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

For current committee members, see 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 Committees

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