On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain and a federation of four provinces: Nova Scotia; New Brunswick; Ontario; and Quebec. The anniversary of this date was called Dominion Day until 1982. Since 1983, July 1 has been officially known as Canada Day.
Our management team meets once a month to discuss items that affect workouts, meet schedules, YRRC website & promotion etc. We welcome member input regarding agenda items to be discussion – please email them to Fred Robbins, our Head Coach and Club Director (fred@yrrc.ca), as well as Mike Rusheleau, our Webmanager (mike@yrrc.ca).
The first Monday of August is a holiday for people in many parts of Canada. It is a statutory holiday in some provinces and territories but in others it has another legal status. It is often called the "August Holiday", "Civic Holiday", "Provincial Day" or other local names, such as Terry Fox Day in Manitoba.
The Outdoor Cross Country (XC) Season begins on Monday August 25th at the Stouffville Track. Registration for this season will open on Monday August 11th. Please go to yrrc.ca/registration to register once the club has put out a Twitter Post announcing that registration is open.
Our management team meets once a month to discuss items that affect workouts, meet schedules, YRRC website & promotion etc. We welcome member input regarding agenda items to be discussion – please email them to Fred Robbins, our Head Coach and Club Director (fred@yrrc.ca), as well as Mike Rusheleau, our Webmanager (mike@yrrc.ca).
Labour Day in Canada is celebrated on the first Monday of September. It originally gave workers the chance to campaign for better working conditions or pay. The day is now part of a long weekend for many Canadians.
For the September 25th workout onward at Bruce's Mill parents are asked to park on Warden Avenue just south of Stouffville Road on the east side, and then take the path to walk into the park. Monday evening XC workouts are not affected by this venue change and will continue as normal at the Stouffville […]