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Many Ontario municipalities have chosen to honour a significant local person or organization in order to localize the celebration; when not given a local name (such as in Mississauga), [18] the day is often generically referred to as "Civic Holiday" or "August Civic Holiday". [19] In 2008, the Ontario Legislature passed a law identifying the ...
Not a statutory holiday in Quebec and Ontario. December 26: Boxing Day: Lendemain de Noël: A holiday with mixed and uncertain origins and definitions. [22] Provincially, a statutory holiday in Ontario. A holiday in New Brunswick under the Days of Rest Act. Many employers across the country observe Boxing Day as a paid day off.
This is a collection of articles about holidays celebrated only, or primarily, in individual provinces and territories of Canada. For more widely celebrated holidays, see Category:Public holidays in Canada
Civic Holiday is marked by the city of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, to coincide with the first weekend of its annual ten-day Winter Carnival. It is sometimes referred to as Carnival Day because of its long association with the festival, which was first celebrated in 1973.
March 6–13 – The 2010 Arctic Winter Games were held in Grande Prairie, Alberta. March 10 – Environment Canada reports that the winter of 2009–2010 was the warmest and driest on record in Canada, an average of 4 °C warmer than normal nationwide. [22] March 12 The opening ceremony for the 2010 Winter Paralympics is held in Vancouver.
Christina Calayca's disappearance is still under investigation by the Nipigon division of the Ontario Provincial Police, and as of 2022 is still being treated as a missing person case. [1] The government of Ontario has issued a $50,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts. [8] [9] [14] [15]
In Canada during these years, local celebrations took place in Hamilton, Oshawa, St. Catharines, Ottawa, and London in Ontario, as well as Montreal, Quebec; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Vancouver, BC. Montreal declared a civic holiday in 1889.
2010 Ontario municipal elections (51 P) S. 2010 in sports in Ontario (20 P) T. 2010 in Toronto (19 P) Pages in category "2010 in Ontario" The following 9 pages are in ...