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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, N ov em be r 8, 20 18 | 16 CITY OF WATERLOO COMMITTEE RECRUITMENT Council of the Corporation of the City ofWaterloo invites members of the public who reside, own property, own a business,work in the City ofWaterloo or attend aWaterloo Campus of a Post-Secondary institution to apply for the following Committees for a four year term ending November 31, 2020*. • ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CULTURE • AUDIT COMMITTEE *term ending on November 14, 2022 • APPEALS TRIBUNAL (*Can reside outside Waterloo, see eligibility requirements in terms of reference) • GRANTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (*see website for dates and times of the eleven [11] mandatory meetings) • COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT *term ending on November 14, 2022 • DOG DESIGNATION APPEAL COMMITTEE • MUNICIPAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE • SIGN VARIANCE COMMITTEE • SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE • TOWN AND GOWN COMMITTEE • UPTOWN VISION COMMITTEE • WATERLOO ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION • WATERLOO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE • WATERLOO PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE • WATERLOO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD *term ending on November 14, 2022 APPLICATION INFORMATION: Terms of Reference, Committee staff contact, application forms, meeting times and all other relevant information available at the following locations: • Legislative Services, 3RD Floor, Waterloo City Centre 100 Regina Street South, Waterloo • waterloo.ca/committees • By contacting Lissy Spencer, Council/Committee Coordinator Tel: 519-747-8549 Email: committees@waterloo.ca Applications will be accepted until 8:00 a.m. on Friday, November 16, 2018 P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-786-3941 waterloo.ca/publicnotices GetWaterloonewsright in your inboxbysigningupfor thefreewaterloochronicle.ca newsletters. Choosefrom:Latest news,Opinion,Events andUnsolvedcrime. www.waterloochronicle.ca/newsletter nnndddUUUnnnnssssooollvvvvveeeedddcccrrriimmee Sign-upisfast andeasy... sign Hey!Waterloo sstt nnttsss ee.. up Police have arrested an 18-year-old Kitchener man in connection with what they call "unprovoked, vio- lent altercations" that in- jured three people last week near Wilfrid Laurier Univer- sity. The man has been charged with numerous as- sault and weapons charges, attempted robbery and breach of probation. He is in custody. Last Thursday morning between midnight and 1 a.m., three males were ap- proached at King Street North and University Ave- nue in Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Police said. They were stabbed by a man who approached them, and who they didn't know. Two of the victims re- ceived serious injuries and one sustained minor inju- ries. One of the victims was taken to hospital for treat- ment and was later released. KITCHENER MAN CHARGED IN STABBING ATTACKS CRIME When dealing with a missing person, the Water- loo Regional Police Service takes the cautious ap- proach, and follows a stan- dardized protocol in each situation. Insp. Mark Crowell said police won't release infor- mation via public broadcast about a missing person un- less they believe there is concern for their well-be- ing. "The common things we're concerned about are if people are a threat to harm themselves, in terms of, if there's an indication of men- tal health issues," Crowell said. Another "high emergen- cy situation" Crowell ex- plained is when an elderly person goes missing, espe- cially if they have Alzheim- ers or mental health issues. "Every circumstance is case by case, we have a stan- dard protocol or proce- dure," Crowell said. "For now, we determine all the sources of information that are available. We use some- thing is referred to as a miss- ing person questionnaire that is a set number of crite- ria and questions that our officers, go through with a complainant to determine all the facts they can about the person, the circum- stances, descriptors, and so on. "Essentially, as long as there is no immediate leafs to follow up with, to find the person; could be by phone, could be by GPS tracking, and could be by just follow- ing regularly investigative leads; then we have a pro- cess for putting them out as missing." In terms of the internal system, the police flag the person as missing, put them on the "CPIC'(Canadian Po- lice Information Centre), enter a descriptor, and flag the person missing. Border crossings are also notified. Two documents - a search urgency form, and a missing person question- naire are also filled out when a person missing. Crowell described the whole process as a "labour intensive" but is followed ev- ery single time as part of safety protocol. "They help us to evaluate the vulnerabilities and the risks involved with a single case," Crowell explained. Crowell says the process is standardized, and likely the same across police ser- vices across the province, though there are different circumstances in different missing persons cases. "Unique circumstances come in for every case," he said. 'I can be quite frank and say we on a daily basis have the same individuals often reported missing from some of our community youth homes where they have spe- cific curfew, and they often breach their curfews." The same process is still followed when they are re- ported missing and found. In terms of time frames, Crowell says everything is circumstantial. Releases to the public and other time- friendly notices are based primarily upon the situa- tion. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PERSON GOES MISSING? NAMISH MODI nmodi@waterloochron- icle.ca NEWS