Major’s Hill Park now has free public sunscreen dispensers to help fight skin cancer by making the UV protection cream more accessible.
The initiative is part of Save Your Skin Foundation’s (SYSF) 40 free public sunscreen dispensers across Canada. The pilot project enters its third year of implementation. It is in partnership between the National Capital Commission (NCC) and SYSF, said the foundation in a news release on Friday.
“At the NCC, we love when people who live in or visit the National Capital Region spend time in our beautiful parks and recreation spaces,” said Tobi Nussbaum, CEO of the NCC. “Our partnership with the Save Your Skin Foundation to provide access to free sunscreen in Major’s Hill Park is one of many ways we are working, every day, to make those spaces accessible and enjoyable for everyone.”
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