WHEREAS Queen Victoria in 1882 created the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem;

WHEREAS the said Order has been present in Canada and providing first aid training and first aid care through St. John Ambulance since 1877;

WHEREAS St. John Ambulance has been providing first aid care in Leeds Grenville and Lanark Counties Including the Town of Smiths Falls since 1960;

WHEREAS their contributions past and present warrant appreciation and recognition and their stories deserve to be told;

WHEREAS it is desirable to recognize the many volunteers of St. John Ambulance;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that I, Shawn Pankow, Mayor of the Town of Smiths Falls, do hereby proclaim the week of June 17th, 2024 as St. John Ambulance Week in The Town of Smiths Falls.