Coming Soon
Kick off May 1, 2026:
Landmarks begin lighting up
May 1-12, 2026
Daily yellow themed photos and more landmarks
May 12, 2026
Surprise
May 13
Wrap Up
Click on the link and hit ‘going’ and share widely!
https://www.facebook.com/share/1DucAveQBb/
We are looking for photographers!
Start snapping your photos of something yellow!
Facebook Event: Illuminate Canada Yellow 2026 FB link:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1LETk7bZ6h/?mibextid=wwXIfr
More info: marieleblanc.net Environmental Health Association of Manitoba (https://ehamanitoba.weebly.com). Let’s light up Canada!”
Welcome & How-It-Works
Welcome to Illuminate Canada Yellow 2026! 
You’re in—let’s light up Canada together!
Here’s your game plan for this national and international event!
May 1–12:
Daily prompts in this Discussion tab — share yellow photos in COMMENTS (tap camera icon, no separate posts).
May 1: 4 posts to kick off (landmarks lit yellow + something yellow – your yellow outfit (shirt, hat, scarf near a landmark if possible) + 2 surprise projects).
May 2 to 11: Yellow (photo) themes from your world!
May 2: Photos of something yellow in your world – wear something yellow!
May 3: Yellow flowers/plants (dandelions, sunflowers in your yard)
May 4: Yellow food/drink (banana split, lemonade, mustard)
May 5: Yellow vehicle (taxi, school bus, your car)
May 6: Yellow art, painting, knitting, anything creative sign you made
May 7: Yellow in nature (sunset, sand, leaves)
May 8: Yellow with friends/family (group in yellow shirts)
May 9: Yellow household item (sponge, Post-Its, rubber duck)
May 10: Yellow animal/pet (canary, goldfish, yellow dog, yellow outfit?)
May 11: Yellow recycling (cans, bottles in yellow bag)
May 12: ES/MCS Awareness Day— all projects unite!
May 12 photos: Yellow proclamation (flag waving, “Illuminate Canada Yellow” sign)
May 12 Share a photo of something you are using that is fragrance free
List of over 40 Landmarks Across Canada
Coast to Coast to Coast – Shining a Light on Environmental Sensitivities
Calling photographers for Illuminate Canada Yellow 🌟
Over 40 landmarks across Canada will be lit in yellow from May 1–12, 2026, shining a light on Environmental Sensitivities.
We need photographers to capture these glowing landmarks in your city and share them widely.
How you can help:
• Visit your local landmark on its lighting night (for example May 1, May 12, or other listed dates).
• Capture the yellow glow, people, reflections, and atmosphere.
• Upload your best photos to Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), or your website.
• Tag: #IlluminateCanadaYellow #IlluminateCanadaYellow2026
Selected photos may be shared on the campaign event. Let’s help Canada shine, one yellow light at a time.
You can share in the event on the post for that day.
Link to the event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1B6twYLxca/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Landmarks to be Illuminated Yellow May 1, 2026
ALBERTA
•The Saline Creek Pedestrian Bridge, Fort McMurray
BRITISH COLUMBIA
•Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Ceremonial Entrance, Front Fountain, Back Fountain), Victoria
•Ladysmith City Hall, Aggie Hall, Ladysmith Sign at Bob Stuart Park and area in 1st Ave above the sidewalk chessboard, Ladysmith
•Nanaimo Bastion
•New Westminster City Hall
•Science World in Vancouver
•Municipality of Whistler, Fitzsimmons Creek Bridge
MANITOBA
•Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Winnipeg
•Esplanade Riel Bridge, Winnipeg
•Winnipeg Sign, Winnipeg
•Selkirk Water Tower
NEW BRUNSWICK
•Bathurst Waterfront Tower at Promenade Waterfront
NEWFOUNDLAND/LABRADOR
•Corner Brook City Hall
•Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly/Confederation Building (in St. John’s)
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
•Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, Yellowknife
NOVA SCOTIA
•Halifax City Hall
•New Glasgow Town Hall
•Nova Scotia Legislature, Halifax
•Truro Library
ONTARIO
•Guelph City Hall and Market Square
•London City
London City Hall
JA Taylor Building at Wellington and Dundas
Canada Life
RBC London and Sifton Properties on Dufferin
•Mississauga Civic City Tower, clock tower – including promotional messaging on digital screens at Mississauga Celebrations Square
•Peace Bridge, Fort Erie ON/Buffalo NY
•Seaway International Bridge, international toll bridge system linking Cornwall, Ontario, Akwesasne and Massena, New York
•Welland Canal Bridge 13, Welland
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
•Charlottetown City Hall Tower
•Summerside City Hall
•Three Rivers Town Hall Tower
QUEBEC
•Hotel Le Concorde, Quebec City
•The Montreal Tower, Montreal
Landmarks to be Illuminated Yellow May 12, 2026
ALBERTA
•Alberta Legislature, Edmonton (yellow and green)
•Calgary Tower (yellow and green)
•Okotoks Municipal Centre (yellow and green)
•Sylvan Lake Lighthouse (yellow and green)
BRITISH COLUMBIA
•Burnaby
City Hall (yellow and green)
•Maple Ridge Municipal Hall (yellow and green)
MANITOBA
•RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg on York Avenue entrance
NEW BRUNSWICK
•Moncton City Hall
•SAINT JOHN sign, City of Saint John
ONTARIO
•City of Brampton Clock Tower (yellow and green)
•Brant Street Pier in Burlington
•CN Tower, Toronto (yellow and green)
•Hamilton Sign, half hour intervals, parallel organizations lighting for their events
•Kitchener City Hall -Carl Zehr Square
QUEBEC
•Hotel Le Concorde – Thank you Danielle C (member of Collectif Sante Sans Produits Parfumes) for securing this location
Other dates for lighting, 2026
April 27 to May 3 – Belleville Bridge and Belleville Sign, Belleville, Ontario
May 1 to May 4 – Regina City Hall in the foyer, Regina, Saskatchewan
May 1 to May 4 – Thunder Bay City Hall fountain lit in white lights
May 1 to 7 – Queen Elizabeth Park, Miramichi, New Brunswick
May 1 to 12 – Miramichi Town Hall, Miramichi, New Brunswick
May 1 to 12 – Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Sydney, Nova Scotia
May 1 to 14 – Fredericton City Hall, Fredericton, New Brunswick
May 1 to 31 – Quinte West Sign, Quinte West, Ontario
May 1 to 31 – Veteran’s Skyway Bridge, Trenton (Quinte West), Ontario
May 2 – BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
May 2 – Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia
May 6 – Red Deer City Hall – Thank you Kathie Wallace for securing this location
May 7 – Riverwalk Commons and Fred A. Lundy Bridge, New Market, Ontario
May 8 to 11 – Edmundston City Hall, Edmundston, New Brunswick
May 11 – Surrey Civic Plaza, Surrey, British Columbia
We have an international flair this year!
Featuring
Let’s Welcome Angelique Ashton (from the USA) who founded The Canary Project’s Illuminate America Yellow Initiative and Ginette Langevin (from Canada) – representing Collectif Santé sans produits parfumés – an international initiative entitled Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Global Empowerment, Awareness, and Reclaim Project and MCS Aware in the UK with their wear yellow and green campaign!
The Canary Project’s
Illuminate America Yellow initiative
founded by Angelique Ashton
This year’s Illuminate Canada Yellow campaign joins The Canary Project’s Illuminate America Yellow initiative, founded by Angelique Ashton in 2015. Born from personal experience after her husband’s diagnosis with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) in 2007, Angelique transformed awareness into action.
Through her creativity as an artist, jewelry and costume designer,
beauty queen, and advocate, she uses the visibility of her crown and platform to shine a light on environmental illness and chemical injury.
The Canary Project’s mission is to build a world that is as safe for the chemically sensitive as it is for everyone else—preventing chemical injuries while preserving consumer freedoms through grassroots education, strategic partnerships, and inspired action.
What began as a single lighting project in Seattle has now grown into a North American movement, Illuminate America Yellow, in collaboration with Illuminate Canada Yellow.
Together, they unite communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast, lighting landmarks in yellow this May to mark Environmental Sensitivities/Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month—a bright symbol of inclusion, prevention, and hope for a healthier future.
Learn more at canary-project.com/illuminate-america.
Florida
City of Tampa City Center, Tampa
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa
Old City Hall, Tampa
Tampa Riverwalk, Tampa
River Tower Park, Tampa
Tampa Bridges, Tampa
Missouri
St. Louis Science Center Planetarium, St. Louis
Washington
Columbia Center, Seattle
#IlluminateAmericaYellow
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Global Empowerment, Awareness, and Reclaim Project
by Ginette Langevin
We are pleased to present, fellow Canadian – Ginette Langevin, representing Collectif Santé sans produits parfumés. Ginette has launched an international initiative entitled Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Global Empowerment, Awareness, and Reclaim Project.
This global collaboration is dedicated to fostering international cooperation and promoting constructive, inclusive outcomes for individuals and communities. The project’s primary focus is on addressing the widespread use of fragranced products within health care institutions and residential buildings — environments that must be accessible and safe for all.
With millions of people worldwide affected by chemical sensitivities, this initiative seeks to reclaim the fundamental right to safe health care and safe housing. Through awareness, empowerment, and collaboration, participants aim to bring lasting change to public health practices and housing standards.
The accompanying photo collection presents individuals from around the world who are uniting under this cause, reminding us that awareness begins with visibility and shared understanding.
MCS Aware in the UK
Wear Yellow and Green Campaign
Each May, culminating on 12 May – MCS Awareness Day, people across the UK and around the world come together to raise understanding, compassion, and visibility for those living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). This year, through our Wear Yellow & Green for MCS campaign, we’re inviting you to help bring that visibility to life.
Further details to follow
With a few surprises!!!
Canada to Shine Yellow
for
Environmental Sensitivities Awareness
lluminate Canada Yellow 2026
#IlluminateCanadaYellow2026
#IlluminateCanadaYellow
Sponsored by the Environmental Health Association of Manitoba
We are the Human Canaries
How to Participate:
throughout May
Show your support by wearing yellow
Lighting up your home or business yellow
Sharing photos of something yellow Photos can be shared on our event page or sent via Messenger
Photographers are welcome to volunteer in their communities to document participating landmarks—details to come.
Purpose: Throughout May, landmarks across Canada will be illuminated in yellow
- Raise Awareness – Increase public understanding of Environmental Sensitivities (ES) and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS).
- Promote Empathy – Reduce stigma and foster compassion for those affected.
- Advocate for Change – Support scent-free policies, improved healthcare access, and safe, low-tox housing.
- Show Unity – Demonstrate Canada’s commitment to creating inclusive, healthy environments for all.
About Environmental Sensitivities (ES): ES includes conditions such as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS), and mold illness. Individuals may experience severe reactions to common environmental triggers—like fragrances, smoke, or electronics—leading to significant barriers in daily life, employment, and housing.
The Hidden Crisis: Many Canadians with ES/MCS/EHS face homelessness due to the lack of safe, chemical- and Wi-Fi-free housing. Common exposures—such as cleaning agents, mold, or nearby cell towers—can make conventional housing uninhabitable. Some are forced to live in vehicles or outdoors, underscoring the urgent need for safe, accessible housing solutions.
Join us in raising awareness and advocating for safer environments for all Canadians.
For more information, visit the Environmental Health Association of Manitoba (EHA-MB).
#IlluminateCanadaYellow2026
#IlluminateCanadaYellow
#IlluminateAmericaYellow
Further details to follow