Ventures West Transport Limited Partnership

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Proceeding: CCAACompanies' Creditors Arrangement Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, as amended
Court: Court of King's Bench of Alberta
File: 1903-24389

Filings held44

Last activity19 Nov 2020

On the record2,488 days

OverviewSummary updated 19 August 2026

Ventures West Transport Limited Partnership remains under CCAA protection in the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, in proceedings commenced on 29 November 2019 on the application of Tlicho Investment Corporation and carried under court file 1903-24389. MNP Ltd. is the Monitor. A creditor listing prepared as of the commencement date records unsecured claims led by Tlicho Investment Corporation at $21,533,684.19 and CIBC, care of TECHCOM Managed Services, at $15,668,356.00, followed by Advance Tank Centres at $954,519.41, Edmonton Kenworth Ltd. (Paclease) at $631,529.30 and Suncor Energy Products Partnerships at $603,105.00. The listing also captures Tlicho Management Services at $154,349.44, dozens of trade and owner-operator claims, individual driver claims, and unquantified claims by the Canada Revenue Agency in the deemed trust class, Alberta Tax and Revenue Administration and the Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta.

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19 Nov 2020

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Monitor's Certificate — Court officer certificate

Party	Counsel	First seen	Source
MonitorMNP	Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP · Jeffery OliyerCassels, Brock & Blackwell LLP	29 May 2020	Order · 29 May 2020
ApplicantVentures West Transport Limited Partnership	McMillan LLP	29 May 2020	Order · 29 May 2020
CreditorCIBC	Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP	29 May 2020	Order · 29 May 2020

Purchaser	Price	Status	Source
IronPlanet Canada Ltd.the Assets listed in Schedule "A" hereto · auction · agreement 25 Feb 2020	not stated	Approved28 Feb 2020	Auction Services Approval and Vesting Order…
ARS Trucking & Welding Ltd.the sale of 37 trailers (the "ARS Assets") · asset sale	$3.3Mnet sale proceeds of approximately $3.3 million (exclusive of GST)	Closeddate not stated	Fifth Report of the Monitor
end purchasers at auction conducted by IronPlanet Canada Ltd., unnamedsubstantially all the Companies' remaining assets, outside of the ARS Assets (the "Auction Assets") · auction	$6.2Mnet sale proceeds of approximately $6.2 million (exclusive of GST)	Closeddate not stated	Fifth Report of the Monitor
purchaser(s) at IronPlanet (Richie Bros.) auction, unnameda vehicle held by IronPlanet Canada Ltd. · auction	$31.5Kreceipts from the auction of a vehicle held by IronPlanet Canada Ltd.	Closeddate not stated	Sixth Report of the Monitor

Class	Creditor	Claims	Recovery	Basis	Source
Secured	CIBC	—	shortfall	Estimatedper the monitor	Second Report of the Monitor - Filed · 13 Feb 2020
Unsecured	unsecured creditors of the Companies	—	a distribution	per the monitor	Notice of Application · 9 Sep 2020
UnsecuredTIC	Tlicho Investment Corporation	—	up to $1.1Mconditional	per the monitor	Notice of Application · 9 Sep 2020

Firm	Period	Hours	Fees	Rates	Source
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPCounsel to the monitor	—	—	$212,014.79incl. tax	not stated	Sixth Report of the Monitor · 2 Sep 2020
MNP Ltd.Monitor	—	—	$416,329.41incl. tax	not stated	Sixth Report of the Monitor · 2 Sep 2020

Date	Document	File
19 Nov 2020	Monitor's Certificate	PDF

9 Sep 2020	Application re: Tlicho Investment Corporation	PDF

9 Sep 2020	Letter to Service List re Justice Mah Order	PDF

9 Sep 2020	Notice of Application Recovery outcome Entries: per unstated; per unstated · Table missing:	PDF

9 Sep 2020	Order (McMillan)	PDF

9 Sep 2020	Order of Justice Mah Presiding officer Justice Mah	PDF

9 Sep 2020	Order re: Settlement Professional Fees	PDF

2 Sep 2020	Affidavit of Mark Brajer sworn September 2, 2020	PDF

2 Sep 2020	Letter to Commercial Coordinator	PDF

2 Sep 2020	Letter to Service List re Application	PDF

2 Sep 2020	Service List re: Application	PDF

2 Sep 2020	Sixth Report of the Monitor Closing confirmed Closed · date not stated Fee schedule Engagements: Form: invoice_listing · Rows: · Money: Total: $416K · Quote: Total Monitor Fees and Disbursements \| 396,504.20 \| 19,825.21 \| 416,329.41 · includes tax · includes disbursements · Approximate: false · Period: Kind: invoice · Approval: State: unstated · Averages: · Currency: · Invoices: Tax: 3799.98 · Fees: 75999.6 · Quote: 9072348 \| For the period ended December 6, 2019 \| 75,999.60 $ \| 3,799.98 $ \| 79,799.58 $ · Total: 79799.58 · Period end: 2019-12-06; Tax: 6105.92 · Fees: 122118.37 · Quote: 9157958 \| For the period ended January 31, 2020 \| 122,118.37 \| 6,105.92 \| 128,224.29 · Total: 128224.29 · Period end: 2020-01-31; Tax: 4978.07 · Fees: 99561.45 · Quote: 9225337 \| for the period ened March 31, 2020 \| 99,561.45 \| 4,978.07 \| 104,539.52 · Total: 104539.52 · Period end: 2020-03-31; Tax: 1262.81 · Fees: 25256.18 · Quote: 9301519 \| For the period ended May 15, 2020 \| 25,256.18 \| 1,262.81 \| 26,518.99 · Total: 26518.99 · Period end: 2020-05-15; Tax: 1470.17 · Fees: 29403.45 · Quote: 9391985 \| For the period ended June 30, 2020 \| 29,403.45 \| 1,470.17 \| 30,873.62 · Total: 30873.62 · Period end: 2020-06-30; Tax: 458.26 · Fees: 9165.15 · Quote: 9429223 \| July 1 to July 31, 2020 \| 9,165.15 \| 458.26 \| 9,623.41 · Total: 9623.41 · Period end: 2020-07-31 · Period start: 2020-07-01 · Firm text: MNP Ltd. · Firm quote: Monitor: MNP Ltd. · Context quote: Monitor: MNP Ltd.; Form: invoice_listing · Rows: · Money: Total: $212K · Quote: Total Monitor's Legal Fees and Disbursements \| 201,994.26 \| 10,020.53 \| 212,014.79 · includes tax · includes disbursements · Approximate: false · Period: Kind: invoice · Approval: State: unstated · Averages: · Currency: · Invoices: Tax: 1257.66 · Fees: 25782.3 · Quote: 2097120 \| For the period ended December 6, 2019 \| 25,782.30 $ \| 1,257.66 $ \| 27,039.96 $ · Total: 27039.96 · Period end: 2019-12-06; Tax: 2623.08 · Fees: 53286.3 · Quote: 2099448 \| For the period ended December 31, 2019 \| 53,286.30 \| 2,623.08 \| 55,909.38 · Total: 55909.38 · Period end: 2019-12-31; Tax: 1283.63 · Fees: 25733.67 · Quote: 2102681 \| For the period ended January 31, 2020 \| 25,733.67 \| 1,283.63 \| 27,017.30 · Total: 27017.3 · Period end: 2020-01-31; Tax: 1577.51 · Fees: 31574.1 · Quote: 2104546 \| For the period ended February 29, 2020 \| 31,574.10 \| 1,577.51 \| 33,151.61 · Total: 33151.61 · Period end: 2020-02-29; Tax: 475.66 · Fees: 9513.22 · Quote: 2107330 \| For the period ended March 31, 2020 \| 9,513.22 \| 475.66 \| 9,988.88 · Total: 9988.88 · Period end: 2020-03-31; Tax: 150.35 · Fees: 3007 · Quote: 2109922 \| For the period ended April 30, 2020 \| 3,007.00 \| 150.35 \| 3,157.35 · Total: 3157.35 · Period end: 2020-04-30; Tax: 354.73 · Fees: 7109.5 · Quote: 2111606 \| For the period ended May 31, 2020 \| 7,109.50 \| 354.73 \| 7,464.23 · Total: 7464.23 · Period end: 2020-05-31; Tax: 458.61 · Fees: 9192.17 · Quote: 2113551 \| For the period ended June 30, 2020 \| 9,192.17 \| 458.61 \| 9,650.78 · Total: 9650.78 · Period end: 2020-06-30; Tax: 89.3 · Fees: 1796 · Quote: 2115913 \| For the period ended July 31, 2020 \| 1,796.00 \| 89.30 \| 1,885.30 · Total: 1885.3 · Period end: 2020-07-31 · Firm text: Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP · Firm quote: Monitor's Legal Counsel: Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP · Context quote: Monitor's Legal Counsel: Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Purchaser purchaser(s) at IronPlanet (Richie Bros.) auction, unnamed · a vehicle held by IronPlanet Canada Ltd. · auction · $31.5K · closed Recovery outcome Entries: per unstated · Table missing: + 1 more extracted fact	PDF

12 Jun 2020	Extension Order	PDF

11 Jun 2020	Application re: Stay Extension Lien Determination	PDF

8 Jun 2020	Fifth Report of the Monitor Cash on hand $276K · Note: Actual bank balance at the end of the prior fourteen-week Variance Period (ended May 30, 2020), carried forward as the beginning cash balance for the Forecast Period. Closing confirmed Closed · date not stated · ARS Trucking & Welding Ltd.; Closed · date not stated Operational summary The Companies have completed the sale of substantially all of their transportation assets through an auction and a separate sale to ARS Trucking, with only two remaining pieces of equipment left to be sold, while working to resolve lien claims and a receivable dispute with Diavik as they wind down toward conclusion of the CCAA proceedings. Professional fees $560K · Note: Reported as actual 'restructuring costs' in the Variance Analysis; original forecast had excluded TIC's legal counsel's professional fees. · Party: TIC's legal counsel, the Monitor and the Monitor's legal counsel (combined restructuring costs) · Period: fourteen-week period ended May 30, 2020 + 5 more extracted facts	PDF

29 May 2020	Order of Justice Feth Counsel Jeffery OliyerCassels, Brock & Blackwell LLP Presiding officer Justice Feth	PDF

19 May 2020	Fourth Report of the Monitor	PDF

15 May 2020	Order of Justice Renke - filed Presiding officer Justice Renke	PDF

2 Mar 2020	Auction Services Approval and Vesting Order filed Closing terms Auction Transaction closing mechanics via Purchaser Invoice Order date 28 February 2020 Purchaser IronPlanet Canada Ltd. · the Assets listed in Schedule "A" hereto · auction · approved Sale advisor IronPlanet Canada Ltd. (auctioneer) + 1 more extracted fact	PDF

2 Mar 2020	Distribution and Stay Extension Order - filed	PDF

28 Feb 2020	Application re: Sale Approval Distribution Order	PDF

25 Feb 2020	Third Report of the Monitor - Filed Cash on hand $245K · Note: This is a projected ending cash balance at the end of the Forecast Period, not a stated current cash position. · As at: 2020-06-20 · Qualifier: forecast/projected, not actual Operational summary The Companies are winding down operations through a court-approved sale process, selling the ARS Assets and remaining assets via auction, while continuing limited operations under the Diavik Cement Contract with one remaining employee. Professional fees $550K · Note: Forecasted disbursement, includes roll forward of a positive variance of $255,000 from the Variance Period. · Party: Monitor and Monitor's legal counsel · Period: seventeen week Forecast Period ending June 20, 2020 Purchaser ARS Trucking & Welding Ltd. · the sale of 37 trailers (the "ARS Assets") · asset sale · price sealed · proposed; IronPlanet Canada Ltd. · the sale of all the Companies' remaining assets, outside of the ARS Assets · auction · proposed + 3 more extracted facts	PDF

13 Feb 2020	Second Report of the Monitor - Filed Cash on hand $906K · Note: Beginning cash balance for the Forecast Period, per the cash flow forecast · As at: 2020-02-01 Disbursements $976K · Note: Actual total disbursements for the 10 Week Variance Period · Since: November 29, 2019 (CCAA filing) to February 1, 2020 Operational summary The Companies have ceased normal operations and are advancing a Court-approved Sale Process for their assets, retaining only one employee to assist, while cooperating with the Monitor and CIBC pending an extension of the stay. Professional fees $475K · Note: Approximate figure; includes roll forward of a positive variance of $133,200 from the Variance Period · Party: Monitor, Monitor's legal counsel, TIC's legal counsel and the Companies' legal counsel · Period: thirteen-week period ending May 2, 2020 + 4 more extracted facts	PDF

11 Feb 2020	Affidavit of Mark Brajer filed	PDF

11 Feb 2020	Application re: Stay Extension - filed	PDF

6 Dec 2019	Application to Extend the Stay Period Commencement date 29 November 2019 Court COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH OF ALBERTA IN BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY Court file no 1903-24389	PDF

6 Dec 2019	First Amending and Extension Order	PDF

4 Dec 2019	First Report of the Monitor	PDF

2 Dec 2019	Letter to Service List	PDF

2 Dec 2019	Notice to Creditors	PDF

2 Dec 2019	Proof of Filing re: Pre-Filing Report	PDF

29 Nov 2019	1456982 Alberta Ltd. - Creditor Listing as of	PDF

29 Nov 2019	CCAA Initial Order - Filed Applicant Tlicho Investment Corporation Appointee MNP Ltd. Appointee role Monitor Commencement date 29 November 2019 + 2 more extracted facts	PDF

29 Nov 2019	CCAA Initial Order - Proof of Filing Applicant Tlicho Investment Corporation Appointee MNP Ltd. Appointee role Monitor Commencement date 29 November 2019 + 3 more extracted facts	PDF

29 Nov 2019	Management Report on Cash Flow Statement	PDF

29 Nov 2019	Tlicho Landtran Creditor Listing as at	PDF

29 Nov 2019	Tlicho Landtran Transport Ltd., 1456982 Alberta Ltd., 1456998 Alberta Ltd. and Ventures West Transport Limited Partnership - Employee Listing as at	PDF

29 Nov 2019	Ventures West Transport Limited Partnership Creditor Listing as at Unsecured creditors $2.45K · Page: 1 · As of: 2019-11-29 · Basis: Creditor Listing as reported · Debtor: Ventures West Transport Limited Partnership · Creditor: BLDG Electric	PDF

28 Nov 2019	Letter to Service List re: Pre-Filing Report	PDF

28 Nov 2019	Originating Application Court COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH OF ALBERTA Court file no 1903 24389	PDF

28 Nov 2019	Proof of Filing re Bench Brief of Law and Book of Authorities - Filed	PDF

27 Nov 2019	Bench Brief of Law and Book of Authorities	PDF

27 Nov 2019	Pre-Filing Report of the Proposed Monitor - filed	PDF

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