5th Session, 42nd Legislature

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Bill 229

THE FARMERS' MARKETS WEEK ACT (COMMEMORATION OF DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS ACT AMENDED)

(Assented to                                         )

HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

C.C.S.M. c. C150.5 amended

1   The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act is amended by this Act.

2   The following is added after Schedule 22:

SCHEDULE 22.1

FARMERS' MARKETS WEEK

WHEREAS farmers play a critical role in Manitoba's history and economy;

AND WHEREAS farmers' markets provide an opportunity for consumers to meet farmers and purchase farm products directly from them;

AND WHEREAS farmers' markets give consumers the opportunity to purchase farm products that have been produced in an ethical and environmentally sustainable manner;

AND WHEREAS marketing farm products through farmers' markets enables locally produced products to be consumed locally, which benefits the environment by minimizing the distance that products are transported;

AND WHEREAS Farmers' Markets Week is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the role that farmers' markets play in supporting local farms, raising awareness about farming in Manitoba and providing healthy and sustainable choices for Manitoba consumers;

THEREFORE the following is proclaimed throughout Manitoba:

Farmers' Markets Week

1   In each year, the last full week of July is to be known as Farmers' Markets Week.

Coming into force

3   This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.