National Alzheimer Awareness Month 2023

WHEREAS: Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are everyone’s concern, and we need to put our mind to taking action now, while there is still time; and

WHEREAS: Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are degenerative brain disorders that most often occur in people over the age of 60 but can strike adults at any age; and

WHEREAS: Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias affect an estimated 500,000 Canadians, a number that will increase substantially with our aging population; and

WHEREAS: Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias take their toll on hundreds of thousands of families and caregivers; and

WHEREAS: There is an urgent need to reduce the stigma that surrounds Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias so that the barriers in our communities can be removed and all Canadians touched by these diseases can be diagnosed and treated; and

WHEREAS: Presently, there is no known cure for these devastating illnesses; and

WHEREAS: If a cure is not found, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias may prove to have
the highest economic, social, and health cost burden of all diseases in Canada.

THEREFORE: I, Doug Lawrance, Mayor of the Municipality of Sioux Lookout do hereby proclaim the month of January 2023, as National Alzheimer Awareness Month and do urge all citizens of our community to become more aware and educated concerning the far-reaching effects of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Signed: DOUG LAWRANCE
MAYOR – MUNICIPALITY OF SIOUX LOOKOUT