Proclamations

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

WHEREAS, domestic economic abuse is a common but overlooked form of domestic violence that limits an individual’s financial autonomy, including denying access and control over resources or restraining economic freedom; and

WHEREAS, barriers to economic resources undermine a survivor’s independence, including the ability to flee abuse relationships. Economic Abuse has detrimental effects on a survivor’s mental and physical well-being and other social determinants of health; and

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

WHEREAS, in 2023, an estimated 6700 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in Canada and 90 percent will eventually die from the disease; and

WHEREAS, Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all major cancers, and just 10 percent of those diagnosed survive five years or longer; and

WHEREAS, Pancreatic cancer is the now third leading cause of cancer related death in Canada; and

WHEREAS, Pancreatic cancer has taken too many lives, far too quickly. Action must be.

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NOVEMBER 2023 – JANUARY 2024

WHEREAS, Project Red Ribbon is a commitment made by Canadians to drive safe and sober. It is a highly visible, community public awareness campaign which depends on volunteer participation to promote the message that deaths and injures resulting from impaired driving are needless tragedies are totally preventable; and

WHEREAS, each yeah from the beginning of November until the first Monday after New Year’s, MADD Canada volunteers across the country distribute red.

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"The Knights of Columbus are proud supporters of the Special Olympics. In keeping with their close relationship with local Special Olympics athletes, the six local Knights councils are honoured to partner with the City of Thunder Bay in recognizing these athletes by raising their flag at City Hall.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

WHEREAS, years of research confirms the benefits of high-quality child care for young children’s intellectual, emotional, social and physical development and later life outcomes; and

WHEREAS, child care promotes the well-being of children and responds to the needs of parents and the broader community by supporting quality of life so that citizens can fully participate in and contribute to the economic and social life of their community; and

WHEREAS, trained and knowledgeable..

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OCTOBER 15, 2023

WHEREAS, October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day in Ontario. Every year over 37,000 families in Ontario experience this type of loss and too often, families suffer in silence; and

WHEREAS, In Ontario, Bill 141, an act for research to be done and programs to be developed for pregnancy loss and infant death support was passed in 2015.

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OCTOBER 7-13, 2023

WHEREAS, Bill 45, An Act to Proclaim “Ontario Cadets Week” was passed into law by the Lieutenant Governor on April 11, 2022. The three Cadet programs of Ontario, the Navy, (Sea) Air, and Army (Jr.

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OCTOBER 7, 2023

WHEREAS, trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder of the fifth cranial nerve that is often called the world’s worst pain; and

WHEREAS, trigeminal neuralgia causes sharp, stabbing, electric-like face pain, and it is not unusual for sufferers to end their lives trying to escape the agonizing pain; and

WHEREAS, the episodes of pain can strike anytime, anywhere, and last for extended periods leaving the person helpless and incapacitated; and

WHEREAS, October 7, 2023, marks International..

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

WHEREAS, the loss of one’s freedom due to a wrongful conviction has far-reaching and devastating consequences which not only affects the innocent individual’s life, but also affects the quality of life of their families, and has a harmful effect on society as a whole; and
WHEREAS, wrongful convictions question the integrity and fairness of the criminal justice system, and unless corrected, undermines societies trust in their criminal justice system; and

WHEREAS, Wrongful..

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