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Ask OttawaStart: The August Civic Holiday

David K. from Orlando, Florida asks:

“Is Civic Day celebrated everywhere in Canada? Will it be a legal holiday on Monday, 7 Aug, since it falls on a Sunday in 2006?”

OttawaStart responds:

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According to
[
 Wikipedia
](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidays_in_Canada)
, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan have civic holidays on the first Monday in August.  In 2006, it's August 7, 2006.
  


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In Ottawa, the Civic Holiday is known official as "Colonel By Day".  Colonel By founded "Bytown", the original name for the city we now call Ottawa.
  


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On Monday, August 7, the Bytown Museum is celebrating Colonel By Day with lots of heritage games, food, demonstrations, and other activities.  Admission is free.
[
 Click here for details.
](http://www.bytownmuseum.com/CB-2006.html)

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Here's a list of
[
 holiday schedule changes
](http://www.ottawastart.com/story/4470.php)
at the City of Ottawa.  Garbage pick-up is delayed by a day, OC Transpo runs Sunday service, etc.

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