British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Proclamation Leukemia Awareness Month &#8211 (O.C. 163/2000)

O.C. 163/2000

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. 163 , Approved and Ordered FEB 1. 7 Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that WFIEREAS leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow by interfering with the production of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, and

WHEREAS these cells are important for the functioning of the body, white cells defend against illness and infection, red cells carry oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body, and platelets participate in the normal clotting of blood, and

WHEREAS leukemia is a killer disease which can affect individuals of any age, sex or nationality with treatment regimes that are often toxic and potentially fatal, and

WHEREAS much more research needs to be done both in the treatment and cause of leukemia, and

WHEREAS research depends on donations from an informed public with the Leukemia Research Fund's aim to make it possible for everyone with leukemia to have a future; A Proclamation be issued designating June, 2000, as "Leukemia Awareness Month" in British Columbia. —77 Abney General an Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Immigration Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Other (specify): Prerogative iii/04/3

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 163/2000
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0163 2000
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	56736c19672c282042751cfc62767a6ba52abbe6

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