The Drug Awareness Committee, in partnership with the Thunder Bay Drug Strategy will be celebrating recovery in our community on August 31, 2016. The event will feature local stories of recovery, musical entertainment, food vendors, and Recovery Allies promoting local helping resources. This is a family friendly event, and will be FREE of charge.
Recovery Day was first celebrated in the cities of Vancouver and Victoria, BC on September 30th, 2012 as a public display of the freedom from addiction. Since then, the movement has spread throughout Canada, encompassing communities large and small, from East to West. We come together in the month of September to build awareness, challenge societal stigma and celebrate the role that recovery plays in improving the lives of millions of Canadians.
Each community has a unique approach but we stand united together in our message of hope.It is the message of hope that defines us. All of our events give an opportunity for individuals in recovery, their families, friends and allies, to come forward and share publicly about the gifts recovery has brought to our lives. Together, through our stories, we demonstrate the power and proof of recovery from addiction.