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Jun

Jun
24
Event Type
General

Last Day of School

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Two children leap into the air with coloured balloons against a background of mountains and sunshine.
Jun
25
Event Type
General

Administrative Day

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Design element
Jun
26
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Summer Vacation

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Three children leap off a dock into a lake at sunset

Aug

Aug
1
Event Type
General

August 1 marks the actual day in 1834 that the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 came into effect across what was then the British Empire.

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A black and white historic photo of a man in a top hat riding a horse at the front of a parade of people

Sep

Sep
8
Event Type
Special Events

"Literacy is a fundamental human right for all. It opens the door to the enjoyment of other human rights, greater freedoms, and global citizenship." UNESCO

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Child in purple shirt and grey jeans sitting holding an open book in one hand and tablet in the other.
Sep
30
Event Type
Special Events

SD8 joins the rest of Canada to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. September 30 honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

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Orange t-shirt with white text saying "Every Child Matters"
Sep
30
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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Orange Shirt Day

Oct

Oct
10
Event Type
Special Events
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Three young people sit in camping chairs looking out onto a mountain vista

May

May
5
Event Type
Special Events

National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S

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A short-sleeved red dress hanging on hanger in an oak tree