Integrated Investment

Last updated on October 2, 2025

The Government of British Columbia and its funding program partners are collectively investing over $100 million per year in the management and protection of B.C.’s public forests and land base.

The integrated investment planning process seeks to identify priority forest and land-based investment opportunities and link them with potential funding sources. The Integrated Investment goal is to focus investment on land manager priorities and serve multiple purposes with each dollar invested.

The Integrated Investment Specialists, work to coordinate investments on the land base, seek to link project proponents with potential funders but rarely fund projects directly. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact the Integrated Investment Specialist in their region with questions about regional priorities or if/when exploring project ideas of their own.

Integrated Investment Specialist by Area/Region

North Area

Northeast Region

Melanie Webster
Integrated Investment Specialist
250 850-1859
Melanie.Webster@gov.bc.ca 

Omineca Region

Tory Ross
Integrated Investment Specialist
250 649-4355
Tory.Ross@gov.bc.ca 

Skeena Region

Aaron Benterud 
Integrated Investment Specialist
778-702-1400
Aaron.Benterud@gov.bc.ca 

South Area

Cariboo Region​

Nicole Strand
Integrated Investment Specialist
250 985-0063
Nicole.Strand@gov.bc.ca 

Kootenay Boundary Region​

Graham Brown
Integrated Investment Specialist
250 420-6177
Graham.Brown@gov.bc.ca

Thompson-Okanagan Region

Rhona Boyd
Integrated Investment Specialist
778 943-7088
Rhona.Boyd@gov.bc.ca 

Coast Area

South Coast Region 

Aaron Smeeth
Integrated Investment Specialist
778- 647-2002
Aaron.Smeeth@gov.bc.ca 

West Coast Region

Ritchard LaBoucane
Section Head, Forest Stewardship
250 794-6877
Ritchard.LaBoucane@gov.bc.ca 

 

Natural Resource Region and District Map