Canadian Biomass • Summer 2022 • 2022 WPAC Conference show guide

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to join us at the Wood Pellet Association of Canada’s 2022 Annual Conference and to announce that we will be meeting in person once again! The conference will take place at the Marriott Pinnacle Hotel in Vancouver from September 19- 21, followed by a tour to B.C.’s North Coast.

Your attendance at this year’s conference will provide valuable input as we discuss the future of our sector and our important role domestically, nationally and globally. The fact is, the time has come for Canada’s wood pellet sector to harness our collective energy and take centre stage in the bioeconomy conversation. That’s why our conference theme this year is The Power of Pellets: Unlocking a World of Possibilities.

Today, our sector has earned national and international respect for the important role wood pellets play in tackling climate change globally while providing responsible, renewable clean energy both domestically and nationally. But that’s just the beginning for our sector.

Canadian wood pellets offer a world of possibilities not only to meet greenhouse gas emissions targets, but also to opening doors to the bioeconomy with innovative solutions and new products that will support the transition to a greener, more sustainable world.

The conference will bring together thought leaders and experts from across the world to inspire and challenge our sector to discuss:

• The endless possibilities for wood pellets and what the future holds for our sector;

• Local heroes who are making their communities stronger by investing in the wood pellet sector;

• The need to set the record straight when it comes to the importance of wood biomass and healthy forests;

• The role of biomass in climate change mitigation: the science, the opportunities and the challenges;

• A thought-provoking keynote address that will leave us inspired to seize the opportunities ahead.

I’d like to express my gratitude to our sponsors who do so much to make our event possible.

It’s not too late to be a conference sponsor this year, so please reach out to Rebecca Lewis at [email protected].

We look forward to welcoming more than 200 government officials, customers, NGOs, forest companies and pellet producers and representatives from across the pellet and wood biomass supply chain at this year’s conference. This attendance confirms that the conference has gained an international reputation as an important vehicle to share perspectives ideas and build on the momentum of our sector. Join us as we prepare to take the next step in the evolution of wood pellets. We look forward to seeing you there!

All the best, Gordon Murray Executive Director Wood Pellet Association of Canada.

Advancing British Columbia’s Bioeconomy – Ministry of Forests Innovation, Bioeconomy and Indigenous Opportunities Branch

Industry and Government: Responding to the Challenge – Jamie Stephen, TorchLight Bioresources; Vaughan Bassett, Drax; Gregg Koehler, Premium Pellet Ltd.; Representative Ministry of Forests Innovation, Bioeconomy and Indigenous Opportunities Branch

Session 3: Stronger Communities and Local Economic Development Moderator: Gregg Koehler, Sales Manager, Premium Pellet Ltd.

Skeena Bioenergy and Kitsumkalum Economic Development Group: Working Together in Northwest BC – Roger Keery, President, Skeena Sawmills Ltd.; Diane Collins, General Manager, Kitsumkalum Economic Development Group

Bioheat Strategy for Atlantic Canada – Jonathan Levesque, General Manager, Biomass Solutions Biomasse

Eliminating Furnace Oil to Reduce GHG Emissions from Nova Scotia Government Buildings – Paula Cook, Senior Energy Engineer, Public Works, Government of Nova Scotia

The Art of the Possible – Philippe Theriault, General Manager, Tsi Del Del Enterprises

Advancing Wildfire Resiliency and Utilization in British Columbia – Steve Kozuki, Executive Director, Forest Enhancement Society of BC

Mitigation – Gary Bull, Professor Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia

Carbon Sequestration in Managed Forests and Dispelling the Myth of Carbon Debt – William Strauss, President, FutureMetrics

Potential for Biofuels and Wind Assist to Reduce Ocean Shipping Emissions – Fahimeh Yazdan Panah, Director of Research and Technical Development, WPAC

Implementing Bowtie Analysis and Critical Control Management in BC Pellet Plants – Bill Laturnus, Senior Safety Advisor, BC Forest Safety Council

Safe Operation of Belt Dryers – Jeff Mycroft, Regional Sales Manager, Fike Canada

Advancing Process Safety Management in Wood Pellet Production – Kayleigh Rayner-Brown, Principal, Obex Risk

Toward a Safer Wood Pellet Industry – Mike Tasker, Occupational Safety Officer, WorkSafeBC

Session 2: Keynote Address from Vancouver Sun Columnist Vaughn Palmer: Getting Comfortable with the Spotlight

A small group of registered guests will tour B.C.’s North Coast pellet and forestry operations