Starting next year, Family Day in B.C. will move to the third week in February so that itB次元官网网址檚 in line with other provinces.
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Family Day was set up in 2013 in B.C., following a public feedback session that recommended the holiday be on either the second or third Monday of February.
The Liberal government, under premier Christy Clark at the time, chose the second Monday.
That means in 2019, Family Day will fall on Feb. 18.