The City of Burlington and Mayor’s Office mark numerous days of recognition, social justice matters and local, provincial, national and international events of importance through flag-lowerings, City-supported vigils, flag-raisings, proclamations/acknowledgements and Pier lightings.
This will be a standing page on the Mayor’s website listing those as they happen, beginning with the new 2022-2026 term.
PROCLAMATIONS:
A proclamation is an official announcement issued by the Mayor to recognize exceptional events, groups, people, or achievements in the City of Burlington. The goal of a proclamation is to recognize and celebrate achievements and to raise public awareness of important issues in Burlington.
For more information on proclamation criteria and how to request a proclamation, please click the link.
FLAG-RAISINGS:
Community groups and organizations can fill out an online form to submit a request for a flag-raising in Civic Square at Burlington City Hall to mark an event, an historical event or a specific month of recognition.
For more information on flag-raising criteria and how to request a flag-raising, please click the link.
PIER LIGHTINGS:
To request a pier lighting or for more information, please contact pier@burlington.ca. Please review the schedule for available dates and send your request ideally four months before your event date.
To view the current pier lightings scheduled for the calendar year, please click the link,
• • • • •
Council Term (2022-2026) beginning on Nov. 15, 2022
Flag-lowerings:
January 2023
- Passing of former Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion — Jan. 29, 2023
- Passing of former Ontario Lieutenant-Governor David Onley — Jan. 16, 2023
- Passing of retired Burlington Fire Platoon Chief Clint Smith — Jan. 6, 2023
December 2022
- Death of OPP Provincial Constable Grzegorz Pierzchala killed in the line of duty — Dec. 29, 2022
- In honour of condo board members and their spouses in Vaughan who were murdered — Dec. 22, 2022
- In honour and memory of the 14 women murdered at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989 — Dec. 6, 2022
• • •
City-Supported Vigils (without a flag-raising):
December 2022
- National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women at City Hall — Dec 6, 2022
- Orange the World Vigil to end violence against women and girls at City Hall — Dec. 5, 2022
• • •
Flag-raisings:
December 2022
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Dec. 3) via Deputy Mayor & Ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman — flag raised on Dec. 2, 2022
November 2022
- Giving Tuesday — Nov. 29, 2022
• • •
Proclamations/Acknowledgements:
February 2023
- Black History Month — February 2023
- Rare Disease Awareness Day — Feb. 28, 2023
- Special Olympics Week in Burlington — Feb. 27-March 6, 2023
- World Thinking Day — Feb. 22, 2023
- Ash Wednesday — Feb. 22, 2023
- Pink Shirt Day — Feb. 22, 2023
- Human Trafficking Awareness Day — Feb. 22, 2023
- Family Day — Feb. 20, 2023
- Random Acts of Kindness Day — Feb. 17, 2023
- National Flag of Canada Day — Feb. 15, 2023
- Valentine’s Day — Feb. 14, 2023
- International Day of Women & Girls in Science — Feb. 11, 2023
- Groundhog Day — Feb. 2, 2023
- International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation: Feb. 6, 2023 — Feb. 6, 2023
January 2023
- CrimeStoppers Awareness Month — January 2023
- National Day of Remembrance & Action Against Islamophobia — Jan. 29, 2023
- International Holocaust Remembrance Day — Jan. 27, 2023
- Bell Let’s Talk Day — Jan. 25, 2023
- Lunar New Year (Year of the Rabbit) — Jan. 22, 2023
- Lincoln Alexander Day — Jan. 21, 2023
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Jan. 16, 2023 (third Monday in January)
- Black Shirt Day — Jan. 15, 2023
- Orthodox, Coptic and Eastern Christian Christmas — Jan 7, 2023
- National Ribbon Skirt Day — Jan. 4, 2023 (inaugural)
December 2022
- New Year’s Eve/Day — Dec. 31, 2022
- Kwanzaa — Dec. 26, 2022-Jan. 1, 2023
- Christmas — Dec. 25, 2022
- Hanukkah — Dec. 18-26, 2022
- The Salvation Army Week — Dec. 18-24, 2022
- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery — Dec. 12, 2022
- World Human Rights Day — Dec. 10, 2022
- International Volunteer Day — Dec. 5, 2022
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities — Dec. 3, 2022 (also had a flag-raising)
November 2022
- Women Abuse Prevention Month — November 2022
- Giving Tuesday — Nov. 29, 2022 (also had a flag-raising)
- Small Business Saturday — Nov. 26, 2022
- Economic Abuse Awareness Day — Nov. 26, 2022
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women — Nov. 25, 2022
- Transgender Day of Remembrance — Nov. 20, 2022
- 2022 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims — Nov. 20, 2022
- National Children’s Grief Awareness Day — Nov. 17, 2022
- I Read Canadian Day — Nov. 2, 2022