I, Fred Fominoff, declare as follows:

1. I was on born on ______________. I currently reside at ____________.

2. I am currently the General Manager, Fibre & Energy at Howe Sound Pulp & Paper Corporation (“Howe Sound”). Howe Sound owns and operates a pulp mill and a paper mill with self-generation capacity that is located in Port Mellon, along BC’s Pacific coast. I am responsible for fibre supply and logistics at the mill, including the supply of wood as raw material for manufacturing in the pulping process, and as biomass fuel for steam and electricity generation. I am also responsible for electricity purchases and sales, and the administration of the corresponding contracts with BC Hydro. In this capacity, I was the lead negotiator for Howe Sound’s Electricity Purchase Agreement with BC Hydro (“BC Hydro EPA” or “2010 EPA”).

3. I hold a Master of Business Administration (“MBA”) from the University of Northern British Columbia (2006), Certified General Accountant Designation (“CGA”) (1994) and a Certified Management Accountant Designation (“CMA”) (1983).

4. I have worked in the Forest Industry in BC since 1980 in financial and management roles. From 1983 to 1989, I worked as Assistant Controllor at Celgar Pulp Company. In 1989, I joined Skeena Pulp Operations in Prince Rupert as Controller; I was appointed General Manager, Operations at that mill in 1998. In 1999, I assumed the Chief Financial Officer role at Finlay Forest Industries. After the sale of that company later that year, I joined Slocan Forest Products as General Manager of the Taylor Pulp mill. In 2006, I joined Howe Sound as General Manager, Operations while a search to fill the President role was conducted. The search was concluded in 2008, and I assumed my current role.

5. I attach my resume as Appendix A.