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13 | W aterloo C hronicle | T hursday,O ctober 14,2021 w aterloochronicle.ca Crossword & SudokuAnswers *Plus HST. See full terms and conditions at wroffer.ca/deal/CNWRGIFT. This introductory offer is not available to currentWaterloo Region Record subscribers. Offer includes the Friday and Saturday edition of theWaterloo Region Record newspaper. The NewYork Times InternationalWeekly and Book Review section is not included. Save 49% off the newsstand rate. Home delivery will continue after the 12-month introductory period at the regular home-delivery rate then in effect. Contact customer service at 519-894-3000 or 1-800-210-5210 to get the regular rate for your area. Payment must be made by credit card only. View our subscriber agreement at thestar.com/ agreement and our privacy policy at thestar.com/privacy. **The $25 Metro gift card will be delivered to you once your first payment is processed successfully. Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery of your gift card. Refunds are not available for the value of the gift card. Subscriptions cancelled prior to the end of the subscription term will be charged back for the value of the gift card. Offer expires December 31, 2021. WEEKEND HOME DELIVERY NOW $1.99* a week for 12 months LIMITED-TIMEOFFER! 49%OFF SUBSCRIBE ONLINE: wroffer.ca/deal/CNWRGIFT OR CALL: 519-894-3000 and quote code CNWRGIFT METRO GIFT CARD WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE PLUS GET A $$2525$25** Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro and Waterloo North Hydro are planning to combine operations and create a larger, local, and publicly owned power utility. 9 Putting customers first 9 Reinvesting in local communities 9 Keeping jobs in our region Visit connectinglocalpower.ca to learn how this will benefit your community. lar intervals" means before every shift, or less fre- quent. Test kits will be pro- vided by the service to members. Larkin also apologized to the community at the media conference for pro- viding inaccurate numbers during a radio interview he gave to 570 News. In a con- versation with Mike Far- well, he said 95 per cent of the police service had been double vaccinated. "It was since deter- mined that we had process- ing errors and system er- rors that actually calculat- ed those rates," he said, apologizing for the inaccu- racy and clarifying the vac- cination rate was 88.5 per cent. If an officer chooses to remain unvaccinated with- out a valid exemption, and is asked to self-isolate after potentially being exposed to COVID-19, those officers will not be paid during their isolation. "Unvaccinated mem- bers will be required to draw from their personal sick leave bank/family leave bank, as applicable and as entitlements per- mit, for the approved peri- od of isolation," the direc- tive reads. Vaccinated members will still be paid during iso- lation. Since March of 2020, the police service has had 33 positive cases of COVID-19. Larkin said he considers this to be "exceptionally well," especially when con- sidering the "thousands of potential exposures" mem- bers experience on the job. He said the "phased-in approach" of requiring proof by Nov. 1 is intended to "incentivize" double vac- cination. "It's a polarizing issue and people do have the ability to question. Em- ployees have the ability to raise concerns," he said. The Record reached out to Waterloo Regional Police Association president Mark Egers for comment on the vaccination direc- tive. He provided a state- ment over email, before the directive was released to the media. "We remain committed to working with the service to ensure that any CO- VID-19 vaccination policies respect our collective agreements, provide ap- propriate accommodations for those who cannot be vaccinated, and treat those who elect not to be vacci- nated or elect not to dis- close their vaccination sta- tus fairly," he wrote. "We remain committed to navigating this continu- ing pandemic with the best interests of our members and community in mind." NEWS Continued from page 12 UNVACCINATED MEMBERS NOT PAID FOR COVID ISOLATION Police Chief Bryan Larkin said the "phased-in approach" of requiring proof by Nov. 1 is intended to "incentivize" double vaccination. Robert F. Bukaty photo