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Wood Pellet Association of Canada
P.O. Box 2989, 1877 Upper McKinnon Road
Revelstoke, BC
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	Gordon Murray, RPF, CMA Executive Director Tel/Mob: (250) 837-8821 Fax: (250) 837-6125 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
	John Arsenault Director, Wood Pellets, Market Access & Promotion Tel: (819) 583-7477 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
	Staffan Melin Research Director Tel: (604) 943-1646 Fax: (604) 943-8493 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Sustainable power

The vast majority of Canadian wood pellets are made from sawmill residuals - sawdust. The rest are made from the residuals from harvesting operations for sawmills and pulp mills, or low-grade timber from forest industry harvest sites that has no other economic value. Think firewood. Read more...

Breathing easier - pellet emissions vs coal

Sustainability should be top of mind for any company that wants to stay in the game in today’s world.

As important a role as Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions play, we also need to focus on noxious emissions versus coal.

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Industry News

Haida Gwaii hospital considers biomass boiler

Nov. 12, 2018 - A local heating company is proposing the Northern Haida Gwaii Hospital switch from diesel-generated electric heating to a wood-fired biomass boiler. Ken Van Aalst, a director for Northern Health, told the Haida Gwaii Observer the proposal[…]
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Ottawa to reinvest funding after Ontario cancels cap and trade

Nov. 9, 2018 - The Canadian government announced it plans to reinvest money allocated to Ontario as part of its Low Carbon Economy Fund after the Ontario government cancelled the cap and trade program last week.Canada's Minister of Environment and[…]
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The Pellet Advantage

Efficient and Plentiful Production

Wood Pellet Association of Canada members are world leaders in the design and operation of modern pellet plants.

Innovating our way to a safer, better product

Wood pellets are a safe, reliable modern fuel. But they are still a fuel, requiring care in producing, shipping and storing.

Renewable and sustainable? Energy really can grow on trees.

There is no single energy source capable of solving our dependence on fossil fuels. Instead we need to look to a mix of new fuels, including wood pellets.