MAY 3, 2025


WHEREAS, a healthy, professional news media sector is essential for the proper functioning of civil society and democracy at the local, provincial, federal and international levels; and

WHEREAS, the United Nations has proclaimed World Press Freedom Day as an annual observance each May 3rd; and

WHEREAS, according to the Local News Research Project, since 2008 more than 525 news outlets in roughly 350 communities across Canada have closed or merged (compared to the launch and continued operation of roughly 275 in 170 communities); and

WHEREAS, more than two dozen municipalities in 10 Canadian provinces – and provincial legislature buildings in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador – acknowledged World Press Freedom Day in 2024.

NOW THEREFORE, I, Ken Boshcoff, Mayor of the City of Thunder Bay, do hereby proclaim May 3, 2025 as World Press Freedom Day in the City of Thunder Bay.

 

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