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+ Damien Steel to CEO @ Deep Sky Climate

+ Darcy Reding to CEO @ Pieridae Energy Limited

+ Konrad Winrich von Finckenstein to Interim Ethics Commissioner @ Government of Canada

+ Patricia Wiebe to Director, Product Management @ IDENTOS Inc/.

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+ Sept. 11; Rotary Stay In School Charity Golf Classic, Glencoe Golf & Country Club, Calgary; sponsor, register to golf

+ 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

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+ Air Canada published its 2022 ESG report – Citizens of the World

+ EdgePoint Wealth Management Inc. revised its ESG position

+ Uniqlo opened a 15,000 sq. ft. store in Chinook Centre

+ Government of Alberta re-announced support for the new Calgary arena project; $39.0 million of it’s $330.0 million commitment; that seems $291.0 million short of the Premier’s election promise … tic toc

+ 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. 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 ]

+ 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 (will be posted later this week)

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+ Calgary Stampeders triumph in Labour Day Classic; defeated Edmonton Elks 35-31!

+ Crescent Point Energy Corp. closed the US$500.0 million sale of its North Dakota assets

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$85.27/bbl, Brent @ US$88.37/bbl;

+ FACILITYCalgary, a sponsor-supported FREE weekly newsletter; ‘send time’ is typically 7:00 AM (MDT)/9:00 AM (EDT) every Tuesday; Calgary news focused on oil & gas, finance and the real estate industry; click here to sign up

+ fires and floods; Alberta wildfire concerns remain on high alert; currently 81 wildfires are burning in Alberta, 2 are not under control; many fires in the NWT and BC Interior are still active, but colling temperatures and rain are helping many devasted communities allowing residents to return; flights bacvk to Yellowknife of evacuated NWT residents begins this Wednesday Sept. 6^th, but road access is still restricted as active fires are too near roadways

+ 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

+ Government of Alberta pushing back on Ottawa’s proposed Clean Energy Regulations; FAQ - all Canadians can provide feedback to the draft CER by Nov. 2, 2023

+ Government of Alberta re-announced support for the new Calgary arena project; $39.0 million of it’s $330.0 million commitment; that seems $291.0 million short of the Premier’s election promise … tic toc

+ Lycos Energy Inc. closed its acquisition of Wyatt Resources Ltd. for $8.8 million

+ 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)

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

+ RBC $13.5 billion takeover of HSBC Canada green-lit by the Competition Bureau

+ REITrag – is our publication covering REITs; available by subscription; June/2023 – Issue #4 ; archived previous issues - sign-up form – get on our mailing list

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: down 1 to 631 this week; Canada: down 3 to 187 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Suncor Energy’s Board and CEO Rich Kruger must be smiling; the Premier is attacking the federal government Minister Guilbeault for slamming Suncor’s announced focus less on renewables and more on their oil sands resources – talk about a freebie, all that stir and bluster courtesy of the Premier who doesn’t seem to yet know the boundaries of the dotted line between governing and radio talk-show politics; but it seems to have briefly blunted the many challenges she faces from her variations on ‘why’ the government is sticking to it’s moratorium on new renewables project – but her government can’t seem to stick to one story as to ‘why’, because each variation fails to pass the smell test

+ Terra Firma Capital being acquired by GM Capital for $46.0 million

+ Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. agreed to sell its Pipestone and Dimsdale assets for $650.0 million ; AltaGas will pay half in cash, half in AltaGas shares

+ Uniqlo opened a 15,000 sq. ft. store in Chinook Centre

+ Bank of Montreal is on the market to raise $1.15 billion in debt

+ First National Financial Corporation is on the market to raise $200.0 million in sr. unsecured debt

+ Hydro-Québec closed $500.0 million debt financing

+ Kite Mobility Inc. secured $3.5 million in capital

+ Merchant Opportunities Fund secured $100.0 million credit facility

+ Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation closed a $2.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Ravensource Fund is on the market to raise $3.899 million in equity by private placement

+ Valeo Pharma closed $4.5 million equity 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 …

+ 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;

+ 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. 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

+ 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. 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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