The City of Brent was founded in 1898 but was forever changed on May 27, 1973. A site next to the current City Hall building was dedicated to the people of Brent whose lives were forever changed by a devastating tornado on May 27, 1973.
The status of Victoria Day in each of the provinces and territories is as follows: It is a general holiday in Alberta, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, and Yukon and is a statutory holiday in British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.
We celebrate almost exactly the same things as Americans. Except for Canada Day. We have lots of fireworks and we wear red and white to show our patriotism. We also celebrate Victoria day, a day to remember Queen Victoria by taking the day off from school and work. We also celebrate remembrance day on the November eleventh.