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Valkea Resources Corp. (TSXV: OZ) Closes the Market

Friday, November 1, 2024
Chris Donaldson, Chief Executive Officer, Valkea Resources Corp. (“Valkea Resources” or the “Company”) (TSXV: OZ), joined Andrew Creech, Managing Director, TSX Venture Exchange Listings, to close the market to celebrate the company’s new listing on TSX Venture Exchange. Valkea Resources is at the forefront of gold exploration in Finland's highly prospective and globally significant Central Lapland Greenstone Belt. The district is anchored by Agnico Eagle’s Kitliia Mine, Europe’s largest gold producer and also hosts Rupert Resources’ tremendous Ikkari deposit. Valkea has an extensive portfolio of 100% owned high-potential exploration projects including the flagship Paana Gold Project, as well as two joint venture partnerships with Rupert Resources and Kinross Gold respectively. The Company is committed to discovering and advancing significant gold deposits in one of the world’s most exciting and emerging gold districts and is planning to initiate the Company’s first exploration program focused on high priority gold targets on the Paana project in November 2024.

TMU and Reconciliation in Business Conference Opens the Market

Friday, November 1, 2024
Dr. Cynthia Holmes, Dean, Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto Metropolitan University, Dr. Seung Hwan (Mark) Lee, Associate Dean, Engagement & Inclusion, students from the Treaty Relations in Business Education (TRIBE) group and volunteers of the Reconciliation in Business conference, joined Kim Barrington, Head, Investor Experience, TMX Group to open the market to promote the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and Reconciliation in Business Conference. This third annual conference, under the theme of “Indigenous Worldviews: Education to Action” brings together over 200 students, faculty, alumni and corporations to discussion circles designed to foster inclusion and appreciation of Indigenous perspectives and encourage adapting Indigenous ways of knowing in research, education and business. The event will feature an Indigenous marketplace, a traditional feast, research presentations and an Indigenous business case competition.

Dynamic ETFs (TSX: DXBB, DXCB) Closes the Market

Thursday, October 31, 2024
Alan Green, Vice President, Head of ETFs, Dynamic Funds (“Dynamic” or the “Company”), and his team joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to close the market and celebrate the launch of their two new fixed income ETFs: Dynamic Active Bond ETF (TSX: DXBB) and Dynamic Active Corporate Bond ETF (TSX: DXCB). Dynamic Funds is proud to offer differentiated Active ETF solutions that aim to uncover opportunities beyond the benchmark through Legitimately Active Management®. Dynamic Funds is a division of 1832 Asset Management L.P., which offers a range of wealth management solutions, including mutual funds, actively managed ETFs, liquid alternative mutual funds and investment solutions for private clients, institutional clients and managed asset programs. The Company began by challenging the status quo in investment management, and it continues to do so today.

Hamilton ETFs (TSX: HBIL) Opens the Market

Thursday, October 31, 2024
Patrick Sommerville, Senior Partner, Co-President and Jennifer Mersereau, Senior Partner, Co-Founder & Co-President, Hamilton ETFs (“Hamilton” or the “Company”) joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the launch of their new ETF; Hamilton U.S.T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER™ ETF (TSX: HBIL/HBIL.U). The Hamilton U.S.T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER™ ETF (HBIL/HBIL.U) combines the strength and security of short-term U.S. treasuries with the higher income and tax efficiency of covered calls, providing investors a higher yielding alternative to consider for their cash and fixed income investments. Hamilton ETFs is one of Canada's fastest growing ETF managers with over $6 billion in assets under management across twenty-one ETFs designed to maximize income and growth from trusted sectors, in Canada and across the globe. Hamilton ETFs is also an active commentator on the global financial services sector. The firm's most recent Insights can be found at https://hamiltonetfs.com/insights-commentary/.

A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. Closes the Market

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Susan Senecal, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Kelly Blankstein, Chief Financial Officer of A&W Food Services Inc. (“A&W” or the “Company”) (TSX: AW), and their team joined Rob Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange, to celebrate the company’s new listing on TSX and close the market. A&W has been Canada’s Original Burger Chain since 1956 and operates in more than 1,060 restaurants coast-to-coast. Home of Canada's Best Tasting Burger and known for delicious classics like the Teen Burger®, hand battered Onion Rings and A&W Root Beer®. A&W’s ability to innovate and connect with guests has contributed to superior operating performance that exceeds its global QSR peers. As a strategically driven company, A&W is pursuing a disciplined strategic plan to further drive growth, just as it has done for the past 70 years.