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 THIS WEEK at FACILITYCalgary 

  October 15 ~ 21, 2026 

(includes items received up to close of business, Oct. 21st)


                                                                                        

 QUOTES 

+ It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end. – Ursula Le Guin

+ The shortest distance between a human being and truth is a story. – Anthony de Mello




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+  to BMO Financial Group .. donated $175,000 to support the community at Wainwright

+ to CIBC … donated $100,000 to support the community of Wainwright


                                                                                        

 
 
                                                                                        

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  NEWS THIS WEEK  


+ Bearspaw South Feeder Main – ‘another round of water restrictions’ … Stage 4 Water Restrictions, effective Nov. 4th – no residential/commercial outdoor use, no watering/irrigation, and  restrictions for construction use

+ CanAsia Energy Corp. got shareholder approval to complete the sale of its Andora Energy Corporation

+ Cash Today Inc. placed in a ‘limited receivership’; MNP appointed as receiver

+ Corus Entertainment completed its debt restructuring; Canso Investment Counsel is now largest shareholder (44%) .. new board named

+ CFB Wainwright fire – 4 soldiers killed, dozens injured …

+ crude / current energy prices: live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com / BOE INTEL ~ WTI @US$98/bbl; Brent @US$110/bbl  - attacks on assets in the middle east by Iran and Houtis has heightened trader concerns over stability in the region – Canadian government warning for travelers to Saudi Arabia ...

+ DGEN Technologies Corp. completed its acquisition of DGEN Financial Holdings Corp.

+ Englobe completed its acquisition of Reinbold Engineering Group

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+ Government of Alberta: referendum vote results-press release; ballot counts (95% reporting) by question; Premier Smith post-referendum remarks; announced a $2.2 billion surplus for the 2025-26 budget year

+ Government of Canada: PM comments on Alberta referendum results; PM statement on CFB Wainwright tragedy; Stelco layoffs to be stalled, maybe, as Carney and Ford governments take aim at measures and support for workers …

+ KORT Payments agreed to acquire AptPay Inc.

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+ Pereira Verde Inc. agreed to acquire Green Rise Foods Inc.

+ RBC committing $70.0 million to aid young and indigenous entrepreneurs

+ rig activity in Canada, courtesy of BOE Report

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – U.S.: steady at 603 this week; Canada: down 6 to 217 this week

+ Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. agreed to acquire Corex Resources for $302.0 million

+ Staples launched ‘Staples Business’  - more than stores and distribution; they’re going business to business from coast-to-coast; AND, they announced appointment of Tony Smith,  Business Development Executive, Enterprise Growth & Market Expansion; he’s Mr. Alberta - Saskatchewan - Manitoba




 Trump / Trade War / Update / Watch 

Aug. 19, 20, 21 - …. “close to a deal” in official announcements without details

Aug. 21 – as midnight deadline arrived, Canada said ‘no deal’ and walked away from the table; statement by the Prime Minister

Aug. 22 - Trump announced 50% tariffs to be imposed on Canadian goods effective August 22nd

Aug. 25 – Canadian retaliatory tariffs on $27.6 billion of U.S. products effective Sept. 8th announced ...

Aug. 26 – Canadian Press article: Trump’s tariff’s likely to face a successful court challenge …

Aug. 29 – Prairie Economic Development Canada – announced support for prairies businesses facing trade challenges

Sept 7 – Canadian counter-tariffs to go into force at 12:01 AM Sept 8; no talks scheduled

Sept. 7; Trump threatens to block Bombardier planes unless they move production to the U.S.

Sept. 8; Trump adjusts products/industries targeted by his new tariffs; signs 5 executive orders

Sept. 8; Trump threatens to block certain Canadian products – full stop, from being imported to the U.S.

Sept. 9; GoC extending suspension of federal fuel excise tax (gas, diesel, aviation fuesl) for Canadians to Jan 31/27
Sept. 9; Canadian impacts expected:
CTV News piece - across sectors; light on certainty, but balanced/thorough

Sept. 16; Trump issued an order to prevent U.S. government procurement from buying Canadian products

Sept. 24; Canadian Municipalities impact of Tariffs – paper from FCM  Where Trade is Felt

Oct. 14; Trump says, again, Canada ‘will end up being the 51st state’

Oct. 21; Carney pushes back after conversations with Trump as the war of words disguises ongoing negotiations in the background …




SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Aaron Coverett to Associate @ Lawson Lundell

+ Andreas Rickert to Strategic Advisor @ Rock Tech Lithium Inc.

+ Angus Jackson to Managing Director, Corp. Dev. @ Vector Science & Therapeutics

+ Bronwen Evans to CEO @ Human Resources Professional Association

+ Craig Collin to Pres. & CEO @ Cardel Homes

+ David Després to Pres. @ Leko, Brosseau & Associates Inc.

+ Dennis Burns to Market Leader, Ports and Marine @ CIMA+

+ Donald Clow to Trustee @ Allied Properties REIT

+ Doug Morgan, Acting COO, City Services and GM of Operational Services @ City of Calgary, retired

+ Fred Marquis to Assoc. Partner, Director, Infrastructure, Western Canada @ CIMA+

+ Graham Carr to Chair of Board of Trustees @ Canadian Museum of History/Canadian War Museum

+ Jacky He to CFO @ Wishpond Technologies Ltd.

+ Kevin Felix to Strategic Advisor @ NetraMark Holdings Inc.

+ Mario Savarese to Strategic Advisory Board @ Rapid Infection Diagnostics Inc.

+ Max Lavoie to Director of Defence @ Manac Inc.

+ Nadira Singh to Exec VP, CFO @ Alectra Inc.

+ Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, sworn-in as Premier of Quebec

+ Pedram Nowroozi to CTO @ Arcanus Aerial Systems Inc.

+ Rachael Vegas to Director @ Premium Brands Holdings Corporation

+ Ryan Ockey to Executive Chair @ The Cardel Group of Companies

+ Tony Smith,  Business Development Executive, Enterprise Growth & Market Expansion – Alberta - Saskatchewan – Manitoba @ Staples Business

+ Vivian Abdelmessih to Director @ EQB Inc.

~ If you know of other people moves in Calgary-impact organizations and/or would like us to consider your announcement, send your appointment notices to kolke@facilitycalgary.com



 REMEMBRANCE 

+ Irv Kipnes; renowned Edmonton developer, retailer, philanthropist, Officer of the Order of Canada; 90


 
                                                                

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 HR Resource + Workplace Trends + HSE 

+ measuring organizational culture – report from McLean & Co.

+ sleep debt costs us all … new survey courtesy of Sleep Country

+ what would you like – a bonus or a holiday season office party? … 81% prefer the cash … full report from Employment hero




 FINANCINGS - proposed & closed 

+ Brookfield Corporation closed a $150.0 million preferred share equity raise

+ Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund closed a $200.0 million sr. unsecured debt raise

+ CIBC is on the market to raise $1.0 billion in sub debt

+ Condor Energy Inc. closed a $72.033 million equity raise by IPO

+ DREAM Industrial REIT closed a $300.0 million in sr. unsecured debt

+ Equitable Bank closed a $797.0 million debt raise

+ Galleon Gold Corp. is on the market to raise $27.0 million in equity by private placement

+ HomeEquity Bank’s CHIP Mortgage Trust raised $175.0 million in debt

+ Next Edge Capital Corp. closed a $32.0 million flow-through share financing




 Tech + Telecom TRENDS 

+ Telus and Norton launched Scam Protection as AI makes scams harder to detect+

+ Cybercrime report – Comcast published this

+ GoC funding to enhance online safety for youth




 AI Trends 


+ taking AI branding to a new level – PR Newswire and others published AEO & GEO Brand Report .. for their customers only

+ AI models are shrinking the time windows between discovering vulnerability and exploitation; Cybercrime report – Comcast published this




 RISK 

+ Alberta fire risk ... no active Alberta fire; total number of fires in 2026: 785 fires / 17,780 hectares of forest burned

+ Bell reports high level of cybercrime attacks on Canadians … full report

+ GoC update on Canada’s 2026 wildfire season

+ Intact announced applications are open for its Climate Resilience Grants

+ Telus and Norton launched Scam Protection as AI makes scams harder to detect




 CLIMATE CHANGE + RENEWABLES + Evs  

+ Waymo coming to Canada; Element Fleet Management Corp. will be testing the driverless technology in Canada




 DATA CENTER issues + news 

+ Calgary data centre rules facing debate and change as development proposals are reviewed

~  capacity, power, and continuity matter in a ‘huge’ way to users and therefore must matter to data center operators and their suppliers of power. Growing NIMBY reactions and government/regulators conscious of pressure on energy costs combine to make this burgeoning industry of significant concern for everyone.




 AG NEWS 

+ FCC investing $1.5 million in 83 rural projects

~  the importance of agriculture is fundamental to Calgary and the history of Alberta’s pioneering spirit; we’re now covering news items that fit this category, impacting Albertans – not just Calgary; we will also include news items from other parts of Canada for this section.




 DEFENSE + ARCTIC + AEROSPACE 


+ changes to defence procurement – Blake’s paper discusses impact of Bill C-40

+ GoC investing $15.0 million through Strategic Response Fund with Xona Space Systems project …

~  the growth of defence, aviation and space related business in Calgary is on-the-grow so we’ve begun covering news items that fit this category and Alberta – not just Calgary and we will include news items from other parts of Canada that connect to this sector




 
 PENSION FUND NEWS / REPORTS 

+ The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), and Nuveen Real Estate announced a JV, starting with US$790 million, to acquire open-air shopping centers across the U.S.  

+  Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and OMERS agreed to sell their respective 33.9% and 30.0% stakes in Associated British Ports to IFM Investors; terms not disclosed

+ Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) announced an agreement with Transurban to sell its interests in WestConnex and NorthWestern Roads Group (NWRG), two leading transport infrastructure assets serving Sydney; CPP Investments has agreed to sell its 10.5% interest in WestConnex and its 25% interest in NWRG. The transaction is expected to generate gross proceeds of approximately A$4.5 billion (C$4.5 billion)




 CONSTRUCTION + BUILDING SERVICES + ENTITLEMENTS / ZONING  

+ housing starts report from CMHC – for September, 2026




 INFRASTRUCTURE + P3 


+ City of Calgary broke ground – SE community of Walden to have a fire hall/library combo; $34.2 million facility will serve residents of Legacy, Chaparral and Wolf Willow; opening expected in 2028

+ City of Calgary water infrastructure facing a long term and costly return to health




  RETAIL + RECREATION 

+ A2Z Cust2Matte completed it’s acquisition of Hedia

+ lululemon athletica inc. is shaking up its leadership team

+ Retail Council of Canada view of 2026 holiday season shopping survey

+ Phil & Sebastian won 2026 Global Coffee Awards for U.S. and Canada!




 MULTI-RES + HOTEL + RES LAND DEVELOPMENT 

+ a new project proposed for a Brentwood CTrain station-adjacent site; to be called Brentwood Crossing, 1,550 rental units proposed for mixed-use site (7 buildings on a 6.8 acre site) on the Calgary Co-op Brentwood store site

+ Jayman Living launched it’s Nostalgia Club first step in it’s Nostalgia Townlet project – a 500 acre master-planned community in SE Calgary




 INDUSTRIAL, MANUFACTURING + LOGISTICS 

+ Nippon Express Holdings Inc. closed its acquisition of Metro Supply Chain Group




 REITs + TRUST NEWS 

+ H&R REIT’s pending transaction – is generating considerable opposition/resistance from Sandpiper Group, RBC Asset Mgmt and Mill Pond

+ REITrag covers activity and announcements on the activity of real estate investment trusts - REITs: - sign up at: https://markkolke.substack.com/s/reit-rag -  new and improved REITrag – we’ll be re-launching soon/Sept/Oct; watch for announcements about signing up, for sponsor/advertising opportunities - a free version for anyone, an upgraded ‘paid viewers only’ version for investors, brokers and media’ … this has been a long time in development but we feel the end results will deliver significant value or investors, industry players/suppliers/agents/brokers and provide a clear and current picture of the ‘state of the industry’ based on facts, filings, closed transactions and movement of key personnel and officers. Coverage will involve ALL Canada based REITS, and a smaller but growing roster of American, European and Asian REITS 




  SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR MEETINGS 

+ Oct. 27; Nonprofit Chamber; Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ Nov. 3; goeasy Ltd., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Mississauga

+ Nov. 13; GO Residential REIT, Special Meeting of Unitholders, Toronto

+ Nov. 13; H&R REIT, Special Meeting of Unitholders, Toronto

+ Dec. 15; Saltire Capital Ltd., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

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




 CHARITY + INDUSTRY GOLF EVENTS 

+  we have no more listings for 2026

2027 tournaments

+ Aug. 16-22; Rogers Charity Classic – PGA Tour Champions returns to Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club – schedule/sponsorship opportunities - Calgary

~ [please send your 2027 charity golf event notices to kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]




 UPCOMING EVENTS / SAVE THE DATE 

+ Oct. 21-22; BUILDEX Alberta, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary – co-located events

+ Oct. 21-22; Calgary Real Estate Forum, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary – co-located events

+ Oct. 27; 2026 Excellence Gala & Inductees - Horatio Alger Assoc; Royal York Hotel, Toronto

+ Oct. 27-28; Aerospace Summit, Chateau Laurier, Ottawa

+ Oct. 29-30; 2026 CBA Insolvency Law Conference, Chateau Laurier, Ottawa

+ Nov. 2-5; ADIPEC 2026 Conference & Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE

+ Nov. 4; National Philanthropy Day Luncheon, Hyatt Regency, Calgary

+ Nov. 5; Government of Canada – 2026 Budget, Parliament, Ottawa

+ Nov. 5; Infrastructure Partners Conference, Marriott Edmonton ICE District, Edmonton

+ Nov. 6-15; Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Exhibition Place, Toronto

+ Nov. 11-15; 2026 Grey Cup Festival, Paint The Town Red, Calgary

+ Nov. 13; 12th Annual Calgary Concert for Classrooms, Bella Concert Hall, Calgary

+ Nov. 18; 3rd Annual Sustainable Blue Economy Summit, Westin Nova Scotian, Halifax

+ Nov. 19-20; DEF2026 conference -  Energy Sovereignty for Global Security, Rimrock, Banff

+ Dec. 2-4; The Buildings Show, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto

2027

+ Jan. 6-9; CES 2027 – Program and Registration, Las Vegas

+ Jan, 12-14; WorldFutureEnergySummit 2027, ADNEC Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE

+ Feb. 21-23; Transportation Connects Alberta, call for presenters is open , Edmonton Convention Centre

+ April 26-29; World Energy Congress, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

+ May 29-30; Beneva Calgary Marathon, - registration open Sept 21, 2026

+ June 13-16; NeoCon 2027, The Mart, Chicago – save the date … https://neocon.com/

+ Aug. 16-22; Rogers Charity Classic – PGA Tour Champions returns to Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club – schedule/sponsorship opportunities - Calgary

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