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.
Officially, it's referred to as Victoria Day or the sovereign's birthday, but many people call it the May 24 long weekend, the May long weekend, and nicknames such as May long or May two-four.. Two-four is also another nickname for a 24-bottle case of beer.