Proclamation: Right To Know Week in Nova Scotia - September 26 - October 2

WHEREAS the Town of Bridgewater has adopted the principles of openness, transparency and accountability; and

WHEREAS Part XX of the Municipal Government Act gives citizens a right of access to information in the custody or under the control of the Town of Bridgewater; and

WHEREAS access to information ensures citizens of Nova Scotia have the opportunity for meaningful participation in the democratic process; and

WHEREAS a celebration of the right of citizens to access information will facilitate informed public participation in policy formulation, ensure fairness in government decision-making and permit the airing and reconciliation of divergent views; and

WHEREAS the Town of Bridgewater joins all other Canadian jurisdictions and democracies world-wide in acknowledging international Right to Know Week;

THEREFORE be it resolved that Town Council for the Town of Bridgewater hereby proclaims September 26 to October 2, 2022 to be Right to Know Week in the Town of Bridgewater.

Signed this 12th day of September, 2022 at
Bridgewater, in the County of Lunenburg, in the Province of Nova Scotia:

Mayor David Mitchell
on behalf of Bridgewater Town Council