First held in Alberta in 1990, Family Day was proposed by the province's former premier, Don Getty, after his son was arrested for dealing drugs. Although Getty denied any connection, it is believed that this episode motivated him to establish an occasion to counteract what he saw as the e...
In 2025 Family Day is Monday, February 17. Family Day is not a national statutory holiday, it is only observed in New Brunswick, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and in British Columbia. Other provinces have holidays in February on the same day but these holidays aren't called family...
Family Day is presently celebrated in South Africa, Alberta, Ontario, Australian Capital Territory, and Saskatchewan provinces in Canada. It was typical in South Africa to take a day off of work after Easter. This day, which is also known as Easter Monday, was renamed as Family Day in ...
Family Day: Date: Monday, February 17, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 Continue Reading » FREE Admission – Family Day at the Art Gallery of Alberta Celebrate Family Day at the Art Gallery of Alberta! Admission is free for everyone and extra activities for the holiday include fun and int...
The Family Day Extravaganza will feature family-friendly theatre, circus arts, dance, and live musical performances at Edmonton City Hall, the Citadel Theatre, Art Gallery of Alberta, Winspear Centre, and Stanley A. Milner Library. Edmonton City Hall (1 Sir Winston Churchill Square) Games, ...
Family Day in Alberta Alberta was the first province to introduce the statutory holiday in 1990 under the Premier at the time, Don Getty. The establishment of the day created some controversy. Some people believed that the day was established as a response to a cocaine possession scandal one ...
Family Day in Alberta Alberta was the first province to introduce the statutory holiday in 1990 under the Premier at the time, Don Getty. The establishment of the day created some controversy. Some people believed that the day was established as a response to a cocaine possession scandal one ...
The Wendell family is looking for an original holiday by caravan but their trip ends sooner than expected at the bottom of a canyon in Alberta, Canada. Canyon walls are too high to climb and there is no way out. Soon they find out there is a whole community of 29 or 30 survivors ...
The Wendell family is looking for an original holiday by caravan but their trip ends sooner than expected at the bottom of a canyon in Alberta, Canada. Canyon walls are too high to climb and there is no way out. Soon they find out there is a whole community of 29 or 30 survivors ...
The first Family Day was held in Alberta in 1990. Lieutenant Governor Helen Hunley proclaimed the holiday after the passing of the Family Day Act in 1990. The Family Day had been proposed by Don Getty, Alberta’s former premier after his son got arrested for dealing with illegal drugs. Acco...