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 THIS WEEK at FACILITYCalgary 

  March 26 - April 1, 2026 


 


 KUDOS 

+ to Michael Brownstein, CEO @ Browns Shoes – recipient of the Excellence in Retailing Lifetime Achievement Award by the Retail Council of Canada


 
                                                                                        

 
 
 
 
                                                                                        

 
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  NEWS THIS WEEK  


+ an update on repairs and replacement of the Bearspaw  Feeder Main: the ‘end is in sight’ for water restrictions – repairs done, testing continues

+ Artemis II ... will carry 4 NADA astronauts into space for ‘circle the moon mission’ expected to launch this afternoon at 6:24PM ET/4:24 PM MT (launch window of several days in the event the launch is delaysed) with Canadain Jeremey Hansen on board – the first lunar mis

+ Canada Post is considering a plan to end home delivery by converting to community mailboxes part of its ‘Transformation Plan’; CUPW chiming in ...

+ Calgary City Council has given guidance of an 8.1% property tax increase for 2026 ...

+ Clarke Inc. agreed to acquire Ravelin Properties REIT for  $1.1 billion

+ crude / current energy prices: live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com / BOE INTEL ~ WTI @US$99/bbl; Brent @US$101/bbl ~ price volatility continues amid instability in Iran and the Persian gulf and rising gasoline prices worldwide

+ Diavik diamond mine closing

+ Extendicare Inc. acquired CBI Home Health for $570.0 million

+  FACILITYCalgary, sponsor-supported weekly newsletter; est. June,1999 – in our 27th year; sign-up is free

+ Dye & Durham Limited adopted a shareholder rights plan

+ Genome Alberta announced five projects/$2.9 million for environmental performance

+ Government of Alberta: establishment of the Premier’s Investment Council – will provide advice and oversight for government direction and major investments/projects – 20 members

+ Government of Canada: announced ‘A Force of Nature’ program – WWF chimed in; investment to aid tariff-affected Alberta businesses; presentation at CERAWeek 2006 in Houston

+ joke, or no joke? ... WestJet chose April 1st to announce their ‘no bare feet in flight’ policy ...

+ MONDAY MORNING MINUTE - a weekly inspiration message and a selected quote in your inbox weekly; check out the new format; check out this week’s issue – sign up is free

+ rig activity in Canada, courtesy of BOE Report

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: down 9 to 543 this week; Canada: down 24 to 153 this week

+ spring is absolutely here now – the Boss woke up

+ Sun Life agreed to pay $3.0 billion to 100% control of BGO, to acquire Crescent Capital Group and to acquire Bell Partners

+ TC Energy advancing it’s Coastal GasLink pipeline among other projects




 U.S. Trump / TARIFF WATCH ...

+ Nov. 5/25; U.S. Supreme court heard arguments on the Trump tariffs

+ Feb. 12; the House of Representatives voted (219-211) to end tarriffs on Canada; tik tok ...

+ Feb. 20 – Supreme Court Order finally handed down its ruling; 6-3 decision, 170 page decision; found most of Trump’s tariffs to have exceeded his authority and must be withdrawn ... no ruling on how/when illegally collected tariff’s will be refunded

+ Feb. 21 – Trump announced new tariff’s of 10% on every country, then increased it to 15% (replacement tariffs are limited to 150 days and cannot exceed 15%)  and the wave of actions on lawsuits for refunds of illegally collected tariffs has just begun

+ Feb. 26; summary of U.S. tariffs affecting Canada now

+ Mar. 6; Canada and U.S. agreed to resume stalled CUSMA negotiations

+ Apr. 1; Trump weighing more tariffs based on report of labour practices in 60 countries, claiming Canada is a ‘forced labour’ exporters


SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Aidan Henderson to Partner @ McLeod Law LLP

+ Alex Pourbaix to Chair @ Business Council of Alberta

+ Ali Jaffery to Chief Economics @ KPMG LLP 

+ Anne-Valérie Guidollet , to CEO @ Functionialab Group

+ Avi Lewis to Leader @ New Democratic Party

+ Baris Oran to CFO @ Amrize

+ Corrado Russo to Co-CEO @ Hazelview Investments

+ David Johns to Interim Pres & CEO @ Winpak Ltd.

+ Grant Popowich to Regioinal Managing Partner, Western Canada @ Doane Grant Thornton LLP

+ Heath Moore to CEO @ Doane Grant Thornton LLP

+ Ivan Zhang to Director @ C.D. Howe Institute

+ Jeff Watson to Pres. & CEO @ Apotex Inc.

+ Manuel Caceres to Managing Partner, Alberta @ Doane Grant Thornton LLP

+ Matt Pachell to COO @ Condor Energies

+ Megan Telford to Pres. & CEO @ Hydro One Limited

+ Michael Rousseau, CEO @ Air Canada, resigned ... retired

+ Michael Tsourounis to Co-CEO @ Hazelview Investments

+ Trevor Russell to CFO @ Ensign Energy Services

~ 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 

+ Gordon Cuff; career scholar and public servant, former Alberta Deputy Pubilc Guardian, 79

+ Stephen Lewis; career politician and former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations; 88


                                                                

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 THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
 proposed & closed 

+ Aecon Group Inc. closed a $172.5 million equity raise

+ Bell Canadas is on the market to raise $750.0 million in unsecured debt

+ Colliers International Group Inc. closed a $550.0 million sr. unsecured debt raise by private placement

+ Dollarama Inc. is on the market raise $750.0 million in sr. unsecured debt

+ DRI Healthcare Turst closed a $108.7 million convertible preferred sub debt raise

+ GFM Resources Limited closed a $1.5 million equity raise by private placement

+ Horizon Petroleum Ltd. closed a $1.213 million secured convertible debt raise

+ Nomad Inc. closed a $2.0 million seed-round financing

+ Northstar Clean Technologies Inc. closed a US$9.0 million first-tranche of an equity raise by private placement

+ Replenish Nutrients Holding Corp. completed a $4.8 million equity raise by private placement

+ SK Inc. completed a $360.0 million financing

+ Videotron Ltd. is on the market to raise US$1.0 billion by private placement




 HR Resource + Workplace Trends + HSE 

+ Canadian employers for 2026 – Top 100

+ leadership moves that set leaders apart – Workplace Culture article

+ Treasury Board published its annual report on Employment Equity in the Public Service




 A I  TRENDS 

+ AI cybersecurity advancement for mortgage lenders and servicers

+ BDO and Microsoft collaboration on agentic AI workflows

+ Canadian lawyers moving faster than global peers in AI adoption?? ... Leap Legal article says yes




 DATA CENTER issues + news 

+ Alberta is attracting interest of massive AI data centres; why? ... Kendall Collins/Daily Hive article

~  capacity, power, and continuity matter ‘huge’ to users and therefore must matter to data center operators and their suppliers of power. This is an-across-jurisdictions issue for companies, countries and providers of massive amounts of power that cannot quit. As this is growing issue we’ll try to capture the most relevant points each week on this subject. We appreciate everyone who provides us with news and perspective on this growing issue of importance to users of data centers and owners/developers of facilities.




 CLIMATE CHANGE + RENEWABLES + EVs  

+ Aqua-Cell saltwater battery technology making news – plan a test project in Medicine Hat

+ carbon tax math worries from the Fraser Institute 




 RISK 

+ Alberta fire risk ... all fires are under control:  1 current year active fires, 14 fires still active from 2025; total current year fires extinguished to date – 43 fires/ 283.3 hectares

+ an independant report (Over Wyman Limited) projects Alberta Auto rates will produce substantial savings based on conclusions of the report  - all about a new made-in-Alberta system for establishing rates that launches Jan. 1/2027 ...

+ we Canadians have a blind spot for flood risk: 62% aren’t concerned – Intact article




 RETAIL 


+ AutoCanada Inc. formed a national advertising partnership with Autotrader.ca

+ Toys R Us Canada is seeking to sell it’s business and/or assets; Alvarez & Marsal are running an SISP process




 OFFICE 


+ office landlords – architects/owners partnering with focus on tenant retention




  MULTI-RES + HOTEL 


+ GoA is allocating $200.0 million (over 3 yrs) in the 2026 budget funding for seniors housing projects around the province under its Seniors Lodge Modernization Program for projects already approved; next application date to open up in fall, 2026 ...

+ Vici Properties Inc. has agreed to acquire two Alberta casino and hotel properties – Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Great Northern Casino and two limited service hotels adjacent to the Great Northern Casino for $200.6 million – Calgary, Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray




 REITs + TRUST NEWS 

+ Clarke Inc. agreed to acquire Ravelin Properties REIT for  $1.1 billion

+ 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 REITRag format coming soon – watch for announcement next week ...




  SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR MEETINGS 

+ Apr. 1; FirstService Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto/virtual

+ Apr. 8; EQB Inc., 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto/hybrid

+ Apr. 8; VersaBank, 2026 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, London, On/livestreamed

+ Apr. 9; RBC, Annual Meeting, Toronto

+ April 13; North American Construction Group Ltd., 2026 Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Acheson

+ Apr. 14; Scotiabank, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Apr. 15; BMO, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Apr. 16; CIBC Annual & Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Apr. 16; TD Bank Group, Annual Meetings Of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Apr. 24; National Bank of Canada, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal/hybrid

+ Apr. 27; ERES  REIT, Special Meeting of Uniholders, Toronto

+ Apr. 29; Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary/virtual

+ Apr. 30; Canada Packers Inc. Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Mississauga

+ May 5; Colliers International Group Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual

+ May 6; Ensign Energy Services Inc., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 5; Intact Financial Corporation, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ May 6; Sun Life Financial Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Common Shareholders, Toronto/virtual

+ May 7; BCE Inc,; Annual General Shareholder Meeting, Montreal

+ May 12; Artrari One Capital Corp., Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 13; Genesis Land, Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 14; Manulife Financial Corporation, Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, Toronto

+ June 16; FuelPositive Corp., Annual General Meeting, Toronto

~ some guidance on conducting virtual shareholder meetings, provided by BD&P

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




 CHARITY + INDUSTRY GOLF EVENTS 

+ June 11; IFMA Calgary Open, Lynx Ridge Golf Club, Calgary

+ Aug. 17-23; Rogers Charity Classic ~ save the date ... registration link n/a yet ...

+ Aug. 19-23; 2026 CPKC Women’s Open, Royal Mayfair, Edmonton

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


 UPCOMING EVENTS / SAVE THE DATE 

+ Apr. 9; Calgary Stampede. Canvas Auction, The Big Four Roadhouse, Stampede Park

+ Apr. 11; Calgary Region 2025 BILDCR Awards Gala, BMO Centre, Stampede Park

+ Apr. 13; Canadian Government: by-elections ~ Scarborough Southwest, Terrebonne, University-Rosedale

+ Apr. 15; ALL IN Talks West, Vancouver

+ Apr. 21; Business Transitions Forum Alberta, Hyatt Regency, Calgary; register

+ Apr. 22; Earth Day 2026

+ Apr. 23; CIWB Awards Gala, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary

+ Apr. 27-29; Canadian Collaborative Contracts Conference, Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler

+ May 6; Business Transitions Forum – Atlantic, Halifax Convention Centre, Halifax

+ May 6-8; Canadian Cleantech Awards, Kelowna

+ May 22-24; Gordie Howe CARES Pro-Am, Flames Community Arenas, Calgary

+ May 27; Champion Chats 2026 , The Fairmont Palliser, Calgary

+ May 28; ALL IN Talks Toronto, Toronto

+ May 28; Calgary Energy Roundtable Conference, Hyatt Regency, Calgary

+ May 28; Canadian Business Hall of Fame Gala, Toronto info/register/donate/sponsor

+ June 7-10; NeoCon 2026, THE Mart, Chicago – get on 5th Annual Modular Construction & Prefabrication Symposium

+ June 10; CJF annual Tribute Awards [ Susanne Craig, Robert Fife ], Fairmont Royal York, Toronto

+ June 16-19; Canadian Trail Summit, Winnipeg

+ June 17-20/2026; VivaTech 2026, Paris – save the date ... registration link n/a yet ...

+ Sept. 16-17; ALL IN 2026 AI conference, Montreal

+ Sept. 16-17; Oil Sands Expo, Fort McMurray

+ Sept. 22-24; BOMEX 2026, Ottawa – save the date ...  registration link n/a yet ...

+ Sept. 28-30; Indigenous Women in Industry Summit Canada, Hyatt Regency, Vancouver

+ Oct. 21-22; BUILDEX Alberta, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary

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


                                                                

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