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w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, O ct ob er 18 ,2 01 8 | 12 Regional Municipality of Waterloo 2019 Citizen Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Advisory Committees & 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: a) Grand River Conservation Authority Board (GRCA) There are up to three citizen appointments to the GRCA for a four-year term ending November 14, 2022. The GRCA is established under the Conservation Authorities Act and, as such, is a public sector corporation in partnership with its member municipalities and the Province. It has jurisdiction over flood control and water management activities throughout the Grand River watershed. The authority is involved in programs related to water management such as parks and recreation and development review. b) Waterloo Regional Police Services Board One citizen appointment for up to four years. The Police Services Board administers the Waterloo Regional Police Force and is a civilian oversight body that governs how police services are provided in Waterloo Region. The mandate of the Waterloo Regional Police Services Board is to determine the current and future direction of policing in Waterloo Region as related to law enforcement, crime prevention and the police budget. Persons interested in serving on the aforementioned boards must file an application with the Regional Clerk prior to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, November 9, 2018. Application forms are available on the Region's website: • Go to www.regionofwaterloo.ca • Select the "Regional Government" pull-down menu • Select "Council" • Scroll down the page for "Appointments" This information may also be obtained from the Office of the Regional Clerk or obtained by contacting Tim Brubacher at 519-575-4493 or by emailing tbrubacher@regionofwaterloo.ca Advertised vacancies on a particular Board may be filled by incumbents whose terms have expired and/or Regional Councillors, 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 January 31, 2019. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act and will 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. JaneMitchell In this time of change, both at the Regional and Provincial levels, it is important to have experienced leadership. Regional Councillor, Jane Mitchell www.janemitchell.ca janemitchell@bell.net @janemitchell 519-886-9626 Hard Work, Leadership. Jane Mitchell Cares Re-Elect Election Day: Monday October 22 Fans of Jamaican cook- ing know very well Rain- bow Caribbean Cuisine in downtown Kitchener, the popular restaurant the late Jim Nicholas opened with his wife Lucinda in 1995 and operated until they sold the entire business a couple of years ago. The experience gave their son Kevin Thomas the chance to carve out his own niche cooking the foods of his heritage with Big Jerk Caribbean Cater- ing and Bakery [http:// www.caribbeanbake- ryandcatering.com/]. Thomas's Big Jerk food truck has made regular rounds in Waterloo Region the last several years, and you may have even been eating the Jamaican pat- ties he prepares without knowing it. Big Jerk pretty much has the local patty market cornered: he makes over 3,000 of the meat-stuffed pastries each week-sold by various food operations in southwest- ern Ontario-out of his Du- mart Place facility in Kitchener. The 2,500 sq.-ft. com- mercial kitchen can pro- vide catering for up to 500 people, but it's also a takea- way counter open Monday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. "There's a smokehouse attached to the building that allows us to smoke meats, something we couldn't do when our fami- ly owned Rainbow. We can do jerk the traditional way using sarsaparilla and pi- mento wood," Thomas says. The menu includes jerk chicken, pork and ribs as well as curry chicken and curry oxtail. There are also chicken, beef, tofu and chick pea roti wraps. Pric- es range from $2 for a patty to $16 for full meals. It's the goat, however, that will get you. A blend of Ontario goat shoulder and rump, there's a bit of bone to deal with but it's well worth it. "Growing up in Jamaica, we didn't eat a lot of sirloin. It was goat," Thomas says. He seasons the rich meat with jerk ingredients including scallions, thyme, sarsaparilla, pimento, but- ter, ginger, black pepper and Scotch Bonnet pepper and marinades it for three days because goat can be tough and slightly gamey. "We actually cook it twice," Thomas says. "It's stewed slowly with the liq- uids to make a gravy-like sauce and then goes in the fridge. A day or two later, it gets a second cook. You can really notice the differ- ence." There's no gaminess in the finished product, how- ever. Exceedingly tender and moist, the curry goat is served with rice and "peas" (pinto, black-eyed or pi- geon beans, also known as gungas) and coleslaw. The rice is cooked with coconut milk. But remember that food has a context that makes it a meaningful meal. Goat in Jamaican culture is freighted with a wider sig- nificance that transcends a mere family recipe. "If there's a big community event, goat is on the menu and someone is specially selected to cook it. It's an honour who gets to cook it for the community," says Thomas. That makes it a deli- cious honour for us to eat too-and gain an apprecia- tion of the culture. Andrew Coppolino is a Kitchener-based food writ- er and broadcaster. Visit him at waterlooregioneat- s.com or on Twitter: @wa- tregioneats. Email: ap- coppolino@rogers.com DON'T SKIP THIS DISH: CURRY GOAT AT BIG JERK CARIBBEAN CATERING AND BAKERY OPINION THOMAS'S BIG JERK FOOD TRUCK WORTH THE TRIP, WRITES ANDREW COPPOLINO ANDREW COPPOLINO Column