Special Events for the Month of September
National Arthritis Month
http://www.arthritis.ca/custom%20home/default.asp?s=1 [1]

Ovarian Cancer Month; Ovarian Cancer Canada
http://www.ovariancanada.org/index.asp?navid=50 [2]

Special Events for the Week
September 14-21 AIDS Walk Week (Walk for Life)
http://www.aidswalkcanada.ca/awc/home.htm [3]

September 19-25 Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Week Light for Life Foundation http://www.yellowribbon.org/ [4]

September 19-25 Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
http://www.cancer.ca [5]

Special Events for the Day
September 8 International Literacy Day
http://www.literacy-alberta.ca/ [6]

September 9 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Awareness Day
http://www.healthcanada.ca/fas [7]

September 9 World First Aid Day
www.redcross.ca [8]

September 10 World Suicide Prevention Day International Association for Suicide Prevention
www.med.uio.no/iasp [9]

September 16 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
United Nations Environment Programme
http://www.unep.fr/ozonaction/events/ozoneday/ [10]

September 21 Terry Fox Run http://www.terryfoxrun.org/english/home/default.asp?s=1 [11]

September 21 World Alzheimer's Day
http://www.alzheimer.ca [12]

September 21 International Day of Peace (formerly the opening day of the UN General Assembly, changed to a set date as of 2002)

September 25 World Heart Day, Theme "Healthy Weight, Healthy Shape". http://www.worldheartday.com/Home/index.asp [13]

September 27 Alberta Walks the Talk about Back to School Safety Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation Traffic Safety Services http://www.saferoads.com/safety/community_whatiswtt.html [14]

Sept 30 – Oct 6 Mental Illness Awareness Week The Canadian Psychiatric Association [15]

During last Week World Maritime Day
http://www.imo.org/About/mainframe.asp?topic_id=320 [16]

Source: Health Canada [17] & UN Canada [18]