Dementia Awareness Days (2022)

Whereas Dementia is a term used to describe a group of symptoms that occur when brain cells stop functioning properly and affect a person’s ability to engage in Day-to-Day activities under the following three domains:
1. Cognition (memory, thinking, language)
2. Behaviour (mood, personality, social skills)
3. Physical Functioning (movement, visual field changes, coordination, balance, etc.); and

Whereas over 24,000 people live with a diagnosis of dementia in Ottawa and Renfrew County; and

Whereas it is important to reduce the stigma around dementia, to make those living with dementia and those caring for them feel safe, understood, while then reducing social isolation and improving overall quality of life for all; and

Whereas The Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County has received a two-year grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada to support the implementation of Canada’s National Dementia Strategy in our region ; and

Whereas this grant will allow The Dementia Society to further its mission to build a more dementia-aware Ottawa and Renfrew County, so that people impacted by dementia feel valued, supported, and included; and

Whereas The Dementia Society will be conducting Dementia-Inclusive Training through their “Stronger Together Project”, which will offer insight into the experience of dementia for people diagnosed with it, and for their caregivers, while also offering practical ways that businesses and individuals can help; and

Whereas the Town of Arnprior staff will be participating in The Dementia Society Dementia-Inclusive Training; and

Whereas the Town of Arnprior will support this initiative by promoting the information on our website, and raising the Dementia Flag at Town Hall from May 7-13, 2022;

Now Therefore, I Walter Stack Mayor of Arnprior, do hereby proclaim May 7-13, 2022 as Dementia Awareness Days in the Town of Arnprior, and encourage all residents, schools, and businesses to learn more about Dementia, and participate in the training initiative that is being hosted in our community.

Walter Stack, Mayor
Town of Arnprior