BIOMASS *RRGE\HDQG thank you Volume 22 No. 2 CANADIAN Reader Service Reflecting on four years with Canadian Biomass n 2017, at 21 years old, I graduated from McGill University and began looking for my first full-time job. I wasn’t really sure what I was looking for. My one requirement was that it needed to involve writing, and when I stumbled across a posting for an as-sistant editor with Annex Business Media, it seemed perfect. Long story short, I got the job, and thus started my ca-reer in trade media. When I made the move to Canadian Biomass and Canadian Forest Industries in 2018 I knew nothing about the industries, but was promised there would be a lot of travelling and I’d be working with an amaz-ing team. These promises turned out to be true, and in the years since then, I have enjoyed immersing myself in the industries and meeting some amazing people along the way. I have learned more about the dif-ferent types of biomass, wood pellets, dis-trict energy heating systems, etc., than I ever imagined possible. Over these four years I have seen how the industries have grown, especially as the public and decision-makers have started to recognize the environmental benefits of bioenergy. I have seen multiple new and in-novative biomass projects come to fruition, from district energy systems to bioproducts that can replace single-use plastics and bio-fuels that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. And I have seen how the indus-try has survived and even thrived during a pandemic that no one saw coming. Some of my favourite projects I’ve written about include the Meadow Lake Tribal Council’s Bioeneregy Centre, the district energy sys-tem in Prince George, B.C., and new wood pellet plants that have come online. And if the recent news about investments in new Print and digital subscription inquiries or changes, please contact Serina Dingeldein, Audience Development Manager Tel: 416-510-5124 Fax: 416-510-6875 email: [email protected] Mail: 111 Gordon Baker Rd., Suite 400 Toronto, ON M2H 3R1 I Editor -Ellen Cools (416) 510-6766 [email protected] bioenergy projects are any indication, the industry is just getting started. But, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, and I am moving on from Annex Business Media to a new op-portunity in the communications world. I want to thank everyone in the industry that I have had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with. There are a few people in particular that I want to acknowledge: Gor-don Murray, Karen Brandt, Fahimeh Yazdan Panah with the Wood Pellet Association of Canada for their support on several initiatives, such as the Women in Forestry Virtual Summit; William Strauss with FutureMetrics for always being willing to write an article on the wood pellets market and sharing photos of his donkeys with me; and most importantly, my team – Maria Church, Todd Humber, Josée Crevier and Rebecca Lewis – for their guidance and encouragement over the years as I took on new projects and grew into my role as editor. I would not be where I am today without their help. And last, but certainly not least, I want to thank all of you, our readers, for your loyal support of the magazine, which I know will continue in the years to come. While I will no longer be directly involved in the biomass and forestry industries, I am still excited to see what’s next. And I will be watching how Canadian Biomass leads the way, providing the most up-to-date infor-mation for industry professionals and shar-ing new projects, technology and more. • Managing Editor -Maria Church (226) 931-1396 [email protected] Contributors -Gordon Murray, Guillaume Roy, Peter Diekmeyer, Jordan Solomon, and Karen Brandt Group Publisher -Todd Humber 416-510-5248 [email protected] Account Coordinator -Kristine Deokaran (416) 510-6774 [email protected] National Sales Manager -Rebecca Lewis Ph: (519) 429-5196 [email protected] Quebec Sales -Josée Crevier Ph: (514) 425-0025 Fax: (514) 425-0068 [email protected] Western Sales Manager -Tim Shaddick [email protected] Ph: (604) 264-1158 Fax: (604) 264-1367 Media Designer -Lisa Zambri COO Scott Jamieson Canadian Biomass is published four times a year: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Published and printed by Annex Business Media. 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