Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. Wikipedia Also called: Noël, Nativity, Xmas Observed for: 1,686 years Celebrations: Gift-giving, family and other social gatherings, symbolic decoration, feasting etc Significance: Commemoration of the nativity of Jesus Observed by: Christians, many Read More...

Good Friday

CLOSED Good Friday (also Holy Friday or Great Friday) is a Statutory Holiday in Canada... more here

Easter Monday

CLOSED Today is a Statutory Holiday for Government employees and many Canadians. Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday in the Eastern and Western Christian traditions. It is a public holiday in some countries. It is the second day of Eastertide. In Western Christianity, it marks the second day of the Octave of Easter, Read More...

Victoria Day

CLOSED Victoria Day is a Canadian statutory holiday celebrated on the Monday preceding May 25 in every province and territory. It honours Queen Victoria's birthday. Victoria Day is a federal Canadian public holiday celebrated on the last Monday preceding May 25. Initially in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday, it has since been celebrated as the Read More...

Canada Day

KARA is closed on Monday, July 3rd in lieu of today. Canada Day is essentially our Independence Day. Canada Day was originally called Dominion Day and officially became a statutory holiday in 1897. It was renamed in 1982 to Canada Day. The word Canada comes from the Huron-Iroquois word “kanata”. Canada Day celebrates the day Nova Read More...