Fog Blog Family Day Log:

SOME DON'T KNOW BUT FEBRUARY 19TH IS A STATUTORY HOLIDAY! IT WAS DECIDED LAST YEAR AND FALLS IN LINE WITH FAMILY DAY IN OTHER AREAS OF CANADA AND PRESIDENTS' DAY IN THE U.S. THE HOLIDAY WILL BE ON THE 3RD MONDAY IN FEBRUARY AND CALLED.....FAMILY DAY AS THE GRAPHIC SUGGESTS! BEING A STATUTORY HOLIDAY , THE OBSERVANCE WILL SEE THE CLOSING OF STORES AND BANKS AND A DAY OFF OF SCHOOL FOR MANY!.....New Brunswick is getting a statutory holiday in February, Premier Brian Gallant announced Wednesday.Starting next year, the paid public holiday to be known as Family Day will take place on the third Monday in February.Eight other Canadian jurisdictions already have a paid holiday in February. Family Day will bring New Brunswick up to the national average of eight paid public holidays a year.Business groups expressed concern the holiday just adds to their their growing costs, but Gallant suggested Family Day will help the province's economic efforts."We are focused on growing the economy and providing good quality of life for New Brunswickers," he said in a news release.