Lyme Disease Awareness Month

OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION
>>> Lyme Disease Awareness Month

WHEREAS Lyme Disease is a serious illness caused by the bite of a black-legged tick infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi; and

WHEREAS black-legged ticks carrying a variety of diseases or illnesses can now be found in all parts of Nova Scotia; and

WHEREAS awareness, education, and practicing preventive measures, such as daily tick checks and proper tick removal, can help reduce your chances of contracting tick-borne diseases;

THEREFORE, be it resolved that Town Council for the Town of Bridgewater proclaim that May 2025 shall be known as "LYME DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH," signed this 28th of April, 2025, at Bridgewater, in the County of Lunenburg, in the Province of Nova Scotia.