The Town of Oakville has announced the various causes they will be recognizing by lighting up Town Hall, located at 1225 Trafalgar Road.
The exterior of Town Hall has multi-colour capable LED lights that can be used to display the official colours associated with a charitable or non-profit organization or a town event, in order to create awareness of or celebrate an organization or town event.
This month, the town has put out a list detailing the significance of the colours and the corresponding dates when they will be visible.
Dates include:
- May 1, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31: Blue and green for Oakville Community Living
- May 3, 4, 5: Blue and purple for Huntington's Disease Society of Canada
- May 10, 11, 12: Purple for Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
- May 13: Yellow and green for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Day
- May 15: Blue and yellow for The Canadian Society for Mucopolysaccharide and Other Disorders
- May 16: Gold for Moose Hide Campaign Day
- May 17, 18, 19: Purple for Parphyria Awareness Day
- May 20: Teal for Food Allergy Canada
When there are no recognition events scheduled, the default lighting is set to Oakville blue.
For more information on this process, including an application form to make a lighting request, visit the town's Building Lighting Recognition Procedure page.