+ Al Stokowsky to Exec. VP @ TCL Construction Group

+ Chad Gareau to Sr. VP & CFO @ ATCO Group

+ David Watson, GM Planning, Development & Assessment @ City of Calgary, retiring

+ Gary Mar to Alberta Representative in Asia @ Government of Alberta

+ Marcel Kessler to Pres. & CEO @ Pason Systems Inc.

+ Thomas Stabley to CEO @ Rex Energy Corp.

+ Patrick Daniel, CEO @ Enbridge named Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year

+ Patrick McKinney to Pres. @ Rex Energy Corp.

+ Peter Watson to Deputy Minister of Executive Council @ Government of Alberta

+ Ralf Strub to Pres. & COO @ Bellstar Hotels & Resorts

+ Siegfried Kiefer to Pres. & CEO Energy & Utilities @ ATCO Group

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+ SNC-Lavalin’s Rainbow Hospital Partnership selected for P3 project – 30 yr. agreement to design, build, commission and maintain the Restigouche Hospital Centre in Campbellton, New Brunswick; opens in 2014

+ Telus World of Science facility due to open on time Oct. 29; $160 million facility/153,000 sq. ft. on Calgary Zoo site

A golfer hits a wicked slice off the tee that ricochets through the trees and into the next fairway, narrowly missing another golfer. When the first golfer gets to his ball, he is greeted by his unintended victim, who angrily tells him of the near miss. “I’m sorry, I didn't have time to yell fore," says the poor golfer. “That's funny", replies the other guy, "because you had plenty of time to yell sh**.”

+ Anadarko Petroleum Co. agreed to pay $4 billion to BP PLC in settlement of last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill

+ Business Development Bank of Canada setting up $200 million loan fund for information and communication technology companies

+ current energy prices -  live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data

+ Eurozone debt fears continue, investors skiddish as Germany declines to participate in bailout

+ Occupy Wall Street movement came to Calgary; Occupy Calgary group continue to occupy Olympic Plaza following Saturday’s non-violent protest march

+ Prime Minister Harper announced two new Supreme Court judge appointments; Justices Andromache Karakatsanis and Michael Moldaver both currently sit on the Ontario Court of Appeal

+ Sun Life Financial Inc. warns of large 3^rd qtr loss ($621 million)

+ Treasury Board Pres. Tony Clement announced Canadian Government will push to eliminate deficits by the 2014-15 budget year, cutting $4 billion/year in spending

+ WesternZagros agreed to sell a 20% stake to Taqa (Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.) for $46.6 million

+ Alberta Cabinet sworn in; government departments re-organized and Deputy Ministers appointed

+ Bank of Canada’s published Autumn Issue of Business Outlook Survey and Senior Loan Officer Survey

+ Enbridge Inc. closed its $20 million acquisition of Tonbridge Power Inc.

+ Homburg Canada REIT changed its name to CANMARC Real Estate Investment Trust

+ Kinder Morgan agreed to acquire El Paso Corp. for US $20.7 billion

+ National Energy Board granted 20-year export licence to KM LNG project

+ Pembina Pipeline Corporation announced plans to build Resthaven Facility with/for Encana Corp; $230 million deal

+ Rhal, Warren and Church merged with MNP LLP

+ Statoil agreed to acquire Brigham Exploration for $4.4 billion

+ Summit Midstream Partners were disclosed as buyers ($590 million) of Encana Corp’s Colorado midstream assets

+ Superior Energy Services agreed to acquire Complete Production Services for $2.7 billion

+ Veer closing its Calgary office, consolidating to Seattle

+ CGX Energy Inc. is on the market to raise $80 million in new equity

“We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.” – Jose Ortega y Gasset

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle

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