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The Grizz · #1 02-23-2011, 01:32 AM

It was Family Day here in Alberta, did not realize they have it to in Ontario.

jorjef · #2 02-23-2011, 01:36 AM

I checked they have family day too.... Even Sask. for a few years has had it... Poor B.C.

Chipie · #3 02-23-2011, 01:59 AM

We don't have family day either here in New-Brunswick

Borderjumper · #4 02-23-2011, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by The Grizz

It was Family Day here in Alberta, did not realize they have it to in Ontario.

OK I call BS! You mean to say some provinces got a holiday and some didn't? You Canadians sometimes confuse me

The Grizz · #5 02-23-2011, 02:06 AM

I think even Manitoba has it to but they call it Louis Riel day

nlreefguy · #6 02-23-2011, 05:26 PM

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OK I call BS! You mean to say some provinces got a holiday and some didn't? You Canadians sometimes confuse me

As far as I know we don't have it in Newfoundland - I've never had it anyway. I'm almost 100% sure - most people grumble down here that there is no holiday between New Year and Easter.

hippo! · #7 02-23-2011, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by nlreefguy

As far as I know we don't have it in Newfoundland - I've never had it anyway. I'm almost 100% sure - most people grumble down here that there is no holiday between New Year and Easter.

we get regatta day here instead

nlreefguy · #8 02-24-2011, 12:31 AM

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we get regatta day here instead

Is that what regatta day is for? I always thought that was in place of everyone else's civic holiday, which all municipalities get. I thought their family day was in addition to that. Correct me if I'm wrong....

hippo! · #9 02-24-2011, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by nlreefguy

Is that what regatta day is for? I always thought that was in place of everyone else's civic holiday, which all municipalities get. I thought their family day was in addition to that. Correct me if I'm wrong....

was mentioned at work Monday, not sure if it's 100 percent correct.....

phreezee · #10 02-23-2011, 07:21 PM

Canada
Main article: Family Day (Canada)

Nearly 60% of Canadians observe a statutory holiday on the third Monday of February. The holiday is called Family Day in three provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario), Louis Riel Day in Manitoba, and Islander Day in Prince Edward Island. There is no federally-established Family Day.

Family Day is unrelated to National Family Week, a campaign put on each October by the Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs, a non-profit organization. It is not a statutory holiday, but is generally recognized and celebrated by community organizations across the country.

This holiday was first observed in Alberta in 1990, followed by Saskatchewan in 2007 and Ontario in 2008.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Day