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.
Victoria Day. Winter. In Canada and the rest of the northern hemisphere, the first day of the winter season is the day of the year when the Sun is farthest south (on December 21 st or 22 nd). This day is known as the Winter Solstice. The declination of the Sun on the winter solstice is known as the tropic of capricorn (-23Â° 27').