Council Proclamations
City Council recognizes the importance of enhancing community awareness and spirit. Proclamations are a way for Council to highlight various causes or events that positively impact Spruce Grove.
Council evaluates proclamation requests on a framework that ensures consistency and transparency.
2024
National Indigenous Peoples Day Proclamation
June 21, 2024During the June 17, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Mayor Jeff Acker proclaimed June 21, 2024 to be National Indigenous Peoples Day.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Proclamation
June 15, 2024During the June 10, 2024 Regular Council Meeting Councillor Jan Gillett proclaimed June 15, 2024 to be World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in the City of Spruce Grove.
Seniors' Week Proclamation
June 3 - 9, 2024During the May 27, 2024 Regular Council Meeting Mayor Jeff Acker proclaimed June 3 - 9, 2024 to be Seniors' Week.
National Indigenous History Month Proclamation
June 2024During the May 27, 2024 Regular Council Meeting Councillor Erin Stevenson proclaimed June 2024 to be National Indigenous History Month.
Pride Month Proclamation
June 2024During the May 27, 2024 Regular Council Meeting Councillor Dave Oldham proclaimed June 2024 to be Pride Month.
Canadian Mental Health Week Proclamation
May 6 - 12, 2024During the April 22, 2024 Regular Council Meeting Councillor Reid MacDonald proclaimed May 6 - 12, 2024 to be Canadian Mental Health Week.
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S) Proclamation
May 5, 2024During the April 22, 2024 Regular Council Meeting Councillor Danielle Carter proclaimed May 5, 2024 as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Girls and Two-Spirit People.
Hydrogen Week Proclamation
April 22 - 26, 2024During the April 15, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Councillor Oldham proclaimed April 22 - 26, 2024 to be Hydrogen Week.
National Volunteer Week Proclamation
April 14 - 20, 2024During the April 8, 2024 Regular Council Meeting, Councillor Stuart Houston proclaimed April 14 - 20, 2024 to be National Volunteer week in the City of Spruce Grove, and encouraged citizens to find a way to share their time, talents, or knowledge through volunteerism to help make our community even stronger.
Green Shirt Day Proclamation
April 7, 2024During the March 25, 2024 Regular Council Meeting, Mayor Jeff Acker proclaimed April 7, 2024 to be Green Shirt Day, a day created to honour, remember, and recognize all the victims and families of the fatal crash, and to continue Logan’s legacy by inspiring Canadians to talk to their families and register as organ donors.
International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 21, 2024During the March 18, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting, Councillor Erin Stevenson proclaimed March 21, 2024 to be the International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which is observed annually, to commemorate the tragic day in 1960 when police in Sharpeville, South Africa opened fire on a peaceful crowd of anti-apartheid demonstrators, killing 69 people.
International Women's Day Proclamation
March 8, 2024During the February 26, 2024 Regular Council Meeting, Councillor Gillett proclaimed March 8, 2024 International Women's Day, which was officially proclaimed by the United Nations in 1975.
Anti-Bullying Day (Pink Shirt Day) Proclamation
February 28, 2024During the February 26, 2024 Regular Council Meeting, Councillor MacDonald proclaimed February 28, 2024 to be Anti-Bullying (Pink Shirt Day), which is an international initiative, started in Canada, to take a stand against all forms of bullying.
Black History Month Proclamation
January 22, 2024During the January 22, 2024 Regular Council Meeting Councillor Jan Gillett proclaimed the month of February 2024 to be Black History Month.
Past Proclamations
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 3, 2023During the November 20, 2023 Regular Council Meeting Mayor Jeff Acker proclaimed December 3, 2023 as International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the City of Spruce Grove.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2023During the September 25, 2023 Regular Council meeting, Councillor Oldham proclaimed September 30, 2023 as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in the City of Spruce Grove, and encouraged citizens to participate in public commemorations that honour past truths, and which promote reconciliation.
Terry Fox Week Proclamation
September 11-19, 2023During the September 11, 2023 Regular Council meeting, Councillor Stevenson proclaimed September 11-19, 2023 as Terry Fox Week in the City of Spruce Grove, and encouraged citizens to take note of this special week and to participate in the Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research on Sunday, September 17, 2023.
World Suicide Prevention Day Proclamation
September 10, 2023During the August 21, 2023 Regular Council Meeting Councillor Stuart Houston proclaimed September 10, 2023 to be World Suicide Prevention Day, which was established in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention and the World Health Organization to promote awareness of suicide prevention, to reduce the stigma of talking about suicide and accessing treatment, and to recognize that we all have a role to play in preventing suicide.
Emancipation Day
August 1, 2023During the July 17, 2023 Regular Council meeting, Deputy Mayor Gillett proclaimed August 1, 2023 as Emancipation Day.
National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 21, 2023During the June 19, 2023 Governance and Priorities meeting, Councillor Dave Oldham proclaimed June 21, 2023 as National Indigenous Peoples Day.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 15, 2023During the June 12, 2023 Regular Council meeting, Councillor Jan Gillett proclaimed June 15, 2023 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
Pride Month
June 2023During the May 23, 2023 Regular Council Meeting Councillor Danielle Carter proclaimed June 2023 as Pride Month.
National Indigenous History Month
June 2023During the May 23, 2023 Regular Council Meeting Councillor Reid MacDonald proclaimed June 2023, as National Indigenous History Month.
Senior's Week
During the May 23, 2023 Regular Council Meeting Mayor Jeff Acker proclaimed June 5-11, 2023 as Senior's Week.
National Public Works Week
During the May 15, 2023 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Mayor Jeff Acker proclaimed May 21-27, 2023 to be National Public Works Week.
Canadian Mental Health Week
During the April 24, 2023 Regular Council Meeting Councillor Dave Oldham proclaimed May 1-7, 2023 to be Canadian Mental Health Week.
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People
May 5, 2023
During the April 24, 2023 Regular Council meeting, Councillor Reid MacDonald proclaimed May 5, 2023 to be National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People.
MS Awareness Month
May 2023
During the April 24, 2023 Regular Council meeting, Mayor Jeff Acker proclaimed May 2023 to be MS Awareness Month.
National Volunteer Week
April 16-22
During the April 11, 2023 Regular Council meeting, Councillor MacDonald proclaimed April 16-22, 2023 as National Volunteer Week.
International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 21, 2023During the March 20, 2023 Committee of the Whole meeting, Councillor Erin Stevenson proclaimed March 21, 2023 to be International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
International Women's Day
March 8, 2023During the February 27, 2023 Regular Council meeting, Councillor Danielle Carter proclaimed March 8, 2023 to be International Women's Day, which was officially proclaimed by the United Nations in 1975.
Anti-Bullying Day (Pink Shirt Day)
February 22, 2023During the February 21, 2023 Committee of the Whole meeting, Mayor Jeff Acker proclaimed February 22, 2023 to be Anti-Bullying Day (Pink Shirt Day), which is an international initiative, started in Canada, to take a stand against all forms of bullying.
Black History Month
February 2023During the January 23, 2023 Regular Council meeting, Councillor Jan Gillett proclaimed the month of February to be Black History Month .
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 3, 2022During the November 21, 2022 Regular Council Meeting Acting Deputy Mayor Erin Stevenson proclaimed December 3, 2022 as International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the City of Spruce Grove.
Small Business Week
October 16-22, 2022During the October 11, 2022 Regular Council Meeting, Deputy Mayor Dave Oldham proclaimed October 16-22, 2022 to be Small Business Week in the City of Spruce Grove.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2022During the September 26, 2022 Regular Council Meeting, Mayor Jeff Acker proclaimed September 30, 2022 to be National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in the City of Spruce Grove, and encourage citizens to take note of this important day and to honour it in a way that is meaningful to them.
Terry Fox Week
September 13-19, 2022During the September 12, 2022 Regular Council Meeting, Mayor Jeff Acker proclaimed September 13-19, 2022 to be Terry Fox Week in the City of Spruce Grove, and encourage citizens to take note of this special week and to participate in the Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research on Sunday, September 18, 2022.
National Public Works Week
May 15-21, 2022During the May 9, 2022 Regular Council Meeting Deputy Mayor Reid MacDonald proclaimed May 15-21, 2022, to be National Public Works Week in the City of Spruce Grove, to recognize the substantial contributions public work professionals make to protecting our national health, safety and quality of life.
Green Shirt Day
April 7, 2022During the March 28, 2022, Regular Council meeting Mayor Jeff Acker proclaimed April 7, 2022, to be Green Shirt Day , which is in honour of the Logan Boulet Effect in support of organ donor awareness and registration across Canada.