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Waterloo Chronicle, 28 Sep 2017, p. 018

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18_V1_WAT_Sep28 Regional Municipality of Waterloo 2018 Citizen Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Advisory Committees and Special Purpose Bodies Each year the Regional Municipality of Waterloo advertises for applications from the public and appoints citizens to various Boards, Commissions, Advisory Committees and other Special Purpose Bodies required for a particular year(s) or Council term of office. These appointments give citizens of this Region, from a variety of backgrounds, an opportunity to volunteer and become actively engaged as a member of a Board, Commission, Advisory Committee or other Special Purpose Body. Interested citizens and incumbent members are invited to apply for appointment to any of the following: Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC) Three persons are required for a term of up to four years ending December 31, 2021; applicants from Cambridge or Waterloo are strongly encouraged to apply to provide a balanced regional perspective on cycling and pedestrian issues. The Active Transportation Advisory Committee will serve as a forum for the public to raise their viewpoints on particular active transportation issues and to advise Regional Council and staff on cycling and pedestrian issues. Residents with interest and demonstrated expertise in cycling and pedestrian areas of concern are encouraged to apply. Ecological and Environmental Advisory Committee (EEAC) Up to Five personsare required for a termof up to three-yearsendingDecember 31, 2020. Personswith knowledge, interest, professional and/or technical qualifications in environmental issues related to such disciplines and policy areas as biology, ecology, hydrology, hydrogeology, forestry, agriculture, environmental law/policy, wildlife management and urban/rural planning are encouraged to apply. Heritage Planning Advisory Committee (HPAC) Three persons are required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2020. The Heritage Planning Advisory Committee advises on Regional heritage issues and policies, in accordance with the Regional Official Plan. The Committee also assists the Region in promoting Regional heritage and in increasing public understanding of heritage issues. Kissing Bridge Trailway Advisory Board Two persons are required for a three-year term ending December 31, 20120. Persons who are farm and non-farm landowners in proximity to the Kissing Bridge Trailway in any of the communities in which the Trailway is located are encouraged to apply. The Trailway Advisory Board advises the County of Wellington and Regional Council on the development and management of the Trailway. Laurel Creek Headwaters Environmentally Sensitive Landscape Public Liaison Committee (LCHESLPLC) Up to Six persons are required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2020. Persons residing or owning property in the Laurel Creek Headwaters Environmentally Sensitive Landscape in the Townships of Wellesley, Wilmot or Woolwich or the City of Waterloo are invited to apply. The Laurel Creek Headwaters Environmentally Sensitive Landscape Public Liaison Committee serves as a community-based forum to monitor, discuss and provide periodic advice to the Region on how best to implement the objectives of the Regional Planning Policies for the Laurel Creek Headwaters Environmentally Sensitive Landscape. Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) Two persons are required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2020. The Region of Waterloo Public Art Advisory Committee develops and recommends policies for the selection, acquisition, display, retention, maintenance, storage and de-accessioning of public art which is owned by or on loan to the Region. Specialized Transit Services Advisory Committee (STSAC) Three persons are required for a two-year term ending December 31, 2019. The Specialized Transit Services Advisory Committee will advise and provide assistance relating to the development of Special Transit Services policies and service that best meet the needs of the community. The Committee requires three individuals that are members of MobilityPLUS. These individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Persons interested in serving as a Committee member must file an application with the Regional Clerk prior to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 6, 2017. The application form and the Terms of Reference for the listed Committees are available on the Region's website or by contacting the Regional Clerk's office. To view the application and the Terms of Reference for the various committees on the Region's website: • Go to www.regionofwaterloo.ca • Select the "Regional Government" drop down menu • Select "Agendas/Minutes" • Select "Advisory Committees" • Scroll down page for "2018 Citizen Appointments" This information may also be obtained from the office of the Regional Clerk by contacting Tim Brubacher at 519-575-4493 or by emailing tbrubacher@regionofwaterloo.ca. Advertised vacancies on a particular Committee may be filled by incumbents whose terms have expired and, therefore, the number of actual vacancies may differ from the number of advertised vacancies. All applicants will receive written notification about the outcome of their application. It is expected that all appointments will be finalized and approved by Regional Council no later than December 13, 2017. Kris Fletcher Director, Council & Administrative Services / Regional Clerk 150 Frederick Street, 2nd Floor Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4J3 Personal information is collected under the authority of theMunicipal Act andwill be used to determine suitability for appointment. Questions regarding the collection of personal information should be referred to Tim Brubacher at 519-575-4493, Office of the Regional Clerk. 18 • WATERLOO CHRONICLE • Th ursday, September 28, 2017 Serving your community since 1856 BUSINESS Four University of Waterloo student entre- preneurs beat out nearly 50,000 competitors from hundreds of universities to make it to the fi nal round of the world's largest student com- petition for social enterprises. Representing Waterloo start-up EPOCH, stu- dents Jade Choy, Keith Choy, Lisa Tran, and Kai- valya Gandhi ranked among the top six teams in the $1 million Hult Prize Challenge at the United Nations in New York. The Challenge asked participants to find a sustainable, scalable social enterprise that could restore the rights and dignity of 10 million refu- gees by 2022. "I was like 'Wow,' this is something I'm already interested in and I wanted to dig deep- er," said Jade Choy, co-founder of EPOCH in an interview with the Chronicle earlier this year. She approached her brother Keith, who is completing his Masters of Accounting at UW and friend Lisa Tran, a fourth-year science and business student at UW, to see if there was a way to help. EPOCH proposed an app that facilitates an exchange of talents and skills among refugees and community members through redeemable credits, a form of time banking where time is used as currency. "Th is has been an intense year full of growth and opportunity and we are eager to keep going," said Choy in a press release. "We've been inspired by the refugees we've met who continue to pursue their dreams for themselves and their children despite their cir- cumstances, and we want to create the kind of impact that allows them to restore their dignity." Prior to going to the Hult finals, the team won the UWaterloo Hult Prize competition in February, the Regional fi nal in London, UK in March, and received the opportunity to par- ticipate in the world's largest incubator for social enterprise in Boston, Massachusetts this past summer. The team's solution was inspired by their first-hand experience volunteering with refu- gees arriving in Kitchener-Waterloo, and has been shaped by many of the agencies working to help support and integrate newcomers into the community as well as the connections they have made with settlement agencies and businesses in Europe. "Everyone has skills they can deliver," said Choy "They don't have the opportunity to do so because they're kind of afraid of what's out there." The EPOCH team received support from Waterloo's Velocity program, the Conrad Cen- tre, the School of Accounting and Finance, and the Epp Peach Incubator at Conrad Grebel's Centre for Peace Advancement. Epoch makes it to the � nal round of social enterprise event

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