum Corporation VP Wang Yongchun under formal investigation for ‘severe breaches of discipline’
+ cities of the future
+ ConocoPhillips Canada will leave Bow Valley Square, consolidate operations in Gulf Canada Square by taking over CP Rail space when vacated
+ Garda World Security Corp agreed to acquired G4S Cash Solutions (Canada) for $110 million
+ southern Alberta francophone school boards merged; public and catholic boards will operate now as Southern Francophone Education Region Number 4
+ Statistics Canada says the economy slowed in the 2nd quarter, slumping shows business investment sluggish
+ Statoil Exploration confirmed a major discovery at Bay du Nord, 500 km NE of St. John’s, NFLD; Husky have a 35% interest in the prospect
+ WestJet buying 65 Boeing 737MAX aircraft, taking delivery in Sept. 2017



 Mark Kolke on YouTube:

+ Mid-2013 Market Overview - Calgary Commercial Real Estate

discusses office leasing

discusses FACILITYCalgary



 INFRASTRUCTURE / P3 / GREEN


 

+ Calgary’s Central Library re-opened while flood-damage repairs continue on lower levels
+ construction kicked off on 51,000 sq. m., $294 million Centre for Applied Technologies at NAIT; the Government of Alberta contribution is $200 million for a facility that will be operational for the 2016-17 academic year
+ Joseph Brant Hospital – short list issued: innovaCARE Partners, Integrated Team Solutions, PCL Partnerships
+ The Conference Board of Canada issue a report on P3 progress in Canada
+ High River is seeking $10 million for the province for flood buffer work; same project rejected by the province in 2009 appears likely to be approved



INTERESTING REAL ESTATE NEWS OTHER PLACES


 

+ Ivanhoé Cambridge completed $280 million expansion and redevelopment of Guildford Town Centre in Surrey, BC
+ International Plaza Hotel (433 rooms) + Conference Centre Toronto Airport opened



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 SAVE THE DATE /
charity golf tournaments

+ Sept. 26 & 27; 24th Annual PGI for Literacy Golf Tournament, Country Hills GC, mailto:pgi@canlearnsociety.ca 

[send us your charity golf tournament information to:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]



 QUOTES

 

“Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.” – Frank Lloyd Wright
 
“The only think chicken about Israel is their soup.” – Bob Hope

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