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.
Civic Holiday 2017. August 2017. SHARE. Quick info: in Canada de first Monday of August is known as Civic Holiday, also referred to as August long weekend. In several provinces/territories this day is observed under a different name: British Columbia Day, New Brunswick Day, Saskatchewan Day, Natal Day, Simcoe Day and Heritage Day Alberta.