Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation

By virtue of the power vested in me

I Do Hereby Declare

April 2026

as

Cancer Awareness Month

in the City of Pembroke.

Whereas people in our community are touched by cancer every day; and

Whereas nearly 1 in 2 Canadians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime; and

Whereas:  over 100 Canadian Cancer Society volunteers in the City of Pembroke along with thousands of volunteers across Ontario are showing their support for people living with cancer throughout the month of April; and

Whereas for more than 50 years, people in our community have helped the Canadian Cancer Society during the Daffodil Month campaign raise funds for cancer patients and their families through life-saving cancer research, support services, and other important work that means fewer people will be affected by the disease; and

Whereas the daffodil is the symbol of strength and courage, a symbol of life for the Canadian Cancer Society and in April hundreds of volunteers will be knocking on doors and selling daffodil pins in our community to raise funds and inviting others to join in the fight by wearing a daffodil pin.

Therefore I, Ron Gervais, Mayor of the City of Pembroke, do hereby proclaim the month of April, to be Cancer Awareness Month, and urge all citizens of Pembroke to join the fight and give generously to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Dated in the Mayor’s Office this 7th day of April, 2026