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Proclamation Right to Know Week

Published: September 28, 2026

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September 28 to October 4, 2026 

WHEREAS the Town of Oxford has adopted the principles of openness, transparency and accountability; and 

WHEREAS Part XX of the Municipal Government Act gives citizens a right of access to information in the custody or under the control of the Town of Oxford; 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 the Town of Oxford joins all other Canadian jurisdictions and democracies world-wide in acknowledging international Right to Know Week;  

THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Greg Henley, Mayor, Town of Oxford, do hereby proclaim September 28 to October 4, 2026, to be Right to Know Week in the Town of Oxford. Signed at Town of Oxford, Oxford NS, on this 28th day of September 2026. 

Mayor, Greg Henley