Membership in each of the two Regional Advisory Committees (RACs) includes local government officials and MLAs, based on provincial electoral district boundaries.
The role of the RACs is to:
- appoint members as Directors to the Trust Board;
- provide advice to the Board on projects suitable for Trust funding;
- establish the terms of office for RAC membership; and
- provide an opportunity for communities and regional district areas with populations under 500 to be represented on the RAC.
Thompson-Okanagan Regional Advisory Committee:
representing the region from Hope to Kamloops, to Salmon Arm and the Okanagan Valley.
Members:
Peter Milobar, Mayor, City of Kamloops
Chris Pieper; Mayor, City of Armstrong
Howie Cyr; Mayor, City of Enderby
Walter Gray; Mayor, City of Kelowna
Susan Roline; Mayor, City of Merritt
Dan Ashton, Mayor, City of Penticton and Chair of Okanagan-Similkameen R.D.
Nancy Cooper, Mayor, City of Salmon Arm
Robert Sawatzky, Mayor, City of Vernon
Bill Humphreys, Mayor, District of Barriere
John Harwood, Mayor, District of Clearwater
Jim Garlick; Mayor, District of Coldstream
Susan Johnston; Mayor, District of Hope
James Baker; Mayor, District of Lake Country
Keith Fielding; Mayor, District of Peachland
Darrell Trouton; Mayor, District of Sicamous
Janice Perrino; Mayor, District of Summerland
Doug Findlater; Mayor, District of West Kelowna
Robert Hobson; Chair, Central Okanagan Regional District
Ted Bacigalupo, Chair, Columbia Shuswap Regional District
Sharon Gaetz; Chair, Fraser Valley Regional District
Patrick Nicol, Chair of North Okanagan R.D.
Randy Murray, Chair of Thompson-Nicola Regional District
Al Raine, Mayor, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality
Ronald Hovanes; Mayor, Town of Oliver
Stu Wells; Mayor, Town of Osoyoos
Fred Thomas; Mayor, Town of Princeton
Janice Brown; Mayor, Township of Spallumcheen
Ronald Anderson; Mayor, Village of Chase
Manfred Bauer; Mayor, Village of Keremeos
Kevin Acton, Mayor, Village of Lumby
MLA Hon. Bill Barisoff
MLA Ben Stewart
MLA Hon. Steve Thomson
MLA Norm Letnick
MLA Eric Foster
MLA Hon. George Abbott
MLA Kevin Krueger
MLA Hon.Terry Lake
MLA John Slater
MLA Harry Lali
Columbia-Kootenay Regional Advisory Committee:
representing the Columbia-Revelstoke, East Kootenay, to the West Kootenay-Boundary area.
Members:
Ron Oszust; Councillor, Golden (RAC Chair)
Loni Parker, Director, Columbia Shuswap Regional District
Ramona Faust, Director, Regional District of Central Kootenay
Karen Hamling, Mayor, Village of Nakusp
Ron Toyota, Mayor, Town of Creston
Dee Conklin, Mayor, Village of Radium Hot Springs
Gord DeRosa, Councillor, City of Trail
Grace McGregor, Director, Regional District Kootenay Boundary
Bill Bennett, MLA East Kootenay








