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© MB OPINION Waterloo Chronicle | Thursday, October 20, 2022 | CATHERINE O'HARA Column our ballot, you might be wondering why there isn't more election-related con- tent in this week's edition. It's agreat question. I'dlove to tell you. Accuracy is one of the tenets ofjournalism. Along with truth, fairness and in- dependence from i those we cts cover, getting the fa It's about trust. Our rela- ‘ights isi imperati tionship with our readers is But we juman. built on transparency, hon- Despite our very best ef- esty and integrity. As such, forts, includi robust launched a trusi copy editing and diligent initiative to ‘ell ‘you whowe fact-checking, mistakes andwhywedo canmakeit into print —al- what we do. mis columnis beit rarely. part of that pre When they do, we are Residents head to the quick set the record polls Monday to elect their straight. We issue a correc- new tio i we communities across Onta- rio including those here in Waterloo Region an Guelph. Since this print edition is the last before you cast n, made an error, and we pro- vide readers with the accu- rate information. We do so with re certain level of tri Online, we shave the abil- The election is on Oct. 24. ity to update articles with limited delays. Changes cy- cle heals the frontend of our website almost imme- diately. An editor's pote is always included the body of the article te alert readers that the story was updated from its original version as a result of an er- ror. WHERE'S ALL THE ELECTION- RELATED CONTENT? TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA before it reaches you, our reader, on your doorstep. Readers turn to their trusted source of local news to make informed de- cisions, especially leading up to a vote. One misprint could impact your decision Zant the outcome of the electiol The s stakes are high. With no time to set the record straight in print be- fore you cast your ballot, we'd rather not take the That's why only the very basic, most helpful elec. related information fehadedt inthis week's ap. er, gen eral informati ion, larg full of municipal election news and informa- tion. Coverage of local rac- This newspaper, published every lay, is a division ofthe Metroland Media Group Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. The Metroland family of newspapers is comprised of more than 70 community publications across Ontario. This newspaper is a member of the National NewsMedia Council. Complainants are urged to bring their concems write The National NewsMedia Council, Suite 200, 890 Yonge St., IN M4W 2H2. Phone: 416-340-1981 Web: www.mediacouncil.ca Netrkieasacounet Ag editorial@waterloochronicle.ca Pcie ican waterlonchronicte @wichrot WHO WE ARE Mebo Greate prot) es is available 24:7 leading | Publisher and and including elec: | Neil oliver fon day, Be sure tocheck it | Vice President, Content, In print, ionno- outb your bal- ity and Operations tice referencing the article lot Monday. Dana Robbins is published along with the We welcome your ques- | Director of Content accurate information. tions and value your com- ba nn hyp ' Since the Chronicle only ments. Emailour trustcom- | feeonparchn |e publishes weekly, we are limited as to how quickly we can right any wrongs. We must wait until the next print edition to do so. that can mean several days mittee at trust@metro- land.com. Catherine O'Hara is deputy director of content for Metroland. Regional Director of Media Heather Dunbar Advertising Representatives Fran Hendry, Katrina Anderson, Jan Bodanka, Matt Miller, lumphreys, Cassandra Dellow, Zaid Shahabuddn, CORRECTION: MISTAKE IN CANDIDATE VOTER GUIDE THE OCT. 13 VOTER GUIDE MISTAKENLY DIDN'T INCLUDE MAYORAL CANDIDATE ROB EVANS ON THE LIST OF CANDIDATES, WRITES ROBYN WILKINSON ROBYN WILKINSON Column ct. 24 municipal 8 election Js right around FA the c and we have an 6 error fo: address. § In the Oct. 18 print edi- tion of the Wateroo Chronicle, we inform Ed readers of the list of candi- dates vying for your votes in the article "Who's ning in the ‘municipal lec. tion in Waterloo?" The vot- er guide, however, mistak- enh; al Candidate Rob Evans on the list of candidates. Evans and some read- ers quickly informed the newspaper of the error: and after investigating, we im- lately corrected our mistake i in the online ver- sion ot ie guide, and linked Evans' profile that vas “published ‘online on Sept. 23. Thank you for bringing this error to our attention. Acorrection appears in this print edition (Oct. 20) and includes a QR code to the updated online voter guide. You can read the candidate profile for Ev- ans her https:/, www. watrloochron cle.ca/ne ry/10707868. St orloo- votes-rob-evans-mayoral- candidate/. In the months leading upto the election, ourjour- nalists have been updating the voter guide, informing readers of the information they need to know about who i is running in their unity, important de- tails b before heading to the polls, and we asked regis- tered candidates a series of questions. om those who re- sponded, we compiled their answers and created candidate profiles with names, contact informa- tion, photos, details about previous political experi- ences, as well as their an- swers to our list of ques- tions. As voters head to the Polls on Oct. 24, there are ore than 50 candidates on the ballot, including mayoral, regional, ward and school board trustee candidates in Waterloo. It is always our inten- tion to nom ace For that re: our cess includes \ various opportu. nities to review our work. This oversight was not dis- covered until after it ap- peared in print. I apologize for the error and plan to debrief so that we can avoid a similar oversight in the future. Whenever an error oc- curs, we make the neces- sary ’ changes and let read- ers know the story has been updated. In this case, a correction is published in this Oct. 20 print edition before Monday's election. To learn more about the candidates and issues, vis- chronicle.ca/ waterloo, ‘on- Robyn Wilkinson ‘Online Editor Loraine Centeno Ned Bekavac Reporter Bill Jackson Director Creative Services Paul Gostlin Waterloo Chronicle 219 Labrador Dr. Suite 203, Waterloo, On., N2K 4M8 Phone: 519-886-2830 feb: www.waterloochronicle.ca Letters to the editor Allletters must be fewer than 320 words and include your name and telephone number for verification print and/or online at icle.ca news/, tion/. Robyn Wilkinson is the managing editor of Met- roland community brands in Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and New Ham- burg. Reach her at rwil- kinson@metroland.com. Delivery For all delivery inquiries, e-mail customerservice@metroland.com or call 519-894-3000. Acerédité Accredited.