Mr. Barker is a graduate of UBC with a Bachelor of Applied Science. He spent 1978 to 1986 with the Provincial Water Management Branch of the Ministry of Environment. He is registered with the Association of Professional Engineers of B.C. in 1981 but has since given up professional designation. From 1986 onward, he has been Vice President Development with Bartrac Holdings Ltd. and has been a director of Canlan since May of 1987.