- National Coaches Week: September 15-21, 2025
- Rail Safety Week: September 15-21, 2025
- World Mitochondrial Disease Week: September 15-21, 2025
National Coaches Week: September 15-21, 2025
National Coaches Week encourages Canadians and Pickering residents to say #ThanksCoach to the 1-in-7 coaches who call Pickering and Ontario home. It is a time to celebrate the tremendous positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities. This week will focus on putting a spotlight on coaches and give this, (largely volunteer) integral part of Canadian sport; a big thanks.
With events held across the province and country to celebrate coaching, National Coaches Week provides coaches with the recognition they deserve for the time they devote to ensuring Canadians live an active, healthy lifestyle.
Throughout the week, communities all across Ontario will be showing their support for coaches through various initiatives to celebrate and recognize coaches.
For more information, please visit coachesontario.ca/coachesweek
Rail Safety Week: September 15-21, 2025
Rail Safety Week is held across Canada from September 15 to 21, 2025. Last year, 261 railway crossing and trespassing incidents occurred in Canada; resulting in 68 avoidable fatalities and 58 avoidable serious injuries. Educating and informing the public about rail safety will reduce the number of avoidable fatalities and injuries caused by incidents involving trains and citizens. It is crucial to remind the public that railway rights-of-way are private property, enhance public awareness of the dangers associated with highway rail grade crossings, ensure pedestrians and motorists are looking and listening while near railways, and obeying established traffic laws; are some of the key tactics communities should promote. Operation Lifesaver is a public/private partnership whose aim is to work with the public, rail industry, governments, indigenous communities, police services, media and others to raise rail safety awareness, save lives and prevent injuries in our communities.
For more information, please visit cn.ca/railsafety and operationlifesaver.ca
World Mitochondrial Disease Week: September 15-21, 2025
Without energy, we cannot survive. It is as simple and complex as that. Every moment of every day, trillions of mitochondria generate the energy we need to survive. For those who are missing, or do not have enough healthy mitochondria, the impact can be devastating with symptoms that vary from mild to life-threatening.
MitoCanada is Canada’s only registered health foundation dedicated to transforming the lives of individuals, families, and caregivers affected by mitochondrial disease. Their mission is to energize and support patients, families, and healthcare providers across the country through education, support, awareness, and transformational research, aiming to be a trusted and reliable source of information and care.
For more information, please visit: mitopatients.org/mito-week and mitocanada.org