In other provinces, it can have other names. And some places, it's not a holiday.
The August holiday is actually a municipal holiday (at least in Ontario). It started in Toronto and spread.
The law that changed the name to simcoe day (passed in 1999) reads "If the head of the council of a local municipality proclaims the first Monday in August in any years as a civic holiday, the holiday shall be known as Simcoe Day."
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Date: 2003-08-06 09:21 am (UTC)In Ontario.
In other provinces, it can have other names. And some places, it's not a holiday.
The August holiday is actually a municipal holiday (at least in Ontario). It started in Toronto and spread.
The law that changed the name to simcoe day (passed in 1999) reads "If the head of the council of a local municipality proclaims the first Monday in August in any years as a civic holiday, the holiday shall be known as Simcoe Day."