b'CULTIVATING INDIGENOUS RELATIONSHIPSPaper Excellence is proud to have completed our first year in the Progressive Aboriginal Relations program. As a company, we achieved some important milestones this year. We signed relationship building agreements to build long-term high value partnerships with Indigenous communities in the areas where we operate. We partnered with Atli Resources Limited Partnership, the forestry arm of Namgis First Nation, and Wahkash Contracting toIn 2021, Cumberland Wood Products and Prince Albert Pulp establish Atli Chip Limited Partnership. signed of a Letter of Understanding that sets out the intentions of all parties to build a collaborative relationship with each other in Saskatchewan. Above: Carlo Dal Monte, Vice President, EnergyWe invested more than $200,000 inand Business Development (left) and Chief Rene Chaboyer of the Indigenous programs and scholarships. Cumberland House Cree Nation (right). We began internal training in Indigenous history and culture through our Progressive Aboriginal Relations Steering Committee.Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn to find out more about our work.This is the first barge of chips produced by Atli Chip Limited Partnership. Atli Chip is a new First Nations partnership for Paper Excellence. It is majority owned by Atli Resources LP with minority stakes owned by Paper Excellence and Wahkash Contracting Ltd. www.paperexcellence.com Atli Resources LP is the forestry arm of the Namgis First Nation.'