International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer September 16 was designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This designation had been made on December 19, 2000, in commemoration of the date, in 1987, on which nations signed the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. In 1994, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The closure
1987 Montreal Alouettes season crowds in its final year. Consequently, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers moved to the East Division to balance out the divisions and played the Argonauts that day instead. The team never played a single game at Olympic Stadium in 1987; both of their preseason games prior to their folding were played on the road (their first preseason game was moved from Olympic Stadium to Canada Games Stadium in Saint John, New Brunswick). 1987 Montreal Alouettes season The 1987 Montreal Alouettes played two preseason games before folding on June 24, 1987, just one day before their scheduled Thursday game against the Toronto