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Civic Holiday in 2008, 2009 and 2010


In 2008 Civic Holiday is on Monday, August 4.

In 2009 it's Monday, August 3rd and in 2010 it's on Monday, August 2nd.

The Civic Holiday is celebrated on the first Monday of August. It is known by many names in different provinces. It's called Regatta Day in Newfoundland, Saskatchewan day in SK, British Columbia Day in BC, Natal Day in Nova Scotia and PEI, Simcoe Day in Toronto, Colonel By Day in Ottawa and Joseph Brant day in Burlington, ON and the list goes on and on.

The Civic Holiday is commonly referred to as the August Long Weekend. It is probably the busiest day on highways as tens of thousands of families go camping, to cottages etc this weekend. If you can, take Friday off and leave for your holiday on Friday morning and come back Sunday morning or early afternoon to avoid mile-long traffic jams.

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