Family Day
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Family Day
In 2012 a two-week process, which included an online poll, concluded that most people preferred the second Monday in February as Family Day. Whether or not the poll truly reflected the wishes of the majority, the date could be changed now. Are you in favour of leaving it on the second Monday in February or moving it to the third Monday in February?
- alanjh595
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Re: Family Day
How much difference does it really make? So long as it is a day off with pay?
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Re: Family Day
What exactly is the rational for changing the holiday, other than the NDP trying to undo absolutely everything the Liberals have done, good or bad.
I don't see the sense in changing the holiday.
I don't see the sense in changing the holiday.
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Re: Family Day
alanjh595 wrote:How much difference does it really make? So long as it is a day off with pay?
It mattered enough that the government listened to the people in making the second Monday the holiday.
Truths can be backed up by facts - do you have any?
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Re: Family Day
I think the rationale is to align BC's Family Day with Alberta's, so that folks visiting friends and family from out of province will have the same days off. Makes sense. However, the rationale for keeping them separate is so the ski resorts don't get overwhelmed by having both holidays on the same weekend.
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Re: Family Day
The public was requested to give their opinion and out of 31,146, the majority voted for the second Monday. Everyone had the opportunity to participate.
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- Urbane
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Re: Family Day
Fancy wrote:The public was requested to give their opinion and out of 31,146, the majority voted for the second Monday. Everyone had the opportunity to participate.
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Re: Family Day
Since large majority of Provinces have gone with 3rd Monday in February, BC is only 1 on 2nd Monday.
It would make sense to move it to 3rd Monday of February.
It would make sense to move it to 3rd Monday of February.
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- alanjh595
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Re: Family Day
Fancy wrote:alanjh595 wrote:How much difference does it really make? So long as it is a day off with pay?
It mattered enough that the government listened to the people in making the second Monday the holiday.
Well then, the current government is capable of making life changing decisions for all BCers. That has got to be the biggest decision that they have made so far.
Good for them, the people have spoken. How many study groups and how much was spent to arrive at this monumental change? How much is now going to be spent to change all of next year's calendars and how much will be lost by the printers for the calendars that have already been produced in the anticipation of Jan. 1, 2018?
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Re: Family Day
UBCM - Resolution B121 Family Day - Endorsed
http://www.ubcm.ca/assets/Resolutions~and~Policy/Resolutions/Resolutions_Decisions_2017.pdf
UBCM passed a resolution asking the Province to change the date, so no ... it's not just something the NDP wants to reverse because they want to undo everything Clark did.
http://www.ubcm.ca/assets/Resolutions~and~Policy/Resolutions/Resolutions_Decisions_2017.pdf
UBCM passed a resolution asking the Province to change the date, so no ... it's not just something the NDP wants to reverse because they want to undo everything Clark did.
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Re: Family Day
Pro: lined up with other provinces (visiting, etc)
Con: lined up with other provinces (competing over recreation activities, hotels, etc).
Con: lined up with other provinces (competing over recreation activities, hotels, etc).
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Re: Family Day
If anyone believes Christy Clark chose the date to agree with any polls I've got a perfectly good swamp for sale that might interest you.
The date was chosen to satisfy big business owners, (think Big White and that annoying Micheal Balliwal) and it makes no sense that every other province and the entire United States can accommodate a common date yet BC cannot. Can you say greed?
Change it to mirror the rest of North America and do it now.
The date was chosen to satisfy big business owners, (think Big White and that annoying Micheal Balliwal) and it makes no sense that every other province and the entire United States can accommodate a common date yet BC cannot. Can you say greed?
Change it to mirror the rest of North America and do it now.
Someone has to say it.
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Re: Family Day
generalposter wrote: and it makes no sense that every other province and the entire United States can accommodate a common date yet BC cannot.
It's not that we can't. It's that as a popular destination, locals would be at even footing with others seeking a long weekend vacation. Or by going a different week, only competing with other locals. BC can make in extra tourist cash, then a bit of extra local tourism.
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Re: Family Day
So far 50.29% of the people responding to the poll voted to change it to the 3rd Monday.
Every person asked in the video said change it to align with other provinces. Only person complaining about the proposed change is Big White Ski Resort's Michael J. Ballingall ... no surprise there.
https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-s ... htm#210010
Try doing business with companies in other provinces when your stat days don't coincide - PITA to say the least.
Every person asked in the video said change it to align with other provinces. Only person complaining about the proposed change is Big White Ski Resort's Michael J. Ballingall ... no surprise there.
https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-s ... htm#210010
Try doing business with companies in other provinces when your stat days don't coincide - PITA to say the least.
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Re: Family Day
One daughter lives on the prairies. Another lives on Vancouver Island. They'd like to come back home to the Okanagan with their kids for a visit with the folks back home, and with each other's families. And then we found out that it wasn't Family Day after all. It was Ski Resort Day.
Change it to be the same as the other provinces.
Change it to be the same as the other provinces.