2013/08/13 (2) ! )
CITY Or Pin.%CANADA
NIAGARA FAO.
The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Resolution
August 13. 2013
No. 33
Moved by Councillor Pietraneglo
Seconded by Councillor Kerrio
WHEREAS Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia are progressive, degenerative diseases
of the brain that cause thinking and memory to become seriously impaired; and
WHEREAS Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia most often occur in people over the age
of 65 but can strike adults at any age; and
WHEREAS Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia affect more than 500,000 Canadians
currently and that this figure is projected to reach 1.1 million within a generation; and
WHEREAS Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia also takes their toll on hundreds of
thousands of families and care partners; and
WHEREAS an estimated further three million Canadians face the burden and challenges of providing
care for those suffering with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia; and
WHEREAS there is no known cause or cure for this devastating illness; and
WHEREAS the cost related to the health care system is in the billions and only going to increase.
at a time when our health care system is already facing enormous financial challenges; and
WHEREAS Canada, unlike many countries, does not have a national dementia strategy: and
WHEREAS there is an urgent need to plan and raise awareness and understanding about Alzheimer's
disease and other forms of dementia for the sake of improving the quality of life of the people it
touches: and
WHEREAS MP Claude Gravelle Nickel Belt has introduced Bill C-356,An Act respecting a National
Strategy for Dementia, as he works for broad, all party and non partisan support for an issue that
touches us all. His legislation calls for a national plan that includes the development of strategies in
primary health care, in health promotion and prevention of illness, in community development, in
building community capacity and care partner engagement,investments in research and other(advisory
board, objectives, investment in research, and caregivers and more).
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Niagara Falls City Council calls on all levels of government
and the Canadian Federation of Municipalities to adopt a national dementia strategy, and urges all
citizens of our communities to become more aware and engaged concerning the far-reaching effects of
this devastating disease; and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that the superior levels of government appropriately fund a national
dementia strategy.
Carried Unanimously
AND The Seal of the Corporation be hereto affixed.
DEAN IORFI A JAMES M. DIODATI
CITY CLERK MAYOR