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Whereas Ontario Municipalities are committed to recognizing that our growth and strength depends on the safety and essential role our homes, buildings, and infrastructure play, both in everyday life and when disasters strike; and

Whereas our confidence in the structural integrity of these buildings that make up our communities are achieved through the devotion of vigilant guardians––building officials, fire prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders, tradespeople, design professionals, and others in the construction industry––who work year-round to ensure the safe construction of buildings; and

Whereas modern building codes include safeguards to protect the public from hazards such as hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland fires, floods, and earthquakes; and

Whereas Building Safety Month, a campaign supported by the Ontario Large Municipalities Chief Building Officials (OLMCBO) and the Ontario Building Officials Association (OBOA), is intended to remind the public about the critical role of our communities’ largely unknown protectors of public safety––our local code officials––who assure us of safe, sustainable, and affordable buildings that are essential to our prosperity, and

Whereas “Safety for All: Codes in Action,” the theme for Building Safety Month 2024, encourages us all to raise awareness about planning for safe and sustainable construction; career opportunities in building safety; understanding disaster mitigation, energy conservation; and creating a safe and abundant water supply to all our benefit; and

Whereas each year, in observance of Building Safety Month, people all over the world are asked to consider the commitment to improve building safety, resilience and economic investment at home and in the community, and to acknowledge the essential service provided to all of us by our building regulatory departments, fire prevention bureaus and national and international agencies in protecting lives and property.

Therefore on behalf of the Corporation, I, Mayor Lynn Dollin, hereby proclaim May 2024 as Building Safety Month in the Town of Innisfil.