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
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