Save your Skin Foundation’s proclamation initiative invites Canadian municipalities to take a stance against skin cancer and educate their communities on sun safety through mayoral proclamations

2023 Proclamation Initiative

As of June 6, 2023, 44 municipalities have committed to proclaim  the month of May 2023 ‘Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month’. 

Provincial Proclamation

We are thrilled to announce that the Province of Manitoba has also made the proclamation for the first time this year. You can view it here.

We’ve also been invited to present on the importance of sun safety at the regular council meetings of the following 4 municipalities:
  • Prince George, BC
  • Langford, BC
  • Moose Jaw, SK
  • Orilla, ON
In 2022, 40 municipalities issued signed Proclamations to proclaim the month of May 2022 ‘Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month’. 
We were also invited to present on the importance of sun safety at the regular council meetings of the following 11 municipalities:
  • Camrose, AB
  • Nanaimo, BC
  • Moose Jaw, SK
  • Thunder Bay, ON
  • Saskatoon, SK
  • Mission, BC
  • Orilla, ON
  • Fredericton, NB
  • Langford, BC
  • Victoria, BC
  • New Westminster, BC