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QuebecYank

(147 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2015, 12:48 PM Jul 2015

Happy July 4th Canada!

I can't help but notice that Canadian tv news and radio personalities always seem to take the July 4th holiday off. I've never noticed Americans taking July 1st off.

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Happy July 4th Canada! (Original Post) QuebecYank Jul 2015 OP

July 4h this year was a Saturday riverbendviewgal Jul 2015 #1

They took Friday off. QuebecYank Jul 2015 #2

Summer holidays (vacation) for many Canadians after july 1st riverbendviewgal Jul 2015 #3

riverbendviewgal

(4,252 posts)

1. July 4h this year was a Saturday

Reply to QuebecYank (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 01:00 PM

Jul 2015

So there was Saturday news personalites for Saturday, as usual.

QuebecYank

(147 posts)

2. They took Friday off.

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 01:40 PM

Jul 2015

Last year the holiday fell during the week, I first noticed their disappearances then.

riverbendviewgal

(4,252 posts)

3. Summer holidays (vacation) for many Canadians after july 1st

Reply to QuebecYank (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 06:08 PM

Jul 2015

The two holidays are close together.
I myself when I worked took the week of July 1st.

Canadians take all their holidays (vacation). I had 6 weeks a year before I retired. I had seniority and in the summer stretched them taking long weekends. Some 3 day or 4 day weekends. It was nice. Funny the long lines of traffic to cottage countrt started on Thursday.

Edit for spelling and then to add a bit more. Like Canadians call their vacation days holidays.

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