SPRING 2025 18 12 14 15 16 22 Company of the Year: Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Champion of the Year: David Dubois Community Project of the Year: Sissons Court: Yellowknife, N.W.T. Lifetime Achievement Award: Ian Thomson Weathering the storms BioBurn Pros utilizes Air Burner technology to manage storm debris. 18 A POSITIVE IMPACT Drax’s Burns Lake facility offering much-needed support to B.C.’s northwest region. 28 Dutch Dresser and Gordon Murray discuss new standard. Pursuing a new CSA Standard to heat Canada with wood pellets 12 DEPARTMENTS 6 24 26 Industry news Event coverage – COFI Convention Event coverage – CWF Spring Meeting 22 “A Working Group is reviewing the EN 303-5 standard to make it more easily understood and usable in Canada...” Read the full story on page 28 COLUMNS 4 8 30 Editorial WPAC – Nature and nurture Final Thoughts Our Cover Drax’s Burns Lake pellet plant operation generates significant employment and tax revenues for B.C.’s northwest region. Photo: Andrew Snook. Canadian BIOMASS 3