FBC Youth opportunities, Fall 2025

The Fraser Basin Council has three opportunities for youth to represent their communities and share their sustainability knowledge this fall.

Youth Advisory Committee

The FBC Youth Program supports BC youth to engage in sustainability initiatives, deepen their understanding of complex issues, gain skills and show leadership to serve the places where they live, study, work and play.

To ensure that FBC's work is inclusive of youth voices, our Board has a youth director to include youth perspectives in our decision-making. Our Youth Programs initiatives are actively informed and shaped by our Youth Advisory Committee.

The FBC Youth Advisory Committee is composed of up to 16 youth (aged 16-30) living across BC, who are a voice for youth in their communities on sustainability and climate change issues. Committee members share their unique insights into key sustainability and climate priorities facing their regions and can identify ideas for projects they would like to see FBC initiate that address those specific challenges.

The Committee's high-level input helps shape FBC Youth Program initiatives to better serve youth throughout the Fraser Basin and across the province. Committee members also support fellow youth in implementing exciting sustainability initiatives and in fostering their practical skills and confidence to act on pressing issues in their communities.

The application deadline for joining the Youth Advisory Committee is October 31, 2025.

Learn more and apply for the Youth Advisory Committee here.

2025 Chief Roy Mussell Bursary

Applications from Indigenous youth are now being accepted for the Chief Roy Mussell Bursary, which honours the legacy of the Fraser Basin Council's founding Vice-Chair.  

The bursary supports young Indigenous leaders in BC (aged 17-30) who are pursuing an educational course or program that will help them reach their goals to advance environmental sustainability and/or reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the province. Please share!  

Apply for the 2025-2026 Bursary award now through November 16, 2025. 

Read about the bursary and apply here.

Shuswap Watershed Council Youth Representative

The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) is a watershed-based partnership of organizations that have an interest in or responsibility for protecting water quality in the Shuswap watershed.

The SWC is inviting youth (age 19 – 30) residing in the Shuswap watershed to apply to become a youth representative on the SWC.

One youth representative position is available for a two-year term, commencing December 2025.

The youth representative will work with other SWC members and staff to provide direction to the SWC's work on water quality monitoring and protection; aquatic invasive species; safe boating; public engagement, education and communications; and advocacy.

The application deadline is November 15, 2025.

Apply to be the SWC Youth Representative here.