+ Feb. 28 – Mar 1; 2011 Natural Gas Conference, Calgary; info/registration + Mar. 1; RealCapital 2011, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto; info/registration + Mar. 22-23; BUILDEX Edmonton; info/registration
+ Mar. 3; Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto, Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders
+ Mar. 9; Major Drilling Group International Inc.; Toronto, Special Meeting of Shareholders + April 28; TransAlta Corporation, Calgary
+ Mar. 22; Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Limited, Calgary, Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
+ Apr. 20; Encana Corporation, Calgary, Annual Meeting of Shareholders
+ Apr. 27; Canadian National Railway, Toronto, Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
+ May 9; Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc., Calgary, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders
+ May 11; Enbridge Inc., Calgary, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders + May 18; Sun Life Financial Inc., Toronto, Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
+ Christy Clark to Leader of BC Liberal Party & Premier of British Columbia
+ David McFadden to Chairman @ 407 International Inc.
+ Jennifer Lamb to Partner @ Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
+ Leigh Cassidy, VP Finance & CFO @ Compton Petroleum Corp. left the company
+ March Junghans, VP Exploration @ Compton Petroleum Corp. left the company
+ Mark Good to COO @ Comstock Resources Inc.
+ Mark Williams to VP Operations @ Comstock Resources Inc.
+ Robyn Bourgeois to Partner @ Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
+ Sean Fairhust to Litigation Group Lead @ MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP
+ Scott McLennan to Partner @ Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
+ Shannon Ouellette to COO @ Compton Petroleum Corp.
+ Steven Landry to Managing Dir. & COO @ ATCO Australia
+ ENMAX Corporation, in reaction to recent criticism in the media and at City Council, published its TONE AT THE TOP document
+ Alberta climate-change projects get $27.2 million; Six corporations in Alberta will be splitting $27.2 million in provincial funding to reduce industrial emissions through energy efficiencies: companies include energy ConocoPhillips Canada, Encana Corp., Cenovus Energy Inc., and Weyerhaeuser Canada Limited
+ CalgaryAirport runway expansion and City of Calgary plans for a tunnel planning is moving ahead, amid concerns tunnel construction may delay completion of the runway
+ readers are encouraged to forward news items, commentary, feedback & items for our 'on the move' section by writing to: research@maxcomm.ca . We welcome your information – send us information on corporate news, key staff appointments, financings and notices of upcomg industry and charity events.
FRESH ITEMS TODAY - Feb. 28/2011
+ Bank of Canada will make an interest rate announcement tomorrow, March 1st
+ Blackstone Group LP acquired 588 U.S. shopping mall assets from Australia's Centro Properties for $9.4 billion
+ Manulife Financial announced the launch of Manulife Canadian Real Estate Funds with 11 income producing properties valued at approximately C$190 million
+ Montana Exploration Corp. is the new name for AltaCanada Energy Corp.
+ U.S. government budget shutdown risk remains as budget impasse remains unresolved
+ WestJet Airlines Ltd. & American Airlines Inc. entered agreement to issues tickets on each other’s behalf
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+ Canadian Pacific and Canadian Auto Workers Union strike-averting agreement ratified by union
+ Encana Corp formed a joint-venture with Northwest Natural Gas Co. to develop its Jonah field in Wyoming
+ Holly Corp. agreed to acquire Frontier Oil Corp. for $2.9 billion
+ Horizon North Logistics Ltd. to build 500 bed camp near Fort McMurray
+ Imperial Oil stymied in efforts to transport Korean manufactured modules for its Kearl Mine by road from Idaho to Fort McMurray; will dis-assemble into smaller elements for conventional road transport
+ major firms halt drilling operations in Libya; Italian firm Eni SpA likely worst hit
+ Orleans Energy Ltd. closed $10.7 million disposition of its Kaybob deep mineral rights disposition
+ Terasen Group and Fortis BC renaming business ‘FortisBC’ effective March 1
+ TransForce Inc. closed its $248 million acquisition of Dynamex Inc.
+ TransCanada Corp. re-organizing its plan for the Keystone pipeline project due to U.S. environmental resistance
