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Board and Committees

About the Fraser Basin Council Board

For current FBC Directors, see Fraser Basin Council Board.

The FBC Board has 38 Directors — representatives from all orders of Canadian government within BC, together with people from the private sector and from communities, and an independent chair. This is a unique collaboration of diverse interests, with all FBC Directors sharing a common focus: to advance sustainability.

Board Structure

There are 22 Directors on the FBC board, from the four orders of government:

  • three from the federal government
  • three from the provincial government
  • one from each of the eight regional districts in the Fraser Basin:
    • Metro Vancouver
    • Squamish-Lillooet
    • Fraser Valley
    • Bulkley-Nechako
    • Thompson-Nicola
    • Columbia-Shuswap
    • Cariboo
    • Fraser Fort George
  • one from each of the Basin's eight major First Nations language groups:
    • Halq’eméylem
    • Hul’q’umi’num’
    • Secwepemctsín
    • St’át’imcets
    • Nlaka'pamux
    • Nsyilxcen
    • Tsilhqot'in
    • Carrier (Dakelh)

The remaining 16 Directors are non-governmental appointees of the Council:

  • two from each of the Basin's five geographic regions (10 Directors in total), representing diverse sectors
  • three Basin-wide Directors to reflect the three dimensions of sustainability (economic, social and environmental)
  • a Director from among youth in the Basin
  • a Director with experience in the finance sector
  • a Chairperson

FBC Committees

There are the three standing committees of the Board:

  • Operations Committee
  • Finance Committee
  • Governance Committee

FBC's three strategic program areas are the focus of these committees:

  • Climate Change Committee
  • Watersheds and Water Resources Committee
  • Community and Regional Sustainability Committee

Regional Committees

    • Greater Vancouver-Sea to Sky Regional Committee
    • Fraser Valley Regional Committee
    • Thompson Regional Committee
    • Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Committee
    • Northern Interior Regional Committee

Other Committees

    • Youth Advisory Committee

About the Fraser Basin Council

The Fraser Basin Council (FBC) is a charitable non-profit organization that brings people together to advance sustainability in British Columbia.

Where We Work

We are grateful to live and work on the unceded ancestral territories of the Indigenous Nations of British Columbia.

Our Vision

Social well-being supported by a vibrant economy and sustained by a healthy environment.

Strategic Priorities

At the Fraser Basin Council, our strategic priorities are to take action on climate change, support healthy watersheds and water resources, and build sustainable and resilient communities.

With our partners, we work on a range of collaborative, multi-sector initiatives, such as those focused on flood management, community wildfire planning, air quality improvement, energy-efficient buildings, green transportation (including the uptake of electric vehicles and expansion of charging infrastructure), watershed planning and youth-driven climate action projects.

FBC Program Sites

Plug in BC:
www.pluginbc.ca

Emotive:
www.emotivebc.ca

ReTooling for Climate Change:
www.retooling.ca

FBC Youth:
fbcyouthprogram.ca

Climate Action Toolkit:
www.toolkit.bc.ca 

Salmon-Safe BC
www.salmonsafe.ca

Realizing UNDRIP Initiative
www.realizingundrip.ca

Contact Us

FBC staff work from our Vancouver, Kamloops, Williams Lake and Prince George offices, and from several other locations.

To reach us, see FBC Offices and FBC Staff or contact our administration office:

Fraser Basin Council
1st Floor, 470 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 1V5

T: 604 488-5350

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