In a moving ceremony in his chambers at City Hall, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared June 3, 2013 as National Cancer Survivor Day.
With him were representatives of two cancer organizations – Elaine Dean, a member of the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network’s Board of Directors and Jackie Manthorne, President and CEO of the Network, and Chuck Graham, a member of the steering committee of Prostate Cancer Canada Network Ottawa.
National Cancer Survivors Day celebrations continue the afternoon of June 4 at an open house at the office of the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network, 1750 Courtwood Crescent, Suite 111, Ottawa.