HomeMy Public PortalAboutProclamation_Lyme Disease Awareness Month_May 2023THE MUNICIPALITY OF
CHESTER
PROCLAMATION
LYME DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH
May 2023
WHEREAS Lyme disease is a serious illness caused by the bite of a blacklegged
tick infected with the bacterium Borrelia ,burgdorferr and
WHEREAS blacklegged ticks carrying a variety of diseases or illnesses can now be
found in all parts of Nova Scotia; and
WHEREAS awareness, education and practicing preventative 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 I, Warden Allen Webber, on behalf of the
Municipality of the District of Chester, do hereby proclaim May 2023 as "Lyme
Disease Awareness Month".
Dated at Chester, Nova Scotia this 13t" day of April 2023.
Warden Allen Webber