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Editor's Note 
 
Hello, this is Andrew Snook with your news of the week. In today’s newsletter read about Petawawa nudging Ontario on a biomass plant project, pursuing a new CSA Standard to heat Canada with wood pellets, and more! Happy reading!
- Andrew Snook, Editor
 
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Petawawa to nudge province on biomass plant project

Mayor Gary Serviss of Petawawa, Ont. has written a letter to the Government of Ontario intended as a “gentle nudge” toward some movement on a proposed biomass plant in the town.


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Pursuing a new CSA Standard to heat Canada with wood pellets

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