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+ Alexander Chassels to COO @ Greenlane Renewables Inc.

+ Cheryne Lowe to CFO @ Source Rock Royalties Ltd.

+ Darren Myers to CFO @ Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

+ Dina Milivojevic to Editor-in-Chief @ Insolvency Insider

+ Doug Schweitzer, MLA, Calgary-Elbow @ Government of Alberta, resigned

+ Drew Keddy to COO @ Tribe Property Technologies Inc.

+ Frank Di Liso to CFO @ Dye & Durham Limited

+ Geoff Petzold to Director, Aviation @ SNC-Lavalin

+ Gustavo Amal, CFO @ Bed, Bath & Beyond, died

+ Jay Cross to Pres. @ Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

+ Kurt Alksne to Mgr., Municipal Development and Major Projects @ Morrison Hershfield

+ Laxman Narasimhan to CEO @ Starbucks

+ Mark Salkeld to VP & CPO, Business Services @ Energy Safety Canada

+ Matthew Greenberg to CFO and Corporate Secretary @ EarthRenew Inc.

+ Nadene Roberts to Team Lead, Talent Acquisitions Operations & Program Strategy @ Cenovus

+ Rick DeBruyn to Regional Vice President, Western Region @ CAN Canada

~ 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 ]

+ change in the air for post-pandemic employment contracts

+ employees want to continue gig jobs

+ tips for settling into the post-pandemic workplace

+ Alberta’s Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act now in force; replaces Builders Lien Act

+ labour productivity coming back

+ Moshe Safdie’s professional archive donated to McGill University

+ 25 tallest buildings in the world

+ Siksika Nation and TIU Canada formed a JV to Solar Panel installations; first project is 72-acre project on Siksika land

+ Air Canada published Citizens of the World, it’s 2021 Corporate Sustainability Report

+ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board published its annual Responsible Investing and Climate Strategy Report

+ Shawcor Ltd. published its 2021 ESG Report

+ Bed Bath & Beyond announced they would close 150 of its 1,000 stores

+ Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited et al agreed to acquire Recipe Unlimited Corp; consolidation of many brands under a new umbrella – 20 brands, 1,223 restaurants

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+ A way to think about it is, innovation requires variation. And in manufacturing—six sigma, all that stuff—you're trying to reduce variation. The fundamental manufacturing paradigm is to reduce variation, and the fundamental creative, innovation paradigm is to increase it. – Reed Hastings

+ Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T.S. Eliot

+ to Cheryl Bernard and François Poirier – named co-chairs of Special Olympics Canada Winter Games to be held in Calgary in 2024

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+ Alberta surplus projected at $13.2 billion; the government will pay down $13.4 billion debt and add $3.0 billion to the Heritage Savings Trust Fund

+ Bank of Canada rate hike expected this week on Wednesday

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices this week – WTI @ US$89/bbl, Brent @ US$95/bbl ~ prices down-tick as inflation impacts demand, while OPEC+ group to curb production to support price stability

+ 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

+ H &R REIT completed the sale of four properties (1 in Calgary) for $167.8 million

+ 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. completed a strategic light oil property acquisition

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: down 5 to 760 this week; Canada: up 7 to 208 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ September 1^st was Alberta Day; celebrations around the province

+ Shell Offshore Inc. agreed to sell its 100% of Shell Onshore Ventures LLC to IKAV for US$2.0 billion; JV partner Exxon Mobil Corp sold their 50% interest to IKAV for US$2.0 billion

+ Siksika Nation and TIU Canada formed a JV to Solar Panel installations; the first project is a 72-acre project on Siksika land

+ Sun Life Financial Inc. acquired a majority stake (51%) in Advisors Asset Management Inc. for US$214.0 million

+ Telus completed its $2.3 billion acquisition of LifeWorks

+ Whitecap Resources Inc. closed its acquisition of XTO Energy Canada

+ Apartment Love Inc. closed its final tranche of a $1.5 million equity raise by private placement

+ Bright Minds Biosciences Inc. closed $4.0 million equity raise

+ BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc. is on the market to raise $3.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Canadian Premium Sand Inc. closed $1.678 million equity raise by private placement

+ CES Energy Solutions Corp. secured $425.0 million credit facility

+ Eguana Technologies Inc. closed $33.0 million equity raise

+ Galantas Gold Corporation closed $6.9 million equity raise by private placement

+ National Bank of Canada is on the market to raise $500.0 million in debt

+ NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT closed $20.25 million over-allotment of its recent convertible debt raise

+ Scope Carbon Corp closed $1.05 million equity raise by IPO

+ Whitecap Resources Inc. closed $705.0 million debt financing

+ Whitecap Resources Inc. secured $395.0 million increase in its credit facility

*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. 7; Canadian Apartment Investment Conference, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto – agenda/register

+ Sept. 8; RealREIT 2022, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto; speaker roster, agenda/register

+ Sept. 13-15; BOMEX – Charlottetown 2022, info/speakers roster/register

+ Sept. 14-15; Oil Sands Conference & Trade Show, Fort McMurray; info/register

+ Sept. 15; New Economy LIVE – Calgary Economic Development; streamed virtually/register

+ Sept. 20-22; Energy Disruptors: Unite 2022, Big Four Building, Stampede Park, Calgary; info/agenda/tickets

+ Sept. 24; Calgary Academy 40^th Anniversary Gala, 1677 93 St SW, 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 – Oct. 2; Calgary FALL HOME SHOW, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, info/book bookings and tickets

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

+ 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. 9; 13^th Annual Ryan Westerman Memorial Golf Tournament, Springbank Links Golf Course, Calgary; save the date – benefitting Give A Mile – stay tuned for more details/save the date – tickets on sale starting June 6^th

+ Sept. 12; 65 Roses Ladies Golf Classic, Earl Grey Golf Club, Calgary; info/register

+ Sept. 13; Oil Sands Charity Golf Classic, Maskanew Golf Course, Fort McMurray; info/register

+ send us your 2022 tournament information – we are happy to post them here

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

+ Sept. 15; Empire Company Limited, Annual General Meeting, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

+ Sept. 22; CCVO, Annual General Meeting, Ross Glen Hall, MRU, Calgary; info/register

+ Sept. 23; Yellow Pages Limited, Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ Sept. 24; Writers’ Guild of Alberta, Annual General Meeting, Calgary

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

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

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

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