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Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX-V:MSQ) has acquired Kirkness Diamond Drilling Inc. for US$3 million.

The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. and the Merit Contractors Association of Alberta are calling for faster implementation of the Trade Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement.

The provincial government will be supporting industry efforts to replant the forests destroyed in the mountain pine beetle infestation. Beginning next summer, the Ministry of Forests and Range will plant roughly 3.

The Corix Group of Companies, formerly Terasen Water and Utility Services, has expanded into the western United States by acquiring Santa Clara, California-based Edward S. Walsh Company. Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.

Portable power developer Xantrex Technology Inc. (TSX:XTX) has signed a $4.5 million contract with Sustainable Development Technology Canada to develop new drive trains and control systems for wind turbines.

Canada's most expensive place to buy a home has gotten even more pricey, according to a report by Royal LePage Real Estate Services. The average price for a two-storey home in Vancouver rose 10.

With half the year over, Canada's IPO activity has fallen dramatically compared with the first six months in 2006, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey.

Kelowna-based power utility FortisBC Inc. (TSX:FTS) has closed a $105 million debenture offering aimed at repaying debts and funding future capital expenditures. It closed an issue of 5.

Teck Cominco Inc. (TSX:TCK.B) has offered $4.1 billion for Toronto-based copper producer Aur Resources Inc. The acquisition would increase Teck's annual copper production by over 200 million pounds, or 43% of the company's current production.

The B.C. Ministry of Transportation has launched a July to October pilot project to test whether long-combination tractor trailers can increase the efficiency of goods movement between B.C.'s Interior and the Lower Mainland.