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Ministry of Forests

2,491 public servants across 295 units in the BC public service directory.

Minister's office
250-387-6240
General enquiries
250-842-7680
Hazelton Base Fax · Bulkley Fire Zone - Telkwa/Hazelton

Portrait courtesy of the Province of British Columbia, via the official BC cabinet page (as of 2026-08-14). Current appointment; the staff listing below is the April 2026 directory snapshot.

2,491
People
5
Offices
295
Units
8
Cities

Leadership

Makenzie Leine
Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister's Office
Makenzie.Leine@gov.bc.ca
250-952-6500
Ian Meier
Associate Deputy Minister
Associate Deputy Minister's Office
Ian.Meier@gov.bc.ca
Jamie Jeffreys
Assistant Deputy Minister
Regional Operations, South Area
Jamie.Jeffreys@gov.bc.ca
778-362-4566
Jessica Coster
Assistant Deputy Minister
Provincial Operations
250-739-8180
Melissa Sanderson
Assistant Deputy Minister
Regional Operations, Coast Area
Melissa.Sanderson@gov.bc.ca
778-974-5974
Mike Hykaway
Assistant Deputy Minister
Regional Operations, North Area
250-877-8698
Rob Schweitzer
Assistant Deputy Minister
BCWS Headquarters - Kamloops
Rob.Schweitzer@gov.bc.ca
250-320-0433

Organization chart

How 2,496 people are organized across 190 top-level units. Expand a unit to see the levels beneath it; the number is that unit's headcount, and any listed name leads it. Click a unit to see everyone in it.

Unitpeople

Largest units

BC Timber Sales538Natural Resource Officer Service123BC Timber Sales - Provincial Operations121Resource Operations55BC Timber Sales - Kootenay52Resource Management52BC Timber Sales - Strait of Georgia50FIRM45Stewardship44Tenures44Archaeology Branch43BC Timber Sales - Chinook42

Top cities

Victoria345VICTORIA97Smithers54Mackenzie51Port McNeill49SMITHERS25BURNS LAKE23Burns Lake20
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