Priorto 1927, Prince George's County had no organized police force. It was policed by a 200-year-old sheriff/constable law enforcement system that broke down and led to the formation of a four-man County police force. A few years later, in 1931, the Department was reorganized with eleven officers under the command of a police chief appointed by the County Commissioners.
During the twenty-year period between 1930 and 1950, the County's population rapidly expanded to 194,182 residents with 48 officers serving County residents.
During the 1950's and 1960's the Department grew slowly and modernized with a new police station built in Seat Pleasant, the first in the County's history to be built exclusively for police use. In 1961, the first female police officer was hired.
The widespread transmission of the Omicron variant is straining our health and wellness system across the region and country. In response, the Region of Waterloo is reaching out to our University community with redeployment opportunities to support our frontline workers in local hospitals, long-term care, retirement homes and shelters.
We are writing to you today to consider two mechanisms for your support to our community. These include being temporarily redeployed to work in a hospital or other community setting, and/or volunteering on your own time in the following high-need areas:
All staff who request temporary redeployment must receive approval from their supervisors. Those who are deployed will not be replaced during the deployment period. Supervisors must ensure that these staff members can be freed up to volunteer their time during working hours, without detriment to their Unit. The University is negotiating a memorandum of agreement between Waterloo and the Region for staff who are temporarily deployed. Further information on this will be available soon.
Areas that are not permitted for redeployment include roles that are integral to keeping the campus operating safely. These include, but are not limited to, most roles in Plant Operations, Custodial Services, Campus Housing, Food Services and Special Constable Services and some roles in Campus Wellness.
If you would like to hear more about the potential of participating in this opportunity, we invite you to a Q & A session to answer your questions about the duties. We hope this will help you make an informed decision before speaking with your supervisor as to whether temporary redeployment during working hours is possible or whether you have interest in volunteering, on your own time.
It will take all of us coming together to manage our way through this pandemic. Our community needs us, now more than ever, to ensure that we use our collective resources to support our frontline workers.
The Office of Indigenous Relations will continue providing events, conferences, workshops, speakers such as the 10 calls to action for natural scientists and Hallman Lecture and Panel: COVID-19 and Indigenous communities.
The Office of Indigenous Relations is continually in advisement and consultation across campus on all topics from addressing student barriers to faculty strategic planning. In addition, they engage with external community members to establish connections and partnerships for the University community on a number of fronts.
Space for the Office of Indigenous Relations is in development, with an anticipated completion date of September 2022. An Indigenous outdoor Gathering Space is also currently in an active design phase.
Grindrod was also the pharmacy lead on the Waterloo Region Vaccine Task Force, helping engage pharmacists and interns in vaccination clinics. As the pandemic wanes, she hopes the pharmacies can become key to helping people catch up on the other vaccinations that have been missed over the last couple years.
Already, the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada has asked the Ontario government to expand the role of pharmacies in providing a wider variety of publicly-funded vaccinations, beyond the COVID-19 vaccines and flu shots that people can currently get at pharmacies for free.
The association notes that 95 per cent of Canadians live within five kilometres of a community pharmacy, which means pharmacies could become quick, convenient and efficient vaccination providers. But Grindrod believes pharmacies need better digital tools to help them overcome the logistical hurdles.
The technology being used in health care today can involve everything from social media to mobile apps and connected networks, as well as technologies such as barcoding and scanning health-care cards right into a computer system.
Grindrod says the lessons learned during the pandemic can help us prepare for future challenges and be a springboard to improve health care by making pharmacists across Canada and globally an extension of public health in communities.
"All students are invited to meet prominent women in nanotechnology to hear about their history, exciting research, and how they chose their successful career paths. This seminar will provide valuable information to all students, particularly female students, who may be interested in graduate work and careers in S&T but do not know what avenues are open to them."
"The COVID-19 crisis produced exceptionally large spikes in unemployment rates in Canada and the United States in the Spring of 2020 with disproportionate impacts on low-income families," says the talk's abstract. "School and child-care centre closures meant lost learning and free- and reduced-price school meals for many low-income children. While governments in both countries responded swiftly with targeted income support aimed at helping displaced workers and their families bridge the crisis, the US also distributed universal support payments and expanded the duration and benefit levels of the unemployment insurance programs."
Students can visit the Student Success Office online for supports including academic development, international student resources, immigration consulting, leadership development, exchange and study abroad, and opportunities to get involved.
Instructors looking for targeted support for developing online components for blended learning courses, transitioning remote to fully online courses, revising current online courses, and more please visit Agile Development Centre for Extended Learning University of Waterloo (
uwaterloo.ca).
Employees can access resources to help them work remotely, including managing University records and privacy of personal information. Here are some tips for staying healthy while working from home.
Co-op students can get help finding a job and find supports to successfully work remotely, develop new skills, access wellness and career information, and contact a co-op or career advisor.
The Centre for Career Action (CCA) is currently offering virtual services only. Questions about CCA's services? Live chat or call
519-888-4047 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EST, Monday to Friday.
The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) supports all members of the University of Waterloo campus community who have experienced, or been impacted, by sexual violence. This includes all students, staff, faculty and visitors on the main campus, the satellite campuses, and at the affiliated and federated Waterloo Institutes and Colleges. For support, email:
sv...@uwaterloo.ca or visit the SVPRO website.
The Office of Indigenous Relations is a central hub that provides guidance, support, and resources to all Indigenous and non-Indigenous campus community members and oversees the University's Indigenization strategy.
Food Support Service food hampers are currently available from the Turnkey Desk 24/7 in the Student Life Centre. Drop off locations are also open again in SLC, DC, DP, SCH and all residences.
Centre for Academic Policy Support - CAPS is here to assist Waterloo undergraduates throughout their experience in navigating academic policy in the instances of filing petitions, grievances and appeals. Please contact them at
ca...@wusa.ca. More information is available.
Mental Health covered by the Health Plan - The GSA Health Plan now has an 80 per cent coverage rate (up to $800/year) for Mental Health Practitioners. Your plan includes coverage for psychologists, registered social workers, psychotherapists, and clinical counsellors.
Dental Care - The GSA Dental Plan covers 60 per cent to 70 per cent of your dental costs and by visiting dental professionals who are members of the Studentcare Networks, you can receive an additional 20 per cent to 30 per cent coverage.
The Graduate House: Open Monday to Friday 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. The Graduate House is an essential component of graduate student life, and we're working hard to make it available to students. The quality food with local ingredients you love is available for takeaway. And graduate students who paid their fees can still get discounts and free coffee.
BIPOC Student Collective - The Collective is a safe space for BIPOC LGBTQ2+ students and aims to foster intergenerational and peer-to-peer support and mentorship. Join the online Discord channel for solidary chats and drop-in sessions.
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.
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