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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2021-09_Proclamation_Right to Know WeekOfifi�e of the Warden The Municipality of Chester 151 King St, PO Box 369 Chester, NS B01 110 Phone: (902) 275-3554 Fax: (902) 275-4771 4vU uchester.ca IChesterMunicipality miestermun THE MUNICIPALITY OF WHEREAS the Municipality of the District of Chester has adopted the principles of openness, transparency, and accountability; and WHEREAS PartXXofthe Municipal GovernmentActgives citizens a riaht of access to information in the custody or under the control of the Municipality of the District of Chester; 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 Municipality of the District of Chester joins all other Canadian jurisdictions and democracies world-wide in acknowledging international Right to Know Week; THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Allen Webber, Warden of the Municipality of the Districtoi Chester, do hereby proclaim September , of the District of Chester. 27 to October 32021, to be Right to Know Week in the Municipality Warden