+ Colin Evans to Co-Managing Dir. @ Connacher Oil & Gas Ltd.

+ Christine Lithgow to CEO @ Aon Risk Soluttions

+ Dan Beaulieu to VP Canadian Operations @ High Arctic Energy Services Inc.

+ Glen Booth, VP Land @ Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. retired

+ Ian McMurtie, Exec. VP Exploration and Dev. @ Bankers Petroleum retired

+ James Robertson to Pres & CEO West Campus Development Trust @ University of Calgary

+ Jeff Melanson to Pres. @ The Banff Centre

+ John Zahary, Pres. & CEO @ Harvest Operations Corp., resigned

+ Karen Hutson to Interim CFO @ Ironhorse Oil & Gas Inc.

+ Kevin Deeks to Broker @ Norcal Realty and Management Corp.

+ Mark Laroche to Pres. & CEO @ Canada Lands Company Limited

+ Michael LeBlanc to Exec. VP & COO @ First Canadian Title

+ Robert Carss to VP HSE @ Bankers Petroleum

+ Rod Graham to Pres. & CEO @ ZCL Composites Inc., replacing Ven Côté who retired

+ Sean McGuckin to Exec. VP & CFO @ Scotabank

+ Scott Chandler to Exec. Managing Dir. Valuation & Advisory Canada @ Cushman & Wakefield

+ Timothy Louie to VP Land @ Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

+ Tomislav Tadic to CFO @ Crosco Integrated Drilling & Well Services Co.

[send us your firm’s appointment notices to:  research@maxcomm.ca ]

+ kudos to Rick George CEO @ Suncor Energy Inc, named 2012 Ivey Business Leader  Of The Year Award

These greens are so fast, I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit it with the shadow. – Sam Snead

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+ Bank of Canada interest rate announcement today – at 9:AM ET

+ Cominar REIT and CANMARC boards reached agreement on its increased takeover bid

+ ConocoPhillips engaged advisors to negotiate a 50/50 JV arrangement for development of its oil-sands projects in Western Canada

+ current energy prices -  live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data ; oil futures up on market sentiment and geopolitical tensions between Iran and the West

+ French sovereign debt downgraded by rating agencies

+ Monday the 16^th was Martin Luther King day in the U.S. – markets closed

+ Pembina Pipeline Corporation agreed to acquire Provident Energy Ltd.; combined market cap $7.9 billion

+ PetroFrontier Corp. engaged advisors to solicit a joint-venture partner

+ WestJet announced plans to launch a short-haul regional airline in 2013 to compete with Air Canada & Porter

+ Alberta’s power demand spiking in cold weather – all-time high of 10,315MW in one hour on Jan. 15 ; supply/demand updated hourly

+ Cadillac Fairview planning demotion on its Eau Claire site to make way for a 37 storey tower for Phase 1 on the site

+ Canadian Pacific proxy battle shaping up as Pershing Square group tries to force ouster of CEO Fred Green and Board members

+ CANMARC REIT acquired a 50% interest in Calgary’s Scotia Centre for $140 million

+ Chevron Canada Limited, Statoil Canada Ltd. and Repsol E&P Canada Ltd. agreed to explore together in the Beaufort Sea

+ Concrete Equities executives face $5.6 million in penalties levied by the Alberta Securities Commission

+ Crew Energy Inc. announced its 2012 CapEx Budget of $300 million

+ Greek sovereign debt negotiations broke down, default risk grows

+ Inter Pipeline Fund closed its $459 million acquisition of four Danish petroleum storage terminals from DONG Energy A/S sub.

+ Ivanhoe Energy Inc. selling off natural gas assets to focus on oil plays

+ Ivrnet Inc. agreed to acquire TxtMeNow mCommerce Inc.

+ Mullen Group Ltd. announced its 2012 CapEx Budget of $100 million

+ Nexen Inc. shook up management, CEO Marvin Romanow turfed

+ Oilsands Quest Inc. secured court approval to solicit restructuring or recapitalizing options while under CCAA protection

+ Pinecrest Energy Inc. announced its 2012 CapEx Budget of $166 million

+ Talisman Energy Inc. announced its 2012 CapEx Budget of $4 billion

+ Temple REIT agreed to acquire Radisson Hotel & Suites in Fort McMurray

“Smelling isn’t everything”, said the Elephant. “Why,” said the Bulldog. “If a fellow can’t trust his nose, what is he to trust?” ‘ Well, his brains perhaps,” she replied.

+ Angle Energy Inc. is on the market to raise $44,450,000 of new equity

+ Candax Energy Inc. closed $9,790,000 equity issue

+ Desmarais Energy Corp. closed $2,072,834 new equity issue

+ E-T Energy Ltd. closed $7.3 million common share rights offering

+ Mountainview Energy Ltd. $2,035,200 debt financing

+ Pure Industrial REIT is on the market to raise $30.2 million in new equity