FEBRUARY 22, 2024


WHEREAS, World Thinking Day has united Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world for a day of international friendship over the past 90 years, first celebrate in 1926; and

WHEREAS, youth members in the City of Thunder Bay and beyond benefit from the opportunity to speak out on issues that affect girls and young women, celebrate the founding of Girl Guides and be connected to the 8.8 million members on 50 countries who are part of the Guiding movement; and

WHEREAS, this year, members will focus on the positive difference Girl Guides can make in the world as they explore the conditions that young women need to thrive in an environmentally conscious world through the theme of, “Our World, Our Thriving Future”.

NOW THEREFORE, I, Mayor Ken Boshcoff, on behalf of Thunder Bay City Council, do hereby proclaim February 22, 2024 as “World Thinking Day” in the City of Thunder Bay.