Vol. 132, No. 12 — June 10, 1998

Registration
SI/98-70 10 June, 1998

OTHER THAN STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Proclamation Designating the Fire Prevention Week

ROMÉO LEBLANC

[L.S.]

Canada

Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

TO All To Whom these Presents shall come or whom the same may in any way concern,

Greeting:

GEORGE THOMSON
Deputy Attorney General

A Proclamation

Whereas many dedicated citizens have joined with volunteer, professional and industrial fire safety personnel as "Partners in Fire Prevention" in a relentless effort to minimize loss to life, destruction of property and damage to the environment;

And whereas fire losses in Canada remain unacceptably high in comparison with those in other industrialized nations thereby necessitating improved fire prevention measures;

And whereas it is desirable that information on fire causes and recommended preventive measures be disseminated during a specific period of the year;

And whereas the 1998 fire prevention theme for this period is:

"FIRE DRILLS: THE GREAT ESCAPE";

Now Know You That We, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council for Canada, have thought fit to designate and do designate the week commencing SUNDAY, THE FOURTH OF OCTOBER, AND ENDING ON SATURDAY, THE TENTH OF OCTOBER, in the present year as

"FIRE PREVENTION WEEK"

and further, in appreciation of the many services rendered by the members of the Fire Service of Canada, that SATURDAY the TENTH OF OCTOBER be designated as FIVE SERVICE RECOGNITION DAY.

And we do recommend to all Our Loving Subjects that during Fire Prevention Week, federal, provincial and municipal authorities intensify their fire prevention activities.

Of All Of Which Our Loving Subjects and all others whom these Presents may concern are hereby required to take notice and to govern themselves accordingly.

In Testimony Whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Canada to be hereunto affixed. Witness: Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Roméo A. LeBlanc, a Member of Our Privy Council for Canada, Chancellor and Principal Companion of Our Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of Our Order of Military Merit, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

At Our Government House, in Our City of Ottawa, this twenty-second day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight and in the forty-seventh year of Our Reign.

By Command,

KEVIN G. LYNCH
Deputy Registrar General of Canada

GEORGE THOMSON
Deputy Attorney General of Canada

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