Canada’s getting ready to light-up #Red4PANS

73 Canadian #Red4PANS landmarks will light-up for Awareness Day 2024!

Thanks to the dedication of our incredible volunteers, our #Red4PANS landmark lighting campaign has secured 8 more approvals than in 2023! Below is the current list of 2024 participating sites (updated as of October 9, 2024).

Alberta – 11 Light-Ups

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
Arts Commons	205 8 Ave SE	Calgary	Oct 9
Calgary Tower	101 9 Avenue SW	Calgary	Oct 9
Reconciliation Bridge	4 Street NE	Calgary	Oct 9
High Level Bridge	109 Street NW	Edmonton	Oct 26
Hub Mall at University of Alberta	109 St NW	Edmonton	Oct 9
Saline Creek Pedestrian Bridge	Saline Creek Drive	Fort McMurray	Oct 9
Grande Prairie Sundial	11330 106 Street	Grande Prairie	Oct 9
Lethbridge City Hall	910 4 Ave Street	Lethbridge	Oct 9
Okotoks Municipal Centre	5 Elizabeth Street	Okotoks	Oct 9
Red Deer City Hall	4914 48 Ave	Red Deer	Oct 9
Sylvan Lake Lighthouse	5200 Lakeshore Dr	Sylvan Lake	Oct 3-6

British Columbia – 17 Light-Up

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
Burnaby City Hall & BC Parkway	4949 Canada Way	Burnaby	Oct 9
Coquitlam Light Columns	Pinetree Way	Coquitlam	Oct 9
Lafarge Lake Fountain	1299 Pinetree Way	Coquitlam	Oct 9
Delta City Hall	4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent	Delta	Oct 9
Median on 56th Street in Tsawwassen	56th Street	Delta	Oct 9
Ladysmith Town	Bob Stuart Park and on 1st Avenue	Ladysmith	Oct 9
City of Nanaimo’s The Bastion	100 Museum Way	Nanaimo	Oct 9
Port Coquitlam City Hall	2580 Shaughnessy St	Port Coquitlam	Oct 9
District of Sechelt Municipal Hall	5797 Cowrie St	Sechelt	Oct 9
B.C. Place Stadium	777 Pacific Blvd	Vancouver	Oct 9
Burrard Street Bridge	Burrard Street	Vancouver	Oct 9
Pacific Coliseum	2901 E Hastings St.	Vancouver	Oct 9
Vancouver City Hall	453 W 12th Ave	Vancouver	Oct 9
Vancouver Convention Centre	1055 Canada Pl	Vancouver	Oct 9
Science World	1455 Quebec Street	Vancouver	Oct 9
British Columbia Parliament Buildings	501 Belleville Street	Victoria	Oct 9
Fitzsimmons Creek Bridge	Valley Trail	Whistler	Oct 9

Manitoba – 5 Light-Ups

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
Selkirk Water Tower	Jemima St and McLean Ave	Selkirk	Oct 9
Esplanade Riel	Red River downtown & St. Boniface	Winnipeg	Oct 9
IG Field (Stadium)	315 Chancellor Matheson Rd	Winnipeg	Oct 9
RBC Convention Centre	375 York Ave	Winnipeg	Oct 9
WINNIPEG sign	85 Israel Asper Way	Winnipeg	Oct 9

New Brunswick – 4 Light-Ups

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
Fredericton City Hall	397 Queen Street	Fredericton	Oct 9
Avenir Centre	105 Canada Street	Moncton	Oct 9
Downtown Place	777 Main Street # 802	Moncton	Oct 9
Downing Street	Downing Street	Moncton	Oct 9

Newfoundland – 3 Light-Ups

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
Cabot Tower Signal Hill	230 Signal Road	St. John’s	Oct 9
Confederation Building	Higgins Line	St. John’s	Oct 9
St. John’s City Hall	10 New Gower Street	St. John’s	Oct 9

Northern Canada – 1 Light-Up

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly	4570 48 St	Yellowknife, NWT	Oct 9

Nova Scotia – 1 Light-Up

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
Nova Scotia Legislature	1726 Hollis St	Halifax	Oct 9

Ontario – 28 Light-Ups

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
BELLEVILLE sign	155 Elmwood Dr	Belleville	Oct 9
Bridge Street Bridge	15 Bridge St W	Belleville	Oct 9
Fire Station Monument	60 Bettes Street	Belleville	Oct 9
Brant Street Pier	1400 Lakeshore Blvd	Burlington	Oct 9
Collingwood Clock Tower	97 Hurontario St.	Collingwood	Oct 9
Peace Bridge	1 Peace Bridge	Fort Erie	Oct 9
Guelph Market Square	62-2, Carden Street	Guelph	Oct 9
Hamilton City Hall	71 Main Street W	Hamilton	Oct 9
HAMILTON sign	71 Main Street W	Hamilton	Oct 9
Kingston City Hall	216 Ontario Street	Kingston	Oct 9
Carl Zehr Square	200 King St W	Kitchener	Oct 9
JA Taylor Building	267 Dundas Street	London	Oct 9
London City Hall	300 Dufferin Street	London	Oct 9
RBC London Place	300 York Street	London	Oct 9
Mississauga Clock Tower	300 City Centre Drive	Mississauga	Oct 9
Port Credit Lighthouse	105 Lakeshore Rd W	Mississauga	Oct 9
Fred A. Lundy Bridge	Water Street	Newmarket	Oct 9
Riverwalk Commons	200 Doug Duncan Drive	Newmarket	Oct 9
Niagara Falls	Niagara Parkway	Niagara Falls	Oct 9 (10pm for 15 mins) Live link
Oakville City Hall	1225 Trafalgar Road	Oakville	Oct 9
OTTAWA Markets sign	55 ByWard Market Square	Ottawa	Oct 9
Sarnia City Hall	255 Christina St N	Sarnia	Oct 9
CN Tower	290 Bremner Blvd	Toronto	Oct 9 (every 1/2 hour) Live link
Exhibition Place & Enercare Centre	100 Princes’ Blvd	Toronto	Oct 9
TORONTO 3D sign	100 Queen Street W	Toronto	Oct 9
Quinte West Bridge	7 Creswell Drive	Trenton	Oct 9
QUINTE WEST sign	7 Creswell Drive	Trenton	Oct 9
Welland Bridge 13	60 E Main Street	Welland	Oct 9

Quebec – 1 Light-Up

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
Montreal Tower, Olympic Stadium	3200 Viau St	Montreal	Oct 9

Saskatchewan – 2 Light-Up

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
Moose Jaw City Hall	228 Main St N	Moose Jaw	Oct 9
Regina City Hall	2476 Victoria Ave	Regina	Oct 9

Light-Up Poster

Color print the #Red4PANS poster and bring with you to the landmark. Take lots of photos to share on social media and with IBA HERE.

11×8.5 poster
14×8.5 poster
17×11 poster

Unable to Attend a Light-Up?

Whether you visit a landmark or light-up your own neighbourhood your involvement counts! If you’re unable to get to a landmark lighting, we’d still love you to participate by using your own home lighting in RED (porch lights, gemstones, lanterns). Be sure to tag us in your photos!

Help us Light-Up Canadian Landmarks on Wed, Oct 9, 2024

World PANS PANDAS Awareness Day 2024 is Wed, Oct. 9, and IBA is leading the Canadian call to light-up #Red4PANS. We’re calling our PANS PANDAS community to help create awareness by illuminating buildings, landmarks, monuments and homes throughout every province and territory as a powerful symbol of hope to help spark change.

Light-Up in 3 Easy Steps!

1. Sign-Up (request templates)

• Begin by checking our prospective 2024 Landmark Lighting Locations listing to ensure your chosen landmark is labelled “request needed.”
• Click on the related hyperlink of the location you’ve selected to begin requesting IBA’s Light-Up on Oct 9th.
• Depending on the information required, you can use one of the following options:
  • A) letter template – tailor & personalize your request (formal)
  • B) letter template (use snippets) – copy & paste info into their online form (easy)
  • C) *NEW lighting request 1-pager – attachment required for request (quick)
• If the application doesn’t accept requests by third parties on behalf of IBA, let us know and we’ll submit the request for you.

2. Light-Up (submission/confirmation form)

Fabulous! Thanks for submitting the request on IBA’s behalf. Just a couple quick things:

• We’ll need know a few details about your submission so we can keep track and avoid duplicating requests by another IBA supporter.
• Fill out the short form below to let us know which landmark you’ve requested.
• Later, once your request has been approved, you’ll come back to notifying us by using this same form. We’ll then happily post the good news on this web page. Quick & easy!

I did it! Here’s my submission/confirmation info:

3. Meet-Up & Share

Going to a “light-up” is a fantastic opportunity for you and your family to meet (or meet up) with others in the PANS PANDAS community.  

Be sure to take lots of pictures and tag us on social media!
Facebook: @inflamedbrainalliance
Instagram: @inflamedbrainalliance
Twitter: @inflamedbrain_

Primary Hashtag: #LightUp4PANS
Secondary Hashtag: #Red4PANS

Got Media?
We’re excited to share important information to support your outreach efforts as we approach World PANS PANDAS Awareness Day on October 9, 2024. Below, you’ll find details about our Canada-wide #LightUp4PANS press release initiative.

To assist with your local outreach, we’ve prepared a press release template that participants can share with media outlets. You can personalize the release by filling in the details about your local landmark light-up in the provided text boxes. For a full list of illuminated structures in Canada (and globally), click here: https://tinyurl.com/133LandmarksSetToShine.

When sending the press release to local media contacts (print, TV, radio), highlight your availability for interviews and follow up via email or phone to encourage coverage. Local media love homegrown stories, so share how PANS PANDAS personally affects your family and community.

Press release template: https://tinyurl.com/LightUp4PANSPressRelease

Light-Up FAQ

Can I Attend A Light-Up?

Yes, in fact we hope you and your friends and family do attend in person! Knowing other families and supporters across Canada are joining you to unite in solidarity will be a powerful community building experience.

Please note: If you’re arranging a larger group to attend, some locations require you to have prior approval or permits so do be mindful and research in advance and make sure you contact the location directly if you have any queries.

What Time Are The Light-Ups Happening?

All locations have their own timing/procedure for light-ups – most locations will light up around dusk. If you are traveling any distance to attend then do contact the venue in advance for their specific timings.

How Can I Request A Light-Up For Next Year?

We ask for landmark requests starting in the spring of each year. Make sure you’re checking our social media posts and website so you don’t miss out!

On October 9, 2023, Canada went #Red4PANS with over 60 landmarks illuminated!

To shine a spotlight on World PANS PANDAS Awareness Day, IBA launched a nationwide #Red4PANS landmark lighting campaign in 2023. This initiative gave families impacted by PANS PANDAS the opportunity to raise awareness, build connections, and receive support from their communities. Together, we spread the word and raised awareness for those living with PANS PANDAS!

Canada’s PANS PANDAS community created significant momentum last year by illuminating buildings, landmarks, and monuments from coast to coast as a powerful visual symbol of hope, helping to spark much-needed awareness, acknowledgment, and change.

IBA volunteers submitted over 100 applications across Canada to light-up #Red4PANS, and the response was overwhelming. Here’s a list of all our 2023 participating sites below, along with a PDF version. Thank you, #Red4PANS partners!

We’re grateful for all 60+ #Red4PANS landmarks who partnered in our 2023 Light-Up for PANS PANDAS campaign to honour an estimated 30,000 Canadians and their families battling PANS PANDAS.