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:
Wayne Lippert; Mayor, City of Vernon (RAC Chair)
Sharon Shepherd; Mayor, City of Kelowna
Marty Bootsma; Mayor, City of Salmon Arm
Peter Milobar, Mayor, City of Kamloops and Chair of Thompson-Nicola R.D.
Chris Pieper; Mayor, City of Armstrong
Dee Wejr; Mayor, City of Enderby
Susan Roline; Mayor, City of Merritt
Dan Ashton, Mayor, City of Penticton and Chair of Okanagan-Similkameen R.D
Mike Fennell, Mayor, District of Barriere
John Harwood, Mayor, District of Clearwater
Jim Garlick; Mayor, District of Coldstream
Laurence French; Mayor, District of Hope
James Baker; Mayor, District of Lake Country
Keith Fielding; Mayor, District of Peachland
Malcolm MacLeod; Mayor, District of Sicamous
Janice Perrino; Mayor, District of Summerland
Doug Findlater; Mayor, District of West Kelowna
Robert Hobson; Chair, Central Okanagan Regional District
Ron Oszust, Chair, Columbia Shuswap Regional District
Patricia Ross; Chair, Fraser Valley Regional District
Herman Halvorson, Chair of North Okanagan R.D.
Pat Hampson; Mayor, Town of Oliver
Stu Wells; Mayor, Town of Osoyoos
Randy McLean; Mayor, Town of Princeton
Will Hansma; Mayor, Township of Spallumcheen
Harry Danyluk; Mayor, Village of Chase
Walter Despot; Mayor, Village of Keremeos
Kevin Acton, Mayor, Village of Lumby
MLA Hon. Bill Barisoff
MLA Hon. Ben Stewart
MLA Hon. Steve Thomson
MLA Norm Letnick
MLA Eric Foster
MLA Hon. George Abbott
MLA Hon. Kevin Krueger
MLA 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:
David Wilks, Mayor, District of Sparwood (RAC Chair)
Loni Parker, Director, Columbia Shuswap Regional District
Ron Oszust; Director, Columbia Shuswap Regional District
Gordon Zaitsoff, 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
Scott Manjak, Mayor, City of Cranbrook, Chair of Regional District of East Kootenay
Gord DeRosa, Councillor, City of Trail
Fred Romano, Director, Regional District Kootenay Boundary
Hon. Bill Bennett, MLA East Kootenay


 
 
2007 images courtesy of TOTAand KootenayRockies.com Web design by Idea Bureau