With a career in forestry spanning over 30 years, Makenzie’s unique viewpoint hasn’t been shaped by sitting behind a desk. She’s shown that she’s not afraid to get her hands dirty, with her first job as a labourer for a logging contractor. From there, Makenzie continued on to various positions across Western Canada and abroad, holding roles in forest stewardship and certification, environmental management, forest ecology, operational planning, communication, relations, policy and leadership. Throughout her career, Makenzie has shown that keeping our forests healthy and sustainable, while also protecting forest sector jobs and the communities they support, are not opposing elements. Instead they are two sides of the same coin, equally important and complementary to one another. I’m thrilled that she’s bringing her lifetime of experience to the Ministry, and I can’t wait for us to get to work strengthening our forests and forestry industry for years to come.