Proclamation

2023 MS Awareness Month

Proclamation Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month: May 2023 WHEREAS:

Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic often disabling neurological disease affecting an estimated 1 in 400 Canadians and approximately 90,000 across the country; and

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Symptoms of MS vary widely and may lead to problems with numbness, coordination, vision and speech, as well as extreme fatigue and even paralysis. There is no known cause of, prevention of, or cure for MS; and

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MS Canada is the only national organization in...

2023 Nursing Week

Proclamation NURSING WEEK: May 8 - 14, 2023 WHEREAS:

Nursing Week is celebrated to recognize the importance of the role Nurses play in the healthcare system; and

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The National Nursing Week annual celebrations take place from the Monday to the Sunday of the same week as Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12; and

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The theme this year is “Our Nurses, Our Future” to showcase the many roles that nurses play in a patient’s health-care journey; and

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The goal of Nursing Week is to...

2023 Emergency Preparedness Week

Proclamation EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WEEK: May 7-13, 2023 WHEREAS:

Emergency Preparedness Week is a national awareness initiative that has taken place annually since 1996. It is an opportunity to encourage Canadians to take concrete actions to be better prepared to protect themselves and their families during emergencies; and

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The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury recognizes the importance of Emergency Management in Ontario and the role of government to help secure a strong and healthy...

2023 Police Week

Proclamation Police Week: May 14-20, 2023 WHEREAS:

Police Week is celebrated as a way for police to connect with their community and increase awareness about the services they provide; and

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Police services across Ontario and Nationwide celebrate Police Week annually, to honour and thank the work that front-line police officers, 9-1-1 communicators, civilian staff, and all members of Ontario police services do to keep Ontarians safe and healthy; and

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The 2023 Provincial campaign theme...

2023 Dutch Liberation Day

Proclamation Dutch Liberation Day: May 5, 2023 WHEREAS:

In the Netherlands, Liberation Day - Bevrijdingsdag - is celebrated each year on May 5th to mark the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II; and

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In 1945 the nation was liberated largely by Canadian troops whereby the Canadian General Charles Foulkes and the German Commander-in-Chief Johannes Blaskowitz reached an agreement on the capitulation of German forces in the Netherlands; and

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In gratitude for the...