Souvenir

I'm sitting here working and it occurs to me that maybe I shouldn't be. Is today a public holiday across Canada or is just the government sector that gets the day off?

dbd

I don't think it's a holiday here. Maybe only for the feds ?

NewCalgarian

I think Iam one of the few professional people going to work in Calgary today - my company are REALLY tight

We have all been given keys to our builiding as every other business in the place is not working - what fun!

Souvenir

Hmmm. That explains the presence of the missus. It doesn't explain the presence of the boy.

dbd

Schools are open here. At least, I suppose they are, I dropped someone off at one this morning. I'm at the offices of a quango where they take every possible holiday and then some, it doesn't look closed. Government departments in the US do close today, are you sure you're not in America ?

CalgaryBlade

I'm not working today.

It's one of those holidays that some provinces get, and some don't. Some business here open but give their staff the day off between Xmas and New Year instead. Fortunately not mine.

In total we get 12 "bank holidays" in Alberta.

Souvenir

I've done some further digging. Today is a statutory holiday in most provinces. Not mine though. My missus has the day off coz she works for the government, as do most people on my street, judging by the number of cars sitting in driveways.

I suspect the boy just has a PD day.

dbd

We close the office on American Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, otherwise we're open. I don't remember anyone ever particularly wanting any other holiday off. People want, and take, specific days but they tend to be holidays in their home countries rather than here.

finallygotout

They have a holiday in BC today, our office there is not open.

dbd

Presumably it's a PD day because all the teachers are married to government staff who have the day off.

Souvenir

Nice theory. There do seem to be an awful lot of PD days. Why can't they do that stuff during the summer vacation. They've got about 10 weeks to kill, after all.

Atlantic Xpat

Provincial Holiday here in NL. Most businesses closed...even Future Shop!!

finallygotout

Meaning you will have to wait to get that HDTV then. We were told that getting a DLP projection TV, means we have to keep buying the bulb for it, which cost $300 a pop :scared:

iaink

Nothing closed here in Ontario...maybe some government offices. Schools open, I'm back at work.

Corky

Closed in Nova Scotia as well....to many government workers here so they may as well close everything!