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waterloochronicle.ca Waterloo Chronicle | Thursday, October 13, 2022 | 10 THE CITY OF 2022 BOARD AND COMMITTEE RECRUITMENT TERMS ENDING NOVEMBER 2024 AND 2026 The Council of the City of Waterloo invites interested persons to apply for positions on its boards and committees. Volunteering on a committee provides an opportunity to be engaged with matters affecting the community. The City is looking for members that can assist Council in strengthening Waterloo as a diverse and inclusive community. Members of the public may apply for positions on the following committees and boards: Advisory Committee on Culture Audit Committee © Appeals Tribunal (applicants can reside outside Waterloo) © Dog Designation Appeal Committee © Committee of Adjustment ¢ Community Grants Committee Municipal Heritage Committee © Sign Variance Committee © Sustainability Advisory Committee © Town And Gown Committee © Waterloo Advisory Committee On Active Transportation ¢ Waterloo Economic Development Advisory Committee © Waterloo Park Advisory Committee ¢ Waterloo Public Library Board For more information about the committees, eligibility, and to submit an application, please visit the City of Waterloo website at www.waterloo.ca/committees If you would like a paper or PDF application form or if you wish to speak to our staff about applying to serve on a committee, contact Kevin Gerlach at 519-747-8704 or email committees@waterloo.ca Applications will be accepted from 8:00 a.m. on Monday, September 26, 2022 until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, November 4, 2022 HB OPINION TRASH TALK: REMOVED RECEPTACLES SHOULD BE RETURNED, BUT WE MUST DO OUR PART i, MIKE FARWELL Column You can't remove more than 200 public garbage cans from our community and expect it to go unno- ticed. Yet, that's exactly what happened earlier this year Kitchener councillor Christine Michaud noticed the missing bins when she noticed the increased amount of garbage blowing around the neighbourhood where she walks. So, Michaud brought forward a motion asking that the receptacles be re- installed by the region which ich operates GRT. was unani- mousy endorsed by Kitch- ener council, as it should The move by the region is a puzzling one on two about $180,000 00 per sean, a proverbi: the trash oko financially speaking. Frankly, the stuff of pro- viding ample public trash receptacles and then emp- tying them on a frequent basis should be the stuff that any city does exceed- ly well. The better and cleaner a a city looks, the greater o1 pride in it and the less ike. ly we are to do anything to distract from its appeal. All cities should strive for ex- cellence in this regard, en- when 240 trash receptacles fronts. One is the region's _ suring not only that there were removed from Grand expressed commitment to are enough public garbage River Transit (GRT) stop reducing litter. The second locations. is that the cost savings are See - page 11 Region of Waterloo Public Notice Notice of New Procedural By-Law P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-786-3941 waterloo.ca The Region of Waterloo is proposing to pass a new Procedural By-law to replace Procedural By-law 00-031, as amended. The new by-law will include to ( itt d Council meeting practices that were approved as pilot “projects, removing outdated technologies and procedures, and incorporating more plain language. The by-law will be considered at the Council meeting on November 8, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. to be held electronically at 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener. For more information or a copy of the proposed by- law, please contact the Regional Clerk’s Office at RegionalC! ca or 519-575-4400. CULINARY.» CULTURE CURATED EXPERIENCES... BOOK YOUR OVERNIGHT AT _ NIAGARAFALLSTOURISM.COM