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Results: Civic Holiday 2015

Published on 08/03/2015
By: Tellwut
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Civic Holiday is the most widely used name for a public holiday celebrated in most of Canada on the first Monday in August.

Were you aware of this?

Yes
22%
498 votes
No
78%
1752 votes
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The Civic Holiday is a statutory holiday celebrated throughout Canada under a variety of names by region, was established in honour of John Graves Simcoe by the Toronto City Council in 1869. the first Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (then known as Upper Canada). Smcoe was also the founder of the Historic Fort York, the birthplace of modern Toronto.

Fort York is a historic site of military fortifications and related buildings on the west side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fort was built by the British Army and Canadian militia troops in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, to defend the settlement and the new capital of the Upper Canada region from the threat of a military attack, principally from the newly independent United States. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1923.The City of Toronto designated the site, along with the nearby Fort York Armoury, as a Heritage Conservation District in 1985.

Would you be interested in visiting Fort York?

Yes
36%
810 votes
No
56%
1257 votes
I have already visited Fort York
8%
183 votes
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Fort York is a National Historic Site of Canada. As of 2015, there are 971 National Historic Sites. We listed a few of them here, which would you be most interested in visiting?
Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel - In the 1930s the hotel became a high profile getaway for famous celebrities. Queen Elizabeth II has even stayed at this hotel.
9%
212 votes
Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump - One of the world's oldest, largest and best preserved buffalo jumps known to exist. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.
5%
108 votes
Butchart Gardens - These colourful year-round botanical gardens are admired by over one million visitors each year.
12%
274 votes
Stanley Park - Named after Lord Stanley, Governor General of Canada in 1888, whose conservationist vision made it into a recreational area.
3%
72 votes
Fort Garry Hotel - This hotel is said to be haunted. Guests have reported waking up to find the dark silhouette of a figure standing at the end of the bed, which vanished before their eyes.
6%
128 votes
Algonquin Provincial Park - Ontario's oldest, largest and best known Provincial Park. There are an estimated 2,500 lakes within the boundaries of Algonquin Provincial Park.
5%
121 votes
Dundurn Castle - Picturesque villa of magnate Sir Allan Napier Macnab. Was the first home in the province to have gas lighting and running water.
7%
160 votes
Rideau Canal - This 202 km canal is a haven for pleasure boats. It has 45 locks, most still hand-operated. In winter, a section of the Rideau Canal passing through Ottawa’s downtown becomes the world’s largest skating rink.
5%
105 votes
Fairmont Château Frontenac - This posh Canadian Pacific Railway hotel was built in 1893 to promote luxury tourism. It is located in the historic 'walled city' of Old Québec.
6%
126 votes
Montreal Forum - The Montréal Forum is a large, indoor hockey arena and arguably the country's most famous sporting venue.
2%
52 votes
Christ Church Cathedral - Built by the Anglicans in 1845, this is a replica of the Gothic-styled St. Mary's Church in Snettisham, England.
4%
82 votes
L.M. Montgomery’s Cavendish - The place was used by Lucy Maud Montgomery as the setting (Avonlea) for her novel Anne of Green Gables and its sequels.
3%
70 votes
Pier 21 - One million immigrants passed through Pier 21 between 1928 and 1971.
7%
151 votes
Cape Spear Lighthouse - The oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland, dating back to 1835.
14%
318 votes
L’Anse Aux Meadows - L’Anse Aux Meadows is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the only known site established by Vikings in North America and the earliest evidence of European settlement.
12%
271 votes
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Do you have any holidays coming up in August that are for your particular state or province? If yes, please leave a comment explaining its significance.
Yes
11%
251 votes
No
89%
1999 votes
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