Plug in BC - New Incentives for EV Charging Equipment

If you’ve been thinking about buying an electric car, new charge-up incentives may give you the boost you need.

On March 7, 2018 the Fraser Basin Council announced rebates in its Plug in BC program to help offset the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging equipment in single-family homes, duplexes and multi-unit residential buildings and – for the first time – in workplaces. The incentives are funded by the Province of BC.

See our media release: Word |PDF.

For full details on the incentives and how to apply, visit Plug in BC.

Annual Highlights

See where we've been in over the past year - check out our 2016-2017 Annual Highlights!

Fraser River Tours for Community Volunteers

On September 10 the Fraser Basin Council hosted free Fraser River Paddlewheeler tours along the New Westminster waterfront for community volunteers. We were there to celebrate the natural, cultural and recreational values of the Fraser, one of our Canadian Heritage Rivers, and also to recognize the valuable contributions of our guests in service to the communities of the Lower Fraser. Over 220 people came aboard, including volunteers for the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, Metro Vancouver (Parks & Recreation), Fraserside Community Services Society, Stream of Dreams Murals Society, City of New Westminster Parks & Recreation (Century House), S.U.C.C.E.S.S., Emotive and Fraser River Discovery Centre.

It's a 20th Anniversary Celebration!

The Fraser Basin Council turned 20 in 2017. FBC Chair Colin Hansen (centre) made the ceremonial cut of FBC's anniversary cake at a special gathering on June 14, alongside Ian Waddell (left), a Past Chair of the Fraser Basin Management Board (FBC's predecessor) and Charles Jago, Past Chair of FBC. Thanks to all the Directors and staff, past and present, as well as close friends, who came to celebrate with us. You are our inspiration as we move into our third decade of service to advance sustainability across the Fraser Basin and throughout BC.

Our gratitude to all the friends of FBC who made personal donations in honour of our 20th Anniversary. Special thanks to these businesses for their generous support:

• KPMG
• Digitech Printing Inc
• Northwest Hydraulic Consultants
• Carbon Engineering
• Hemmera
• RoxyDesign

SWC Highlights from 2016-2017

Check out the new Annual Highlights Report covering the first year of the Shuswap Watershed Council's program implementation. The report wraps up the year's achievements on water quality monitoring and coordination, water quality protection and safe recreation. FBC serves as program manager for the SW

Strategic Plan

Our 2016-2021 Strategic Plan: Advancing Sustainability Solutions will help guide the Fraser Basin Council into our third decade of service.

The five-year plan reflects the Council’s strategic priorities, the way in which we carry out our work and how we define our success. Inspirational and practical, this is the framework for annual operating plans, partnerships, work plans and all decisions to devote time, money and energy to fulfillment of the Fraser Basin Council’s mandate. Take a look.