Updating WESTJET AIRLINES, BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY and FIRSTSERVICE CORP.

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WESTJET AIRLINES $22.46 (Toronto symbol WJA; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (1-877-493-7853; www.westjet.com; Shares outstanding: 121.9 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; Dividend yield: 1.8%) reports that its load factor fell slightly in May 2013, to 78.5% from 79.2% a year earlier. Load factor is the percentage of available seats that are occupied by paying passengers. However, the decline was only slight, even though the company increased its capacity by 9.1% to meet higher demand. Revenue passenger miles (the total number of paying passengers on each plane multiplied by the distance travelled in miles) rose 8.2% in the latest quarter. Demand for the company’s flights remains high, and it has entered into new partnerships with other airlines; these were the main reasons for the increased number of passengers. WestJet is our #1 stock pick for 2013. BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY $8.34 (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-261-6401; www.birchcliffenergy.com; Units outstanding: 142.2 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; No dividends paid) develops, produces and explores…