24 hours Media Relations Contact Line

Please contact the appropriate ministry below. If you are unable to reach a ministry contact, call media relations at 250-893-7136.

Contact List for Media

Primary Contact

Alternate Contact

Media Relations
Chinese Media
Catherine Chan
Cell: 778-686-7925
Catherine.Chan@gov.bc.ca
South Asian Media
Haroon Ghaffar
Cell: 604-312-6470
Haroon.Ghaffar@gov.bc.ca
Agriculture and Food
Honourable Lana Popham
Dave Townsend
Direct: 250-356-7098
Cell: 250-889-5945
Dave.H.Townsend@gov.bc.ca
Robert Boelens
Direct: 250-356-1674
Cell: 250-882-2485
Robert.Boelens@gov.bc.ca
Attorney General
Honourable Niki Sharma
Kevin Hemmat
Direct: 250-415-0474
Kevin.Hemmat@gov.bc.ca
Children and Family Development
Honourable Jodie Wickens
Corinna Filion
Direct: 250-882-0918
Cell: 250-882-0918
Corinna.Filion@gov.bc.ca
Marie-Helene Lapointe
Cell: 250-208-0305
MarieHelene.Lapointe@gov.bc.ca
Citizens' Services
Honourable George Chow
Jennifer Fernandes
Direct: 250-952-6400
Cell: 250-889-8370
Jennifer.Fernandes@gov.bc.ca
Education and Child Care
Honourable Lisa Beare
Sara White
Cell: 250-208-7705
Sara.White@gov.bc.ca
Jeremy Uppenborn
Direct: 778 974-5825
Cell: 250-812-5731
Jeremy.Uppenborn@gov.bc.ca
Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs
Esme Mills
Direct: 250-896-4891
Esme.Mills@gov.bc.ca
Clay Suddaby
Direct: 778-405-3274
Clay.Suddaby@gov.bc.ca
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Honourable Kelly Greene
Farah Tarannum
Cell: 250-883-2847
Farah.Tarannum@gov.bc.ca
Surbhi Sharma
Surbhi.Sharma@gov.bc.ca
After hours: 250-880-6430
Energy and Climate Solutions
Honourable Adrian Dix
Peter Lonergan
Direct: 250-920-6388
Cell: 250-920-6388
Peter.Lonergan@gov.bc.ca
Alanah Connie
Direct: 236-478-3459
Alanah.Connie@gov.bc.ca
Environment and Parks
Honourable Tamara Davidson
Media Line
Direct: 250-953-3834
envmedia@gov.bc.ca
David Karn
Direct: 250-213-3760
Cell: 250-213-3760
David.Karn@gov.bc.ca
Finance
Honourable Brenda Bailey
Buzz Lanthier-Rogers
Direct: 778-405-6580
Cell: 250-893-1202
Buzz.Lanthier-Rogers@gov.bc.ca
Lisa Leslie
Direct: 250-213-7724
Cell: 250-213-7724
Lisa.Leslie@gov.bc.ca
Forests
Honourable Ravi Parmar
Forests Media Line
Direct: 250-380-8491
Forest.Media@gov.bc.ca
Health
Honourable Josie Osborne
Amanda Lewis
Direct: 778-405-3951
Amanda.Lewis@gov.bc.ca
Laura Stovel
Direct: 250-356-5613
Cell: 250-217-6489
Laura.Stovel@gov.bc.ca
Housing and Municipal Affairs
Honourable Ravi Kahlon
Andrew Hughes
Direct: 778-405-6537
Andrew.Hughes@gov.bc.ca
After hours: 250-213-7655
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Honourable Christine Boyle
Art Aronson
Direct: 250-940-8661
Cell: 250-893-2028
Art.Aronson@gov.bc.ca
Leanne Ritchie
Direct: 250-896-4348
Cell: 250-896-4348
Leanne.Ritchie@gov.bc.ca
After hours: 250-896-4348
Infrastructure
Honourable Bowinn Ma
Preet Grewal
Direct: 778-587-3237
Cell: 778-587-3237
Preet.Grewal@gov.bc.ca
Emma Schram
Direct: 778-677-3207
Emma.Schram@gov.bc.ca
Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
Karen van Marum
Direct: 778-698-8025
Cell: 250-889-3664
Karen.vanMarum@gov.bc.ca
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Honourable Diana Gibson
Todd Harmer
Direct: 250-880-5179
Todd.Harmer@gov.bc.ca
Caroline McAndrews
Direct: 250-208-3254
Cell: 250-208-3254
Caroline.McAndrews@gov.bc.ca
Labour
Honourable Jennifer Whiteside
Brad Spencer
Direct: 250-213-8637
Cell: 250-213-8637
Brad.Spencer@gov.bc.ca
Heidi Zilkie
Direct: 250-213-7049
Cell: 250-213-7049
Heidi.Zilkie@gov.bc.ca
Mining and Critical Minerals
Honourable Jagrup Brar
Shawn Larabee
Direct: 250-356-1639
Cell: 250-514-0510
Shawn.G.Larabee@gov.bc.ca
David Haslam
Direct: 250-952-0509
Cell: 250-361-7989
David.Haslam@gov.bc.ca
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
Honourable Anne Kang
Seina Cho
Direct: 250-889-9334
Cell: 250-889-9334
Seina.Cho@gov.bc.ca
Maria Hashimoto
Direct: 778-587-0412
Cell: 778-587-0412
Maria.Hashimoto@gov.bc.ca
After hours: 250-889-1217
Public Safety and Solicitor General
Honourable Garry Begg
Lauren Marchant
Direct: 778-405-4863
Lauren.Marchant@gov.bc.ca
Tasha Schollen
Cell: 250-889-1121
Tasha.Schollen@gov.bc.ca
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Honourable Sheila Malcolmson
Tereza Ticha
Cell: 778-584-0705
Tereza.Ticha@gov.bc.ca
Arianna Sihota
Direct: 250-880-7117
Cell: 250-880-7117
Arianna.Sihota@gov.bc.ca
After hours: 250-882-3252
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
Honourable Spencer Chandra Herbert
Jill Nessel
Direct: 250-940-7578
Cell: 250-940-7578
Jill.Nessel@gov.bc.ca
Hope Latham
Cell: 250-208-8234
Hope.Latham@gov.bc.ca
Transportation and Transit
Honourable Mike Farnworth
Murray Sinclair
Direct: 250-893-2613
Cell: 250-893-2613
Murray.Sinclair@gov.bc.ca
Danielle Pope
Direct: 778 679-0133
Cell: 778-679-0133
Danielle.Pope@gov.bc.ca
After hours: 250-356-8241
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Honourable Randene Neill
Media Line
Direct: 250-419-8775
gcpe.wlrsmedia@gov.bc.ca
Lee Toop
Lee.Toop@gov.bc.ca
Office of the Premier
Premier David Eby
Media Line

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