"[4] In order to build a strong team to lead their initiative, Lorinda and AnnMarie joined with David Berner and Chuck Doucette of the Drug Prevention Network of Canada as well as Giuseppe Ganci of the Last Door and they began planning a Canadian equivalent based on the same principle of celebrating recovery from addictions.
September 30, 2012 was declared Recovery Day through an official proclamation from Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson.
[5] The idea of Recovery Day spread to other major Canadian cities such as Victoria[6] where a similar event was also held in Centennial Square.
[1] The event included speakers sharing stories of their experience and gratitude, musical performances, speeches by local politicians (including MP John Weston, Parks Board Commissioner Constance Barnes, City Councilor Geoff Meggs, and MLA Randy Hawes) and a march through the streets of Downtown Vancouver.
On August 31, 2017, President Donald Trump proclaimed September as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.