2024 Wright Canada Holdings Corporate Social Responsibility Report by Wright Service Corp.

2024 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Wright Canada Holdings Ltd. and all of its affiliated companies respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous peoples’ ancestral and traditional territories and lands that we live, work and thrive in.

Austin Kennedy Chief Executive Officer

Letter From the CEO

Wright Canada Holdings (WCH) provides environmental services with several sustainability initiatives throughout Canada.

As a company, we recognize the immense responsibility we have to our communities, the planet and future generations. Like any other organization, we continue to learn from our past and make improvements for the betterment of our employees, clients and the communities we serve.

Our commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not just a part of our business strategy; rather, it is a core value that guides the decisions we make every day.

I am thrilled to share our 2024 CSR report. We are dedicated to supporting the well-being of our employees, our environment, and our community while reflecting the passion of environmental stewardship in the services we provide. We worked diligently to continue progressing towards our sustainability goals, celebrating successes, and learning lessons through obstacles endured. As a company, we will continue to implement additional environmental, social and governance initiatives, make changes to our processes, and improve our systems until we are a leader in these practices within our industry.

As part of Wright Service Corp., a 100% employee-owned company, we recognize that our greatest asset is our people. We are committed to fostering a culture of safety and well-being. We have been able to attract, retain and reward the highest quality talent in the industry because we value safety. We train and develop our employees to ensure safe practices on the job and at home.

This report shows how we are delivering the highest level of professional, safe, and environmentally conscious services and

solutions to the industry, public and the communities we work and live in. We are committed to our employees and enabling our divisions to provide new and innovative services while adding mutual value to our stakeholders and clients.

This report will highlight the progress we have made and will continue to make regarding:

- Safety

- Employee Well-being

- Environmental Sustainability

- Community Engagement

I ask you to take the time to read all the things we have achieved this year and what we plan to work on in the years to come. Together, we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and prosperous world for generations to come.

Austin Kennedy Chief Executive Officer

History in Canada

Known as a prominent leader in several environmental industries, Wright Service Corp. (WSC), an employee-owned company, expanded its footprint into Canada in 2017, with the formation of WCH, and the acquisition of Spectrum Resource Group (SRG). Our service offerings expanded into the utility vegetation management industry with Wright Tree Service of Canada in 2019. At that time, ArborCare®, a commercial and residential tree service company, was acquired by the company. CNUC of Canada was formed in 2020 to provide additional service offerings.

All brands operated independently until 2023 when they joined together as one company under the WCH umbrella, but continue to operate as separate business units, maintaining their unique brand identities.

Our operations and clientele stretch across Canada. Together, we provide integrated vegetation management (IVM), consulting and operations, and other outdoor services.

Spectrum Resource Group

Founded in 1986

A reforestation, forest management and vegetation management solutions provider providing services to federal, provincial, regional, local and Indigenous governments, to the forestry, energy, mines, petroleum, transportation and utility sectors, and to numerous regional invasive species organizations.

Wright Tree Service of Canada Formed in 2019

Offering the entire package of vegetation

management services, including IVM, storm restoration, and work planning services to utility companies and their communities.

ArborCare Founded in 1983

Providing commercial and residential tree care services including plant management, tree pruning & shaping, consulting & assessment, and tree removal.

CNUC of Canada Formed in 2020

Assisting utilities in improving their utility vegetation management programs through inspection and auditing services, emergency response, consulting, and research, often combined with software and LiDAR solutions.

Board of Directors

AUSTIN KENNEDY

Austin Kennedy joined WSC as general counsel in April 2013. Prior to joining WSC, Austin was an attorney in private practice for seven years in Des Moines, Iowa, practicing in many areas involving employment law, immigration law and litigation. In 2019, Austin was promoted to general counsel, chief human resources officer and senior vice president. Austin most recently served as the company’s president and chief operating officer for the last two years before assuming the role of president and CEO of WSC on October 1, 2023.

Kennedy graduated from Macalester College in 2000, where he received the Livingston-Patnode Award for his special contributions to the English Department. He earned his law degree from Drake University Law School in 2005. In 2015, Austin earned his Credential of Readiness from Harvard Business School’s HBX CORe program, which establishes competencies in business analytics, economics and accounting.

JONATHAN HICKS

Jonathan Hicks joined WSC in 2008 as the controller for Wright Outdoor Solutions. In 2010, he was promoted to controller of Wright Tree Service and in 2020, he was promoted again to vice president and chief financial officer of WSC.

Hicks graduated from Iowa State University as a certified public accountant with a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Accounting degree in 2002. After graduating, Jonathan worked in various auditing and financial reporting roles within both public accounting and the private sector. Jonathan is a member of the Iowa Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. Jonathan is also a member of Risk and Insurance Management Society and is on the WSC board of directors.

Jonathan is a large advocate of employee stock ownership plan structured companies. He values the culture they create, which allows employees the freedom to implement change and to leave their personal mark on the company. Jonathan enjoys problem-solving and having the opportunity to help guide the company at a strategic level. He serves on the Tree Research & Education Endowment Fund board as the treasurer and is a member of its Audit and Finance Committee.

R NEIL THIESSEN

Neil Thiessen is a longtime associate in the utility vegetation management (UVM) industry. Since his graduation from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology with a degree in chemistry, he began his career in the agricultural and integrated vegetation management business. Early in his career, he worked on management teams in the industry prior to starting his own UVM contracting business in the 1980s. With rapid growth came the opportunity to sell the business and was offered an opportunity to join the local utility.

The utility committed to a professionally developed 12-year UVM program. Neil and his team delivered the program that received significant attention in the 1980s and early 1990s. With the program successfully delivered, Neil retired, and years later, started a small business consulting firm.

Neil is a founding member and past president of the Professional Vegetation Managers Association and Utility Vegetation Management Association in Western Canada. He is also a past president of the Utility Arborist Association (UAA) and has served on many UAA and International Society of Arboriculture committees. He was part of the founding committee that initiated the utility vegetation management certificate program now offered at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He also serves on the IVM Partners board of directors.

Mission, Vision, Values

WCH has adopted WSC’s mission, vision and values to share a common purpose. These tenets guide our decisions, increase productivity and help us allocate resources effectively. Working toward our mission and vision – the organization is built on a solid foundation of our beliefs and core values.

MISSION VISION

Why we exist; why I come to work every day

To deliver value to our clients, communities, and employee-owners through environmental stewardship and sustainability.

Where we’re heading

Wright Service Corp. is the top tier provider and a leader in sustainable environmental solutions to the industries we serve. We will continue to grow both our traditional and environmental services without constraints to respond to global markets. We will achieve these outcomes by providing a culture that attracts, retains, and rewards the highest quality talent in the industry and sustains and leverages our partnerships through performance and trust.

VALUES

How we live & work together; guardrails as we drive towards our vision

SAFETY – It is everyone’s responsibility; we each own it EXCELLENCE –We exceed client expectations through resourcefulness & innovation FAMILY – Our foundation is based on teamwork & inclusion STEWARDSHIP –We are dedicated to environmental sustainability INTEGRITY – We abide by the highest ethical standards

About This Report

Wright Canada Holdings CSR Report Mission Statement

Wright Canada Holdings (WCH) knows that our greatest strengths come from our employees. With a people-focused culture, we are committed to being an equal opportunity employer, creating an inclusive work environment where our employees are heard, respected and valued, and empower our employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The result will be sustainable success and satisfaction for our employees and customers.

In This Section

09 Overview of Company Initiatives

KPI Overview

WCH’s core key performance indicators (KPIs) are used to track the progress in key target areas and will be used to gauge progress. These will help shape goals to drive continuous improvement.

Overview of Company Initiatives

Safety

Safety is our number one value. Our employees receive safety training throughout the year to ensure the best safe practices are in place to identify and mitigate any potential risks or jobsite hazards. Internal protocols are routinely reviewed and updated by our risk and safety departments with the latest trainings and procedures to ensure our employees arrive home safely each and every night. Our shared services staff is highly trained to assist those in the field as it relates to our safety protocols.

Employee Well-being

Our employees create a rich work environment. Our family culture is one of the things that makes WCH unique and attractive to the next generation of the workforce. This includes a safe, enjoyable, diverse environment that offers opportunities for personal and professional

growth. As competition for talent grows, WCH is committed to offering an attractive workplace to retain and foster talent at all levels. Continued training, education and development, and our employees’ well-being are top of mind.

Environmental Sustainability

As an environmental services company, we strive to protect and preserve the ecosystems where we live and work. We are in the process of cataloguing and quantifying key impact areas to support the development of greenhouse gas accounting. This includes an overview of electricity, fuel, waste and water. We are also committed to pursuing efficiency within our fleet. Geotab software tracks driver safety and fuel and maintenance metrics, supporting improved resource use. Our work also allows us to support the sustainability strategies of our clients, providing top of line management while remaining cognizant of environmental impact.

Community Engagement

We actively sponsor activities that benefit our employees and add value to the communities where we live and work. Through monetary and in-kind donations such as labour and education, we’re able to support various causes and organizations that align with our values. Over the years, as our company has grown, so has our community outreach. We take pride in building and developing relationships with our employees, clients and communities.

Safety

Safety Accreditation

Our operations in Canada are spread out over multiple business lines, crossing many provincial jurisdictions that regulate workplace safety. There are challenges with finding and tracking consistent measurements for our performance when the jurisdiction or the activity classifies our risk and our outcomes by variable means.

Within these challenges, we are faced with:

Large distances between our work crews

Vast terrain differences, from muskeg, prairie, mountains and coast

Seasonal variations that take temperatures from the -40°C to +38°C (-40°F to +100°F)

Seasonality in our business opportunities

The physical demands of access and work types

Ensuring consistent and thorough training for a large cohort of young and new workers

Our footprint in Canada has attained and maintained high levels of safety credentials, industry involvement and representation within regulatory consultation processes.

Wright Canada Holdings (WCH) maintains several certificates of recognition through partnerships with industry safety groups. These include the Alberta Construction Safety Association and the British Columbia Forest Safety Council (BCFSC). We are externally audited through ISNetworld, Complyworks and Avetta.

Our tree service division is dual accredited for utility and residential tree work by the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA), a third-party compliance auditor.

Training

First Aid

We plan and train for safe work, but we also need to be prepared to react to unplanned events.

Crews always have a certified first aid attendant with them. The training for first aid attendants varies between jurisdictions and crew sizes, and ranges from emergency first aid to advanced.

In addition to formal training, crews conduct periodic emergency drills to test resources and reactions in controlled settings. This helps prepare all crew members to respond effectively when unplanned events occur.

Vehicle and Equipment Use

Certain roles and business lines may require an employee to have additional training or certifications to operate different fleet for use on projects. Employees have the opportunity to earn certifications during their time with the company or attend trainings.

We provide in-house training for smaller vehicles including ATVs/UTVs (side-by-sides) and snowmobiles. Our forestry workers are dependent on forest service roads for access, so they are required to take part in resource road driver training. Our in-house trainers are trained through BCFSC-approved programs.

Reforestation

Our reforestation workforce undergoes significant training to support safety and well-being during the work season. Training includes:

- All-terrain vehicle operation

- Danger tree assessment certifications

- First aid certification

- First aid refresher training including drills

- Physiotherapy awareness training and supportive taping

- Resource road driving

- Supervisory training on occupational health and safety roles, responsibilities and obligations

- Wildfire specific certifications

Reforestation crew members taking part in ATV/UTV training.

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Tree Care

WCH is continually training qualified tree care workers on our crews. We assist employees with training and certification through:

- Industrial Training Authority Certified Utility Arborist (CUA) Program

- International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Credential Programs

- Professional Vegetation Managers Association (PVMA) for the Utility Tree Worker (UTW) and Utility Tree Trimmer (UTT) Certifications

Certifications

We encourage staff to become certified or earn credentials in their respective areas of specialization. Often times, the company will reimburse the cost of industry certifications and exams to employees once it is obtained. We have employees with the following certifications:

- Accredited Silviculture Surveyor

- American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA) Tree and Plant Appraisal Qualification

- ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist

- British Columbia Water & Wastewater Association Environmental Operator

- Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors Tree Faller Certification

- Certified Applicators (Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Ontario)

- Certified Utility Arborist

- Environmental Professional

- Integrated Plant Management Accreditation (Ontario)

- ISA Board Certified Master Arborist

- ISA Certified Arborist

- ISA Certified Utility Specialist

- ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification

- Occupational First Aid Level 3

- Professional Agrologist

- PVMA Utility Tree Trimmer

- PVMA Utility Tree Worker

- Registered Forestry Technologist

- Registered Professional Biologist

- Registered Professional Forester

- Wildlife Danger Tree Assessor (Forestry, Wildfire and Parks)

Security

Cybersecurity

The Information Technology (IT) department is dedicated to cybersecurity and business continuity. Over the past five years, the Information Security team has been tasked with improving our security posture and executing yearly strategic security roadmaps, updated annually; by doing so, this maintains and strengthens our company’s ability to protect company and client data. The team conducts an annual comprehensive security assessment in tandem with monthly Rapid7 vulnerability scans and remediates identified issues. Our security information and event management (SIEM) platform, AlienVault, monitored 24/7/365 by ProCircular, is utilized to help improve our detection and prevention of attacks on our company’s equipment year-round.

On a monthly cadence, employees undergo training to spot ‘phishing’ scams and other malicious emails or attacks through our security awareness program. These fraudulent requests are sophisticated and can use known company contacts to lure others into sending funds to illegitimate recipients or compromise confidential data and information. After completing these trainings, employees are tested internally and if the employee fails, they are required to go through additional training and, in some cases meet, with human resources and IT for performance improvement. As scams are ever-changing, training and tips are provided to arm our employees with

the knowledge to be a digital Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper and ensure we protect our family of companies and their employees.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Conducted annual company-wide tabletop exercise to strengthen preparedness for security incidents

Completed comprehensive annual penetration testing to drive continuous security improvement, meeting our compliance and regulatory requirements

Enhanced organizational resilience via our Cybersecurity Advisor Program (formerly vCISO) and extended through 2030 to sustain long-term posture improvements

Launched Identity Access Management (IAM) initiative to improve account lifecycle management with role-based access controls

Strengthened access hygiene by implementing enhanced password requirements under our IAM initiative

Deployed privilege access management capabilities to secure and monitor privileged access across critical systems

We will continue to implement tools and training for increased company preparedness and due diligence against increasing cybersecurity risk.

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Completion Across All Training

Safety Goals GOAL

Safety: Demonstrate improvement within our incident rate metrics and injury management outcomes in 2024.

2024 PROGRESS

Safety: Publish quarterly safety materials updates to ensure active and consistent safety communication.

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Employee Well-being

Our Employees

Demographics

At the end of our fiscal year, September 30, 2024, we had 347 employees from seven provinces and one territory. This number does not account for those hired as seasonal workers during the year.

Veterans

WCH is honoured to support our veterans through employment, volunteerism, and in-kind donations.

Culture

Throughout the year, WCH strives to build a positive and engaging work environment for our employees across our offices and in the field. Our Prince George office hosted four employee appreciation barbecues to encourage field and office staff interaction and say thank you for the great work being done.

In the wintertime, several of our teams hosted holiday parties, with activities like trivia and gift exchanges. To ensure everyone made it home safely from the Prince George holiday party, Operation Red Nose, a non-profit organization that provides a volunteer chauffeur service was utilized. The organization finances projects for youth and amateur sports.

Translation Committee

The Translation Committee is dedicated to minimizing language barriers to promote effective communication within our organization. By procuring professional translations via our trusted vendor, our core mission is to ensure that language serves as a bridge rather than a barrier by facilitating knowledge sharing, collaboration and mutual understanding among individuals with diverse linguistic backgrounds.

We can provide Spanish and French translations, and many more. Employees are able to request translations through our shared services department liaison for items such as and not limited to internal communications, recruitment advertisements, procedures/training materials, human resources materials, publicfacing or external use documents, e-learning content, video and closed captioning/subtitles, and websites.

Education & Development

UNIVERSITY

Learning Management System

Wright Service

Corp. University (WSCU) is a learning platform that documents and tracks our employees’ online training. WSCU creates the ability to reach every employee in the company who has a company email for training and continued education. More than 25,000 LinkedIn Learning courses are available to eligible employees via WSCU. Some sample elective training topics include management, leadership, customer service, productivity, Microsoft training and much more. In addition, new employees are assigned training in WSCU that includes:

- Harassment and Discrimination

- Deferred Share Unit

- True Colors®

- Customer Service

- System Training

- Retirement Savings

- Accessing the Company Clothing and Apparel Store

Lunch and Learns

The Training and Development department hosted eight hybrid Lunch and Learn events in 2024. The sessions educated employees on the different companies, departments and applicable workplace topics, such as AI. Attendance averaged 130 inperson/virtual attendees per event.

Individual Development

The Training and Development department offers numerous individual development options. These include but aren’t limited to team workshops, individual coaching and mentoring, depending on the need.

True Colors

True Colors® is a personality assessment used to boost interdepartmental and team dynamics/understanding. Employees can complete a survey and get results that include their strengths, weaknesses, and strategies for communicating with people of different personalities. This improves employee self-awareness and conflict resolution. Three employees at WSC are certified True Colors practitioners and can provide workshops to teams who request it.

Ascend First Level Leader Program

Ascend provides opportunities to develop the mindset and skills to lead teams.

The program was designed with first-level leaders in mind. The content focuses on building leadership competency in the following areas:

- Improving skills in executing strategic plans

- Understanding your team’s role within the business

- Learning to communicate effectively

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- Developing emotional intelligence

- Developing personal accountability

2024 was the inaugural year for the program. The pilot was composed of 100 participants in both virtual and hybrid cohorts, four representing WCH.

General Foreperson School

General Foreperson School is an immersive, weeklong program for employees in or approaching the general foreperson role. During the week, employees participate in a variety of trainings and hands-on exercises. In addition to role-specific and companyspecific learnings, GF School attendees are eligible for continuing education units from industry organizations.

Women of Wright

The Women of Wright program began in 2022 to increase hiring and retaining a diverse workforce by empowering, developing and supporting employees at all levels to reach their fullest potential and equip them with the tools to excel as leaders in our industry.

The program consists of a twoday workshop at the WSC office in West Des Moines, Iowa. Women in our family of companies are nominated by leaders or colleagues to participate. Those who were not selected for the workshop in a previous year can be nominated in the future.

Health & Wellness

Employees are encouraged to utilize the resources that are made available to them. This includes e-learnings such as stress management, conflict resolution and daily workflow prioritization techniques.

Our reforestation division has partnered with the Northern Society for Domestic Peace CAMP Program and continue to broaden training topics and resources. Our reforestation department is comprised of a young demographic and works in close-knit communities. The CAMP Program educates our employees about bullying and harassment, reporting, and creating a safe working and living environment.

We have several jobs that are labour intensive and repetitive. Because of this, the company takes a proactive approach to physical health and well-being. These programs include training in taping techniques to reduce stress on musculoskeletal strain injuries, virtual physio sessions and a robust injury management program that helps an employee remain engaged in the workforce if injured at work. The injury management and return to work program has seen great success in the past few years. It has kept employees working productively, expanding their skill sets and in certain cases, has provided new and exciting careers.

services, authorized medical services and supplies, private hospitalization, emergency travel assistance and vision care.

Employee Assistance & Mental Health

The Employee Assistance Program is a professional and confidential, short-term counseling service available to the employee and their immediate family. This is a company-paid benefit.

Immediate telephone access to a counselor is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Resources are available for mental health, legal services, financial consultation and eldercare needs.

Extended health care, dental care, life, accidental death and dismemberment, dependent life, and long-term disability are provided with a combination of employee-paid and/or company-paid premiums.

Additionally, optional benefits available include life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and critical illness insurance. These benefits are available at group rates and are employee-paid.

The workshop focuses around three main themes: connect, educate, and empower. Each theme incorporates learning opportunities, exchange of ideas and application of new skills. Women leave the workshop with tools to continue developing themselves personally and professionally.

Across the family of companies, 24 women participated in the program in 2024, one being Jana Smith, a WCH employee.

Benefits

Employees who have three months of continuous employment and work a minimum of 30 hours per week can enroll in optional health and dental plan coverage.

The group benefit program provides cost effective extended health care coverage for employees and their family’s needs. Coverage is available on a cost share basis for just the employee or for the employee and their family. Health care coverage extends beyond governmental mandated coverage to include eligible expenses for prescriptions, paramedical

Jana Smith, Women of Wright Participant

Longevity Employee Recognition

Years of Service

Each spring, we celebrate our employees who reached milestones in their years of service within our family of companies. In 2024, 16 employees reached the 5-year milestone.

Employee Ownership

127 ACTIVE EMPLOYEES IN THE DSU PLAN IN FY2024

A Deferred Shared Unit (DSU) plan was established for WCH employees. Through shared ownership, employee ownership helps promote a positive, unique organizational culture and supports company success. This assists our employees with their retirement and provides them with a financial stake in the company.

For our customers and partners, we are empowered to provide exceptional service and innovative solutions. At all levels of the company, you will be working with an employee owner – individuals who are invested in the success of the company and the quality of service we deliver.

The DSU enables employees to directly affect profitability and value and see the results. Employees take pride in the company and a vested interest in making sure the value of their account grows. In addition, the plan has also allowed the company to protect jobs and support the communities we work in.

Employees become eligible to participate when they have completed at least 1,500 hours of service in the plan year and are at least 18 years old. They enter the plan as a participant on October 1 after they meet eligibility requirements.

Eight employees make up the DSU subcommittee, part of our Employee Ownership Committee, established to educate employees about the DSU plan and its benefits.

FY2024 comparison of active participants and the percent vested. Upon six years, a participant is 100% vested

Employee Spotlight

Employees are nominated or asked to participate in an employee spotlight that is published on the business line’s website along with social media. Highlights can include their career path, project highlight, compliment from a client, or their favorite hobbies, music, podcasts or activities.

Millionth Tree

One employee, John Donoghue, planted their one millionth tree this past summer, a huge milestone to accomplish in the tree planting community.

Employee Well-being Goals

GOAL

Employee Recognition: Expand the employee recognition program to the other divisions.

2024 PROGRESS

Benefits: Continue to provide our employees with more benefits education through regular newsletters, plan enrollment resources and new hire summaries.

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Environmental Sustainability

Reforestation

Based on the total amount of trees planted in 2024, our reforestation division planted 35,011,000 linear meters of trees. The trees are planted at 2.5 meters spacing.

14,004,741 TREES PLANTED IN 2024

Wildfire Fighting

Our wildfire fighting crews worked diligently to mitigate wildfires in British Columbia. Our crews had 7 total deployments in 2024, accounting for 322 person/fire days and 230 person/standby days in the summer. As safety is our number one value, our crews go through intensive training to prepare them for this work. Minimum certifications for a Wildland Firefighter are S100 and S185 courses. Our crew leaders also need S212, S230, S235 and ICS 100 courses. Our Strike Team leaders go a step further, adding S213, S241 and ICS 200 courses, and are required to serve as a crew leader on at least five incidents.

Silviculture Liability Management

We manage basic silviculture as transferred from major licensees as well as liability activities for other clients.

When a stand of trees is cut down on government-owned land in British Columbia, the licensee is bound by law to replace it and ensure that it reaches a point where it can continue to grow unencumbered to maturity. The responsibility to replace the trees cut is the licensee’s silviculture liability.

First Nations often either directly hold licenses to harvest timber or are in partnerships with the sawmills to do so. As a licensee, First Nations hold silviculture liability for harvesting and is a natural pathway to further collaborations and stronger partnerships with First Nations groups.

2024 Wildfire Fighting Season

Aerial Saw Program

Five employees had the opportunity for international work for an Aerial Saw Program that spanned across South Carolina and North Carolina. The crew worked on hazard marking, directing aerial saw pilots and keeping the public at safe distances during cutting. A helicopter carrying a saw is used to trim the right-of-way edge along transmission lines in areas where machines cannot be used to remove trees such as swamps and marshes. Nearly 80 miles of transmission lines were identified and pruned during this project.

Resource Use

Wright Canada Holdings (WCH) operates with offices in Prince George and Calgary. During the year, we relocated the Calgary office. Electricity and natural gas consumption for all WCH offices and applicable storage facilities are tracked for inclusion in the company’s greenhouse gas assessment. These metrics help encourage efficiencies and inform our emissions reduction strategy.

Fleet & Equipment

The WCH fleet is comprised of pickup trucks, bucket trucks, chip trucks and chippers as well as specialized equipment including all-terrain tree trimmers, brushcutter tractors and more for high-impact mechanical line clearance. WCH uses Geotab, a tracking and management system for its fleet and equipment.

Fuel Usage

Fuel usage is tracked to analyze efficiency. Some fuel is provided via bulk fueling or is client fueled, which is not

included in annual reporting at this time. Bulk fuel, when available, is an efficient way to prepare the fleet without spending excess labor time and resources to travel to the nearest fueling station.

The 546 vehicles and equipment utilized by WCH traveled 4,124,311 kilometers in 2024. Unproductive idle time is currently being tracked along with miles per gallon efficiency.

Repurposing Vegetative Material

WCH generates vegetative material through maintenance and new infrastructure development efforts daily through the services we provide. This organic by-product is often left onsite in environments where it is appropriate to naturally breakdown and provide benefits such as nutrients and habitat to the local ecosystem. The by-product may be chipped and added to the local landscape. In urban settings, wood may be left onsite at the request of the homeowner. WCH may further process wood waste into mulch and provide it free of charge to local communities.

A significant effort is made to provide a second life to the organic debris not to be disposed of in a landfill setting. Woodchips are often sold to feedlots to be used in bedding and compost. Other times, woodchips or logs are donated to local causes such as petting zoos.

Wood material from fuel risk reduction operations gets sold as logs to local mills or as fuel to local energy plants.

Each job site and business line provide a variety of alternative uses of by-product generated. An evaluation effort is underway to estimate the amount of by-product generated by division and the end-use category respectively.

Environmental Sustainability Goals

GOAL

2024 PROGRESS

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Waste: Establish a tracking program for wood waste streams.

Community Engagement

Wright Canada Holdings (WCH) actively sponsors activities that benefit our employees and add value to the communities where we live and work. Through monetary and in-kind donations such as labour and education, we’re able to support various causes and organizations that align with our values. Over the years, as our company has grown, so has our community outreach. We take pride in building and developing relationships with our employees, clients and communities.

Contributions & Sponsorships

2024, contributions and sponsorships included:

- Cynthia (Tia) Bauer Award Fund, $500 to the fund to support aspiring women in forestry at Vancouver Island University.

- Integrated Vegetation Management Association of BC, $1,000 to support their vision and mission such as continued education for members, and advocating for continually improvement and responsible practices within the industry. One employee is an active volunteer on the organization’s board.

- Invasive Species Council of British Columbia INVASIVES Forum, our in-kind support with the organization is valued at approximately $10,000 with Operations Director Eric Nijboer serving as past chair in addition to a $250 donation to support the organization’s mission.

- ISA Prairie Chapter Annual Conference, a silver sponsor at their annual conference, and a white spruce supporter at their tree climbing competition to support various competitions and challenges.

- Moose Kerr School, provided free transport of tools and office supplies to the school’s shop in Aklavik.

- Nis Ts’edilh Elders & Youth Wellness Golf Tournament, Operations Director Eric Nijboer and Director of Business Development Jay Manganaro participated in the Nis Ts’edilh Elders and Youth Wellness Society Golf Tournament hosted by the Yinka Dene Economic Development Limited Partnership. Through the tournament, the community is coming together in making meaningful strides to support elders and youth around British

Columbia, ensuring their lasting benefit for many Indigenous communities. We were proud to be the networking and cocktail sponsor of the event.

- St. Vincent de Paul Society, four boxes of nonperishable food was collected and delivered.

- Utility Arborist Association Regional Meeting, a gold sponsor of the meeting. Employees attended, volunteered and one presented.

Conferences & Events

In addition to our contributions and sponsorships of industry events, our employees travel across Canada to speak and participate in conferences and events as part of their involvement to bring awareness to our industries to the communities we serve.

In 2024, employees attended or volunteered at the following conferences and events:

- BC Northern Exhibition

- Day of Truth and Reconciliation events in Burns Lake and Williams Lake

- Grasslands Conservation Council of BC Fundraiser

- Northern British Columbia Home & Garden Show

Community BBQ

We hosted a community BBQ Wet’suwet’en First Nation, Yinka Dene Economic Development Limited Partnership and Northwest Invasive Plant Council in the summer. Community members had a chance to connect with our employees and learn more about invasive plant species and the potential negative impacts they have on the places we call home.

Industry Memberships & Associations

Employees are encouraged to join industry-related organizations and participate as general members or elected to their boards. Our companies are proud supporters of and/or have employees in the:

- Alberta Construction Association

- Alberta Society of Professional Biologists

- American Society of Consulting Arborists

- Association of Saskatchewan Forestry Professionals

- BC Forest Safety Council

- BC Institute of Agrologists

- Canadian Nursery Landscape Association

- College of Applied Biologists

- Forest Professionals BC

- International Society of Arboriculture

- Integrated Vegetation Management Association of BC

- Integrated Vegetation Management Association of Manitoba/Saskatchewan

- Invasive Species Council of BC

- Landscape Alberta

- Ontario Vegetation Management Association

- Professional Vegetation Managers Association

- Tree Care Industry Association

- Utility Arborist Association

- Western Forestry Contractors’ Association

Eric Nijboer at the Invasive Species Council of British Columbia INVASIVES Forum.

St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Collection

Invasive Species Council of British Columbia INVASIVES Forum

Nis Ts’edilh Elders & Youth Wellness Golf Tournament

Community BBQ

St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Collection

Partnerships

First Nations & Indigenous Groups

We are proud to work alongside our many indigenous partners. We have developed our Indigenous Engagement policies by listening to indigenous stakeholders in the traditional territories we work in. We have been guided by the principles embodied within the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We are pro-active at developing new opportunities and relationships, and we will continue to foster the partnerships that we’ve built and continue furthering socio-economic reconciliation. The socio-economic success of Indigenous communities and peoples is what true reconciliation means to us. If our partners are successful, then so too are we. This is our commitment to Indigenous socio-economic reconciliation.

ANISHNAWBE BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

The Anishnawbe Business Professional Association (ABPA) is a non-profit, member-based organization primarily serving the First Nation business community. ABPA provides a forum for the First Nation business community to develop policies and programming which contribute to the socio-economic well-being and quality of life of First Nations peoples in Northern Ontario. They also serve non-First Nation businesses such as WCH by providing information, guidance, and access to a wideranging network through events and sponsorship.

KWADACHA NATION

The partnership provides internship opportunities for students in the Kwadacha First Nation community. Through this learning experience, the students have an opportunity to learn and experience what it would be like to work in forestry.

In addition, the communities’ businesses are supported through subcontracting opportunities with the Kwadacha Natural Resource Limited Partnership.

LAC LA RONGE INDIAN BAND

We are partnering with Canada North Environmental Service (CanNorth), a private environmental consulting company 100% owned by Kitsaki Management Limited Partnership. Kitsaki is the business arm of Lac La Ronge Indian Band. We are providing right-of-way widening and consenting work in Western Canada through this partnership.

MCLEOD LAKE INDIAN BAND

We work closely with MLIB’s leadership who have entrusted us with the very important task of resource stewardship and management of their forest services, both on Treaty 8 Adhesion Lands and Managed Forest Licenses in the Mackenzie and Prince George timber supply areas.

TSUUT’INA NATION

We teamed up with the Tsuut’ina Nation reserve members to provide utility line clearance on the reservation. Through this partnership, we worked to employ qualified candidates for various positions across Canada.

WET’SUWET’EN FIRST NATION

Wet’suwet’en First Nation’s economic development company, Yinka Dene Economic Development Limited Partnership, partnered with WCH to assist in carrying out a variety of vegetation management projects.

WILLIAMS LAKE FIRST NATION

We established a formal partnership with Williams Lake First Nation in 2024 in the form of a memorandum of understanding that is predicated on business development related to the Company’s service offerings within the Nation’s territory and local community capacity building initiatives.

YINKA DENE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

We are proud to take part in efforts to plant one million trees on Tłı̨ch Lands in the Northwest Territories. As the leading task force for labour and logistics on the project, we are responsible for cost allocation and operational execution. With our efforts concentrated on areas impacted by wildfires in 2021,

2022, and 2023, our aim is to create sustainable caribou habitats and make these regions resistant to future fires.

We are committed to employing the local workforce to the maximum extent possible, fostering community involvement in revitalizing the regions affected by wildfires. Planting one million trees will play a crucial role in restoring lands.

Traveling by helicopter for the Tłı̨chǫ tree planting initiative.

Partnerships (cont.)

Colleges & Communities

We are a proud sponsor of future leaders in vegetation management and environmental services. Through internship programs, career fair attendance, and speaking engagements, we provide education and development opportunities to young adults across Canada who may be interested in starting a career in our industry.

AIMHI

AiMHi is an organization in Prince George, British Columbia. Their mission is to provide opportunities and support to people who have special needs and their families. Since 2016, we have partnered with AiMHi to provide different opportunities of work including life skills training alongside our invasive plant management technicians operating around Prince George and Mackenzie, British Columbia. We believe in a culture that empowers all people to live their best lives and building a strong community who recognize and celebrate the value of all citizens.

STILLWATER CONSULTING PARTNERSHIP

We have partnered with Stillwater Consulting since 2020 to train and facilitate the re-employment of displaced forest industry workers within their respective communities. We provide instructors, project sites and co-op placement for the program participants.

In the fall, Project Manager Blake Forde was a guest speaker at a wildfire and integrated natural resource training course facilitated by Stillwater Consulting in Vanderhoof, BC. He provided the students with a drone demonstration to do silviculture work. He also covered silviculture surveys and provided a silviculture survey plot demonstration.

CAREER FAIRS

We had the opportunity to attend career fairs hosted by:

- ENMAX

- Kwadacha First Nation

- McLeod Lake Indian Band

Community Engagement Goals

GOAL

Contribution: Continue to evaluate and promote new volunteer opportunities for employees to engage in communities across Canada.

2024 PROGRESS

Contribution: Continue tracking company-sponsored volunteer events.

Partnerships: Increase partnerships with indigenous communities.

Partnerships: Track and increase opportunities to discuss the forestry and vegetation management industry at high school, college and university career fairs.

Closing

Wright Canada Holdings Ltd. and our employees strive to live out our values and will continue to improve our sustainable practices to ensure a safe and bright future for our employee owners. We are committed to a better world for all by investing in the communities we serve through innovation, integrity and teamwork. We want to ensure that the decisions we make today make a positive impact on our employees, clients, community and the environment.

Appendix

An evaluation by EcoPractices®, a sustainability risk management tool from Eocene Environmental Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Wright Service Corp. (WSC), in partnership with WSC. This report is intended to showcase the sustainability journey of Wright Canada Holdings Ltd., dedicated to recognizing their responsibility toward their mission, vision and values for their employee owners, partners, clients and the public.