This issue of the newsletter should be arriving around the Family Day weekend. First celebrated in Alberta in 1990, we were the only province to have a statutory holiday in February until 2007 when Saskatchewan created its Family Day holiday. Most of the other provinces followed suit over the next ten years. Interestingly, the date chosen by the Alberta government for this holiday (the third Monday in February), was selected to coincide with the Washington’s Birthday holiday in the United States, in order to avoid disrupting trade with our neighbour south of the border. As I write this, it is the day before President Trump’s inauguration so I, like the rest of you, am waiting to see how the new U.S. leader will impact our relationship with our largest trading partner. I wonder if he will factor into his decisions the accommodation we Albertans extended when Family Day was created.
February is also important as it is Heart Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of cardiovascular health. It is an opportunity to focus on what we can do to improve our heart health.
As is stated on our website, the BRCA is the heart of our community. In order to keep that heart beating strongly we rely on volunteers like you. If you are interested in assisting the BRCA with its activities and programs further details are on the website.
Alex MacWilliam
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