Board and Committees

FBC turns 25 in 2022! Here is a look at our 20th Anniversary Celebration,  which brought together Directors and staff from across the years.

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 civil society, 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’emeylem
• Hul’q’umi’num
• Secwepemctsín
• St át imcets
• Nlaka'pamux
• Nsyilxcen
• Tsilhqot'in
• 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