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+ Andrew Way to VP of Services @ GE Oil & Gas div of GE Energy

+ Christopher Portner to Commissioner @ Ontario Securities Corporation

+ Darlene Caron to Exec VP Global Human Resources @ SNC-Lavalin

+ David Buck to Sr. VP @ McCoy Corporation

+ Finley McEwan to Sr. VP Development @ The Cadillac Fairview Corporation

+ James McDermotto to Parner, Dubai Office @ Bennett Jones LLP

+ Hydro-Québec Distribution accepted 12 bids totaling 291,4 MW in response to tender call for 250MW of new wind power generation in Quebec

+ The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec completed £165-million (CA$259-million) investment in South East Water, a regulated company that supplies drinking water to 2.1 million customers in England.

+ OPTrust Private Markets Group, private-equity & infrastructure arm of Ontario Government employee pension fund is teaming with four lpartners to create a REIT to invest in U.S. power infrastructure. The $2.1-billion REIT will own electrical and natural-gas assets.

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+ Alberta Premier Stelmach warns of ‘controlled spending'  in coming year

+ energy prices live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data

+ Talisman secured a partner for its BC shale gas play; South African Sasol to invest $1 billion in JV Montney venture; Sasol acquires 50% working interest in all Talisman assets in Farrell Creek region

+ ARC Energy Trust got security holder and court approval to convert to corporation status, to operate as ARC Resources Ltd.

+ Alberta land sales for 2010 set record; $2.39 billion

+ Bird Construction Income Fund  completes its reorganization as a corporation structure; to operate as Bird Construction Inc.

+ Enbridge Inc. announces its plan to expand Athabasca Pipeline capacity to 570,000 bpd; capital cost of expansion $200 million

+ Enerplus Resources Fund  announced its 2011 CapEx Budget of $650 million

+ Keyera Facilities Income Fund closed its acquisition of  Simonette area midstream assets

+ Keyera Facilities Income Fund announced it will construct Carlos pipeline; $30 million

+ NAL Oil & Gas Trust got unitholder and court approval for its conversion to corporation status; will operate as NAL Energy Corporation

+ Scotiabank mailed its takeover bid for Dundee Wealth Inc.

+ TransForce Inc. agreed to acquire Dynamex Inc. for $248 million

+ weekly economic update from ATB Financial

+ Zargon Energy Trust completed its conversion to corporation status, will operate as Zargon Oil & Gas Ltd.

+ BluEarth Renewables Inc raised $160 million in private placement of new equity issue

+ Canadian Spirit Resources Inc. closed $26,175,750 common share issue

+ CGX Energy Inc. closed $23,028,750 common share issue

+ Firestone Ventures Inc. is on the market to raise $ 1 million by private equity placement

+ Lanesborough Real Estate Investment Trust is on the market to raise $7 million through issue of new units

+ Nordic Oil and Gas Ltd. closed $437,369 private placement of flow-through equity offering

+ Petro-Reef Resource Ltd. closed $6,000,250 bought deal private placement and over-allotment of flow-through units

+ Trinidad Drilling Ltd. closed US$ 450 million private placement of convertible debt