Task Forces
Guided by the 2024-2034 Columbia Basin Management Plan, the Trust is forming four new Task Forces to support progress in key areas: clean energy, local food, water, and housing. These Task Forces will provide strategic insights and informed recommendations on new initiatives in each of these areas.
Each Task Force will include up to eight members, selected for their experience. Their unique perspectives will play a pivotal role in shaping the region’s future. The Trust is dedicated to fostering diverse representation and strongly encourages participation from First Nations and Métis Peoples from the Basin.
Clean Energy
The purpose of the Clean Energy Initiatives Task Force is to develop recommendations for the Trust on clean energy initiatives that benefit the Basin and its residents.
Scope of work:
- Objective 1: Provide guidance on how the Trust can support the Basin’s transition to a clean energy future.
- Objective 2: Provide guidance on clean energy opportunities in the Basin—spanning generation, to transmission, to energy demand at residents’ doorsteps.
- Objective 3: Provide feedback on how the Trust can support the affordability, availability and reliability of clean energy.
View the full Terms of Reference here.
Local Food
The purpose of the Local Food Initiatives Task Force is to develop recommendations for the Trust on initiatives that increase opportunities for Basin residents to learn about and access affordable, locally grown, healthy food.
Scope of work:
- Objective 1: Provide guidance on tools and resources that support local food producers and processors.
- Objective 2: Provide guidance on how the Trust can help increase access to affordable and locally grown and produced food.
- Objective 3: Provide feedback on how the Trust can support the climate resilience of food production and processing in the Basin.
View the full Terms of Reference here.
Water
The purpose of the Water Initiatives Task Force is to develop recommendations for the Trust on initiatives that help ensure access to fresh, safe and healthy water for current and future generations of Basin residents.
Scope of work:
- Objective 1: Provide guidance on ways the Trust can develop water initiatives to preserve and prudently manage water quantity and quality in the Basin.
- Objective 2: Provide feedback on how the Trust can develop water initiatives that support the climate resiliency of the Basin.
View the full Terms of Reference here.
Housing
The purpose of the Housing Initiatives Task Force is to develop recommendations on initiatives that will increase and maintain quality housing for low and moderate-income households.
Scope of work:
- Objective 1: Provide guidance on the Trust’s direct and active development of new housing in communities that require such support.
- Objective 2: Provide guidance on ways the Trust can help maintain existing housing stock.
- Objective 3: Provide feedback on how the Trust can partner to support the creation of new housing, including with First Nations and Métis communities.
View the full Terms of Reference here.
Are you interested in sharing your knowledge and experience with the Trust?
We are seeking experienced and dedicated individuals living in the Basin to join these Task Forces and help guide the Trust’s activities. This is a unique opportunity to contribute your perspectives and shape initiatives that benefit the Columbia Basin.
What you will do
- Engage in strategic discussions on potential initiatives.
- Share your experience and perspectives to identify challenges, opportunities and innovative solutions.
- Provide feedback and contribute to the development of Trust initiatives.
What we are looking for
- Committed individuals living in the Basin with relevant experience in related fields.
- Diverse perspectives to ensure inclusive and innovative approaches.
- Team-oriented individuals ready to collaborate as part of a dynamic group.
What is required
- Members are appointed by the Trust’s Board of Directors for a one-year term.
- In-person meeting locations will vary throughout the Basin. Meetings may also be held by teleconference, videoconference and other means that do not require travel.
- Task Force members will receive a meeting fee and be reimbursed for expenses incurred while carrying out Task Force roles as set out in the Trust’s financial management policies.
Deadline to apply
Applications have closed.
You will receive a response from the Trust by April 30, 2025.
