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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

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...

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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

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

The 2023 Provincial campaign theme...

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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

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

In gratitude for the...

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2023 Children's Mental Health Week

Proclamation CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH WEEK May 1 - 7, 2023 WHEREAS:

The first week of May is a time for communities, families and friends to come together to mark Children’s Mental Health Week. Raising awareness about the importance of child and youth mental health is crucial to helping reduce the stigma associated with accessing vital support; and

Ensuring that families know about the availability of free, accessible and inclusive child and youth mental health services and how to access...

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2023 Jewish Heritage Month

Proclamation JEWISH HERITAGE MONTH: May 2023 WHEREAS:

Jewish Heritage Month was officially recognized by the Federal Government in March 2018; and

the Jewish community has long played a central role in the fight against discrimination in Canada; and

in search of better opportunities and lifestyles, many people of Jewish heritage made their way to Canada, their new home base, finding in it a space where they could openly practice their faith and lead their lives freely without the...

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