Natural Resources committee  Certainly making some of that fibre available to some of the smaller players like us, and Mr. Kalesnikoff, whom you also heard from, as opposed to its being in the hands of the four or five major tenure holders in British Columbia, is beneficial. They are not incented to take that type of product out; we are.

Natural Resources committee  I'm certainly familiar with some areas. If you live in the Cranbrook area as Brian Fehr does, or the Castlegar area as Mr. Kalesnikoff does, some extensive fireproofing has been done. That fireproofing is done through incentive programs that I believe are supported by not only the B.C. government, but also the federal government.

Natural Resources committee  To answer that question, I think, absolutely, that any community that has the ability to put in a pellet plant can use that residual waste. Again, it's subject to the length of distance that it gets hauled, but there's really no need to burn that slash in situ in the forest. Ideally we'd be able to use that in a pellet plant or in some sort of biomass conversion facility.

Natural Resources committee  In Fort Nelson it's a bit of a unique situation. The plant will be using deciduous aspen trees that grow effectively to maturity. We will be harvesting them and turning them into wood pellets. We will be using the bark and so on as the wood waste to heat the plant and dry the pellets.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. What we're seeing, particularly in Asia, are pretty significant increases in the demand for wood pellets as they try to get rid of coal, to eliminate the use of coal. We would love to see a similar type of action taken in Canada, for example, at coal-fired plants in places like Alberta and so on.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, I'm also with Peak Renewables. I think Mr. Fehr must have stepped out or something like that. Regardless, we're a start-up company, and as a start-up in the middle of COVID, I'd say the main challenge has been being able to effectively meet with people. During the pandemic situation, it's very tough to create the momentum to get a company really up and going and started.

Natural Resources committee  I can't comment on that at this point.

Natural Resources committee  Correct. It's because I'm not up to speed on that.

Natural Resources committee  I think Mr. Fehr is no longer on the line. Hopefully my microphone is working okay.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. You were asking what kind of fuel the plant in Canada is using.

Natural Resources committee  The proposed plant in Fort Nelson will be using the residual waste from the wood we bring in to make the pellets. That will actually be—

Natural Resources committee  Yes.