Eating Disorders Awareness Week!
February 1st-7th is a Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness campaign aimed at increasing awareness of eating disorders while also encouraging prevention and early intervention. In addition, this campaign aims to increase media literacy, resiliency, positive body image, and self-esteem.
The official colour of Eating Disorders Awareness week is purple, and you may notice during this week that many of our local landmarks, listed below, will be lit up in this colour:
Landmarks Across BC Lighting Up Purple:
Science World at TELUS World of Science
BC Place Stadium
Anvil Centre
Bloedel Conservatory
Port Moody Civic Centre
Canada Place Sails of Light
Harbour Centre
Resort Municipality of Whistler
Fitzsimmons Creek Bridge
Olympic Cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza
Vancouver Convention Centre
North Vancouver City Hall
Vancouver City Hall
ACT Arts Centre
Kalen Capital Building and Birks & Mayors Building
If you are interested in further recognizing this important issue, and would like to submit a video, art work, poetry, or written piece on the topic of "Loving our Bodies and Ourselves during the Pandemic," please visit:
For more information about Eating disorders, please visit the following websites:
