Canada
Province of British Columbia

@ Proclamation

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 — Greeting

WHEREAS British Columbia recognizes and celebrates the contributions of older people to all aspects of
society, and

WHEREAS in British Columbia, the social, ethnic, and cultural diversity of older people continue to enhance
the lives of all citizens, and

WHEREAS seniors constitute one of the fastest growing population groups in British Columbia with
approximately 13% of the province’s population being over 65 years, and

WHEREAS the 1999 International Year of Older Persons built a foundation for British Columbians to promote
understanding, harmony and mutual support across the generations and encourage all sectors of society to be
responsive to a diverse and aging population, and

WHEREAS Our Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, has been
pleased to direct by Order in Council in that behalf that a proclamation be issued designating the week of June
4 to 10, 2000, inclusive, as Seniors’ Week in British Columbia, and

NOW KNOW YE THAT We do by these presents proclaim and declare that June 4 to 10, 2000, inclusive,
shal] be known as

“Seniors' Week”

in British Columbia.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Our
Province to be hereunto affixed.

Witness The Honourable Garde B. Gardom, Q.C., Lieutenant Governor of Our Province of British Columbia,
in Our City of Victoria, in Our Province, this seventeenth day of February,
two thousand and in the forty-ninth year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND.

“ATTORNEY — AND MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR

MULTICULTURALISM, HUMAN RIGHTS AND IMMIGRATION

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