Light Up for Mito During World Mitochondrial Disease Week 2023 

On September 23rd, 2023, landmarks around the world lit up in bright green to celebrate World Mitochondrial Disease Week (WMDW) and raise awareness.

Thank you to our MitoCommunity around Canada who helped us reach our goal of lighting up more than 60 sites in green!

Check out the 2023 Canadian Landmarks that lit green for WMDW:

Landmark Address City Date of Light Up
Calgary Tower 101 9 Avenue SW Calgary September 23rd
Reconciliation Bridge 4 Street NE Calgary September 18th
High Level Bridge 109 Street NW Edmonton September 19th
Shell Canopy 1 C.A. Knight Way Fort MacMurray September 23rd
Sundial 11330 106 Street Grande Prairie September 23rd
Red Deer City Hall 4914 48 Avenue Red Deer September 23rd
Red Deer Polytechnic 100 College Blvd Red Deer September 23rd
Landmark Address City Light Up for Mito
Spirit of Sails Abbott Street and Bernard Avenue Kelowna September 23rd
Maple Ridge City 11995 Haney Place Maple Ridge September 23rd
Bastion Lighthouse 98 Front Street Nanaimo September 23rd
Penticton Lakeside Resort and Conference Centre 21 Lakeshore Drive West Penticton September 23rd
Lafarge Lake (special lighting feature) Guildford way and PineTree Way Port Coquitlam September 23rd
Fraser River Ewing Avenue Quesnel September 23rd
Victoria Street Bridge 1394 Pine Avenue Trail September 23rd
BC Place 777 Pacific Blvd Vancouver September 19th
Bloedel Conservatory 4600 Cambie Street Vancouver September 23rd
Burrard Street Burrard Street Vancouver September 23rd
Vancouver City Hall 453 W 12th Avenue Vancouver September 23rd
Sails of Light 999 Canada Place Vancouver September 23rd
Science World 1455 Quebec Street Vancouver September 21st
Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC) 1055 Canada Place Vancouver September 23rd
Christ Church Cathedral 930 Burdett Avenue Victoria September 23rd
British Columbia Legislative Assembly 501 Belleville Street Victoria September 23rd
Oak Bay Municipal Hall 2167 Oak Bay Avenue Victoria September 23rd
Victoria City Hall 1 Centennial Square Victoria September 23rd
Fitzsimmons Creek Bridge Valley Trail Whistler September 23rd
White Rock Pier Marine Drive White Rock September 23rd
Landmark Address City/Province Date of Light Up
Fredericton City Hall 397 Queen Street Fredericton, New Brunswick September 18th-October 1st
New Brunswick Legislative Assembly 706 Queen Street Fredericton, New Brunswick September 23rd
Downing Street / Downing Place Downing Street Moncton, New Brunswick September 23rd
Avenir Centre 105 Canada Street Moncton, New Brunswick September 23rd
St. John’s City Hall 10 New Gower Street St. John’s, Newfoundland September 22nd – 23rd
Government House 50 Military Road St. John’s, Newfoundland September 23rd
Signal Hill Tower 230 Signal Hill Road St. John’s, Newfoundland September 23rd
Halifax City Hall 1841 Argyle Street Halifax, Nova Scotia September 23rd
The Big Fiddle 74 Esplanade Street Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia September 23rd
Charlottetown City Hall Charlottetown Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island September 23rd
Shaw Building Charlottetown Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island September 23rd
Landmark Address City Date of Light Up
Canada Life Centre 300 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba September 23rd
Manitoba Legislative Assembly 450 Broadway Winnipeg, Manitoba September 23rd
Landmark Address City Date of Light Up
Brampton Clock Tower 55 George Street South Brampton September 23rd
Brant Street Pier 1400 Lakeshore Road Burlington September 23rd
Peace Bridge 1 Peace Bridge Fort Erie September 23rd
Market Square Lighting 62-2 Carden Street Guelph September 23rd
Hamilton Sign 71 Main Street West Hamilton September 23rd
Kingston City Hall 216 Ontario Street Kingston September 23rd
Canada Life Building / London Life 255 Dufferin Avenue London September 23rd
JA Taylor Building 267 Dundas Street London September 23rd
London City Hall 300 Dufferin Avenue London September 23rd
RBC Place London 300 York Street London September 23rd
Mississauga Clock Tower 300 City Centre Drive Mississauga September 23rd
50 Absolute World 90 Absolute Avenue Mississauga September 23rd
Riverwalk Commons 200 Doug Duncan Drive Newmarket September 22nd
Niagara Falls Niagara Parkway Niagara Falls September 23rd, 10:00-10:15pm
Oakville City Hall 1225 Trafalgar Road Oakville September 23rd
Brock University 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way St. Catherines September 23rd
Canada Life Building / Toronto Life 330 University Avenue Toronto September 23rd
CN Tower 290 Bremner Blvd Toronto September 22nd
3D Sign 100 Queen Street West Toronto September 23rd
Vaughan City Hall 2141 Major MacKenzie Drive Vaughan September 23rd
Welland Bridge 13 60 East Main Street Welland September 19th