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+ Alan Hirshberg to Exec. VP Technology & Projects @ ConocoPhillips

+ Angelo Toselli to Calgary Tax Services Leader @ PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

+ Bob Paulson to Commissioner @ RCMP

+ Cindy Biggs to Principal Commercial Officer @ U.S. Consulate Calgary

+ Derek Smyth to Managing Dir. @ OMERS Ventures

+ Harvie Andre, Pres. & CEO @ Wenzel Downhole Tools Ltd. retired

+ Howard Elliot to Pres. & CEO @ RS Technologies Inc.

+ Ken Hughes to Interim CEO @ Wenzel Downhole Tools Ltd.

+ Matt Fox to Exec VP Exploration & Production @ ConocoPhillips

+ Scott Bolton to Calgary Consulting & Deals Leader @ PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

+ Sharon Ryhorchuk to Calgary Audit and Assurance Group Leader @ PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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+ Alberta Utilities Commission released its decision approving the Heartland Transmission Porject

+ final removal of lights on Anthony Henday Drive (Edmonton’s ring road) – now completely free flowing; and one of these days Calgary will have ¾ of a ring road completed; Acconia Infrastructure Canada to build $67 million interchange at Nose Hill-Stoney Trail

+ Evan-Thomas P3 water treatment facility project competitors short-listed; EPCOR, Plenary Environment and SNC Lavalin/Back & Veatch

+ Harper government announced restoration of $122.5 million in promised funding for the new $ 340 million Royal Alberta Museum project in Edmonton provided construction starts soon . .

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Inaction was not an option. – Michael Bloomberg

While sitting at a table in the clubhouse after a game, Padraig remarked to a fellow club member', I'm not going to play golf with Jim Lawler anymore. He cheats.' 'Why do you say that?' asked his friend. 'Well, he found his lost ball two feet from the green', replied Padraig indignantly. That's entirely possible', commented his friend.  'Not when I had his golf ball in my pocket', retorted Padraig with finality.

+ Alberta ranked #1 economically free jurisdiction in North America; Delaware #2, Texas #3

+ Alberta Provincial Treasurer Liepert announced projected provincial deficit reduced to $3.1 billion, down $341 million from original fiscal year projections

+ Alberta’s Bill 23: Land Assembly Project Area Amendment Act introduced; promises to mitigate landowner opposition

+ Canada joined U.S. & Britain in slapping new oil industry sanctions on Iran

+ current energy prices -  live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data , North American oil prices down on global concerns over debt fears in Europe, USA; Brent holding steady at $US 107/barrel on news of new Iran sanctions

+ Euro currency in jeopardy as debt crisis dominoes continue to fall

+ Seaview Energy Inc. to merge with Charger Energy Corp., Sirius Energy Inc. and Silverback Energy Ltd.; operate as Seaview

+ Tanger Outlet Centres Inc. and RioCan REIT announced $62 million JV outlet mall north of Toronto … first in Canada for Tanger

+ TSX hit six-week low on global debt fears

+ U.S. debt super-committee admitted failure to reach a deal to find $1.2 trillion in budget deficit reductions . . .

+ Canadian Spirit Resources Inc. is on the market to raise $3,400,000

+ Candax Energy Inc. is on the market to raise $9,790,000

+ Cyngam Energy Inc. is on the market to raise $1,300,000

+ Desmarais Energy Corp. is on the market to raise $2,338,174

+ Guide Exploration Ltd. closed $5,000,000 flow through equity financing

+ Insignia Energy Ltd. closed $30,000,000 rights offering                                   

+ Marksmen Resources Ld. closed $805,749 financing

+ Paramount Resources Ltd. closed $156,375,000 equity financing

+ PBF Energy Company LLC is on the market to raise $100 million in an IPO

+ Pengrowth Energy Corp. closed $300,086,000 equity financing

+ Spartan Oil Corp. is on the market to raise $27,500,000

+ Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. is on the market to raise $4,100,000 in flow through equity

+ Travers Energy Ltd. closed $2,507,660 flow through equity financing

+ Travers Energy Ltd. closed $ 413,700 equity financing

+ Veresen Inc. is on the market to raise $150 million in medium term unsecured debt

+ Arsenal Energy Inc. closed its $40.25 million acquisition of central Alberta oil producing assets

+ B2B Trust closed its $199 million acquisition of M.R.S. Trust Company and M.R.S. Inc.

+ Calgary 3^rd quarter commercial investment real estate sales were $1 billion, up 62% over same period last year

+ Celtic Exploration Ltd. agreed to acquire $50 million in natural gas assets in Grand Cache area

+ Chesapeake Energy Corp. planning spin-off $5-7 billion in assets

+ cranes have come off the 59 storey Bow building; interior improvements continue

+ Desmarais Energy Corporation filed for bankruptcy protection

+ Enbridge Inc. agreed to acquire ConocoPhillips’ interest in Seaway Crude Pipeline system for US$ 1.15 billion

+ fall sitting of the Alberta Legislature began

+ Keystone XL Pipeline approval process pushed to 2013 by U.S. State Department; TransCanada Corp. agreed to re-route through Nebraska to speed approval process

+ Kodiak O&G Corp. agreed to acquire $590 million Williston Basin assets

+ Nabors Industries Ltd announced plans to divest non-core oil & gas assets

+ Nexen Inc.’s future business in Yemen in jeopardy as government poised to place contracts with a state run firm

+ qedi , part of AMEC opened a regional office in Calgary

+ Sam Zell’s Equity Residential offered $2.5 billion for 53% of Archstone

+ Statoil sold its Norwegian Continental Shelf to Centrica for US$1.6 billion