2021 Proclamations, Lighting Requests and Community Flags

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​Name of Request
​Observation Date
Type of Request
​Black History Month
​February
​Proclamation - February
Lighting - February 18 (yellow)
Flag Raising - February 1 - 7
​National 211 Day
​February 11
​Proclamation - February 11
Lighting - February 11 (red)
​World Thinking Day
​February 22
​Proclamation - February 22
Lighting - February 22 (blue)
​National Pink Shirt Day
​February 24
​Proclamation - February 24
Lighting - February 24 (pink)
​Month of Optimism
​March
​Proclamation - March
Flag Raising - March 1 - 8 
​Endometriosis Awareness Month
​March
​Proclamation - March
Lighting - March 26 (yellow)
​Epilepsy Awareness Month and Purple Day
​March
​Proclamation - March
Lighting - March 25 (purple)
​World Kidney Day
​March 11
​Proclamation - March 11
Lighting - March 11 (orange)
​World Down Syndrome Day
​March 21
​Proclamation - March 21
Lighting - March 19 (blue)
Flag Raising - March 19 - 22
​World Water Day
​March 22
​Proclamation - March 22
Lighting - March 22 (blue)
​World Tuberculosis Day
​March 24
​Proclamation - March 24
Lighting - March 24 (red)
​BeADonor Month
​April
​Proclamation - April
Lighting - April 7 (green)
150th Anniversary of the Toronto & York Region Labour Council
​April 12
​Proclamation - April 12
​World Hemophilia Day
​April 17
​Proclamation - April 17
Lighting - April 16 (red)
​National Day of Mourning
​April 28
​Proclamation - April 28
Flag Lowering - April 28
​Food Allergy Awareness Month
​May
​Proclamation - May
Lighting - May 25 (teal)
​Apraxia Awareness Day
​May 14
​Proclamation - May 14
Lighting - May 13 (blue)
​International Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) Awareness Day
​May 15
​Proclamation - May 15
Lighting - May 14 (blue)
​National Public Works Week
​May 16 - 22
​Proclamation - May 16 - 22
Personal Support Worker (PSW) Day
May 19
​Proclamation - May 19
​Menstrual Health Day (MHD)
​May 28
​Proclamation - May 28
Flag Raising - May 28 - 31
​Pride Month
​June
​Proclamation - June
Flag Raising - June 14 - 20
​Bike Month
​June
​Proclamation - June
​Deafblind Awareness Month
​June
​Proclamation - June
Lighting - June 1 (blue)
​Brain Injury Awareness Month
​June
​Proclamation - June
​Action Anxiety Day
​June 10
​Proclamation - June 10
Lighting - June 10 (blue)
​World Sickle Cell Day
​June 19
​Proclamation - June 19
Lighting - June 18 (red)
​HHT (Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia) Canada THH Global Recognition Day
​June 23
​Proclamation - June 23
Lighting - June 23 (red)
​National Injury Prevention Day
​July 5
​Proclamation - July 5
Lighting - July 5 (green)
​Shine a Light on Canadian Cuisine - Food Day Canada
​July 31
Proclamation - July 31
Lighting - August 2 (red)
​Emancipation Day
​August 1
​Proclamation - August 1
Lighting - July 30 (yellow)
Flag Raising - July 30 - August 2
​Flight of the Monarch Day
​August 21
​Proclamation - August 21
Lighting - August 20 (orange)
​Art Month
​September
​Proclamation - September
​Make Canada Gold - Childhood Cancer Awareness Month​September
​Proclamation - September
Lighting - September 1 (yellow)
​Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
​September
​Proclamation - September
Lighting - September 6 (blue)
​Craniofacial Acceptance Month​September
​Proclamation - September
Lighting - September 27 (red/yellow)
National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day
​September 4
​Proclamation - September 4
Lighting - September 3 (teal)
Flag Raising - September 3
​World Duchenne Awareness Day
​September 7
​Proclamation - September 7
Lighting - September 7 (red)
​Up Your Life Day
​September 10
​Proclamation - September 10
Lighting - September 10 (dark blue)
National Lymphoma Awareness Day
​September 15
​Proclamation - September 15
Lighting - September 15 (purple)
​National Coaches Week
​September 18 - 26
​Proclamation - September 18-26
Lighting - September 20 (red)
​National Forest Week​September 19 - 25
​Proclamation - September 19-25
Lighting - September 22 (green)
​World Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week​​September 19 - 25
​Proclamation - September 19-25
Lighting - September 23 (green)
World Alzheimer's Day
​September 21
​Proclamation - September 21
Lighting - September 21 (blue)
​Show Your Local Love Day
​September 23
​Proclamation - September 23
​Franco Ontario Flag Day
​September 25
​Proclamation - September 25
Lighting - September 24 (green)
Flag Raising - September 25 - 29
​British Home Child Day
September 28
​​Proclamation - September 28
Lighting - September 28 (blue)
​National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
​September 30
​​​Proclamation - September 30
Lighting - September 30 (orange)
​Toastmasters Month
​October
​Proclamation - October
​Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
​October
​Proclamation - October
​Dyslexia Awareness Month
​October
​​Proclamation - October
​National Disability Employment Awareness Month/Light it Up! For NDEAM™
​October
​Proclamation - October
Lighting - October 21 (purple/blue)
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
October​​Proclamation - October
Lighting - October 29 (purple)
​Fire Prevention Week
​October 3-9
​Proclamation - October 3-9
Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day
​October 7
​Proclamation - October 7
Lighting - October 7 (teal)
​Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
​October 15
​Proclamation - October 15
Lighting - October 15 (pink/blue)
​Ontario Public Library Week
​October 17-23
​Proclamation - October 17-23
Lighting - October 19 (red)
​Waste Reduction Week
​October 18-24
​Proclamation - October 18-24
Lighting - October 18 (blue/green)
​World Polio Day
​October 24
​Proclamation - October 24
Lighting - October 22 (red)
Flag Raising - October 22-25
​Wear Purple Day
​October 21
​Proclamation - October 21
Lighting - October 27 (purple)
​Shine a Teal Light on Food Allergy​October 28
​Lighting - October 28
​Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month
​November
​Proclamation - November
Lighting - November 15 (red)
​International LGS Awareness Day and Illuminate for LGS​November 1
​Proclamation - November 1
Lighting - November 1 (purple)
​Color The World Orange for CRPS/RSD Awareness
​November 2
​Lighting - November 2 (orange)
Show Your 4-H Colours Day
November 3
Proclamation - November 3
Lighting - November 3 (green)
​Period Equity Day
​November 7
​Proclamation - November 7
World Prematurity Day
​November 17
​Proclamation - November 17
Lighting - November 17 (purple)
​Light it Purple Campaign to honor World Pancreatic Cancer Day
​November 18
​Lighting - November 18 (purple)
​World Children's Day/National Child Day
​November 20
​Proclamation - November 20
Lighting - November 19 (blue)
​Stomach Cancer Awareness Day
​November 30
​Proclamation - November 30
Lighting - November 30 (blue)
​National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women
​December 6
​Flag Raising - December 6
​Salvation Army Week
​December 20 - 24
​Proclamation - December 20 - 24
Flag Raising - December 20 - 24