Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 20:06:41 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> I wasn't very hungry and had little interest in dinner. We had been out
>> to Canal Days in Port Colborne and we had shwarma for lunch. It was
>> piled high with chicken and miscellaneous extras. I was ready to take a
>> pass on dinner, but my wife suggested that we could use up a bag of
>> shrimp that was in the freezer as a nice,light dinner. We put the
>> shrimp in a bowl of water to thaw while I made a marinade of lemon
>> juice, olive oil, lots of garlic, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, some
>> ketchup, salt, pepper, hot sauce and parsley. I put the shrimp in to
>> marinade for about and hour, then stuck them on skewers. I had a roll
>> and some salad with it. It was fantastic.
>
> Civic Holiday:
> Statutory holiday in British Columbia (British Columbia Day), New
> Brunswick (New Brunswick Day), Northwest Territories (Civic Holiday),
> Nunavut (Civic Holiday), and Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan Day).
>
> Civic holiday (may be a paid vacation day depending on employer) in
> Alberta (Heritage Day), Manitoba (Terry Fox Day), Ontario (Colonel By
> Day + John Galt Day + Simcoe Day + others), Nova Scotia (Natal Day),
> Prince Edward Island (Federal Civic Holiday).
>
> Not an official statutory holiday in Ontario, but it is widely
> observed. Not observed in Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, or Yukon.
>

Damn Druce! When did yoose move to canada? Are yoose liking it so
far? I hope so.