50-535: Port Perry is a community located in Scugog , Ontario, Canada. The town is located 84 kilometres (52 mi) northeast of central Toronto , north of Oshawa , and east of Whitby . Port Perry has a population of 9,553 as of 2021. Port Perry serves as the administrative and commercial centre for the township of Scugog. The town is home to a 24-bed hospital ( Lakeridge Health Port Perry ), Scugog Township's municipal offices and many retail establishments. Port Perry serves as
100-549: A labour rebellion leading to Jamaican independence. In 1972, prime minister Michael Manley promoted Labour Day as a showcase for the importance of labour to the development of Jamaica, and a day of voluntary community participation to beneficial projects. Since then, Labour Day has been not only a public holiday in Jamaica , but also a day of mass community involvement around the country. A public holiday in Japan , Labour Day
150-544: A consultant for its aerial and technical production. Port Perry is also used as exteriors for the TV series Hemlock Grove which is set in Western Pennsylvania. American TV Series "Jack Reacher" (Season 1) was shot around Downtown Port Perry in 2020–2021. The town's "Piano Inn & Cafe" was changed into a "JJ's Ale House" for the shoot. Port Perry was used as a small town known as Lakeside for season three of
200-560: A day off. Public servants , teachers and students do not have this day off. Labour Day was celebrated on 1 May in the Soviet Union , and the tradition lives on in Tajikistan as International Labour Day Although Labour Day is a working day , folk festivals, performances and fairs organised throughout the country create a holiday atmosphere. In Trinidad and Tobago , Labour Day is celebrated every 19 June. This public holiday
250-573: A hub for many small communities in the Scugog area, such as Greenbank, Raglan, Caesarea, Blackstock and Nestleton/Nestleton Station. The Great Blue Heron Charitable Casino is a major employer. Located at the basin of the Trent-Severn Waterways is Lake Scugog , one of Ontario's largest man-made lakes. The area around Port Perry was first surveyed as part of Reach Township by Major Samuel Street Wilmot in 1809. The first settler in
300-436: A population of 21,581 living in 8,243 of its 8,734 total private dwellings, a change of -0.2% from its 2016 population of 21,617 . With a land area of 474.38 km (183.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 45.5/km (117.8/sq mi) in 2021. Labour Day Labour Day is an annual day of celebration of the achievements of workers . It has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically
350-661: A public holiday , they are often combined to generate the "May long weekend" because 2 May is Polish National Flag Day . In the Philippines , Labor Day is a public holiday commemorated nationwide on 1 May. Initially observed in 1903 through a protest by the Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina in Manila during the American colonial era , it was officially recognised as a holiday in 1908, with
400-572: A special medal that is awarded to veterans of labour on the occasion of the holiday. Labour Day it is widely celebrated across the country with official speeches, award ceremonies, cultural events, etc. It is a non-working holiday for most citizens of Kazakhstan because it always falls on a weekend. A public holiday in Kenya , Labour Day is commemorated yearly every 1 May. This celebration is usually marked with song and dance as Kenyans gather at designated locations to celebrate and listen to speeches from
450-581: Is Port Perry (north of 7A). The council holds regular meetings, open to the public at the town hall in Port Perry . Mayor : Wilma Wotten Councillors : Port Perry is the chief commercial and administrative centre of the municipality. The township also includes the communities of: Reserves # 34 consists of two tracts, east of Mississauga's Trail between Hood Drive and Pogue Road as well as west of Mississauga's Trail from Pogue Road to Seven Mile Island Road/Chandler Drive. Great Blue Heron Casino
500-575: Is a national holiday in The Bahamas , celebrated on the first Friday in June in order to create a long weekend for workers. The traditional date of Labour Day in The Bahamas , however, is 7 June, in commemoration of a significant workers' strike that began on that day in 1942. Labour Day is meant to honour and celebrate workers and the importance of their contributions to the nation and society. In
550-549: Is a public holiday in many countries. For most countries, "Labour Day" is synonymous with, or linked with, International Workers' Day , which occurs on 1 May. Some countries vary the actual date of their celebrations so that the holiday occurs on a Monday close to 1 May. Some countries have a holiday at or around this date, but it is not a 'Labour Day' celebration. Labour Day is a public holiday in Australia on dates which vary between states and territories . In some states
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#1732781031613600-642: Is a statutory holiday in the People's Republic of China . It was a three-day holiday until 2008, but was only one day after 2008. However, the actual time off is often longer than the time off in the regulations, and the extra time off is usually supplemented by another two weekends, but since the extra time is not under an official holiday, the extra days must be "made up" by working on the preceding or following weekend. For example, in 2013, 1 May fell on Wednesday. Most workplaces, including all government offices, took 29 April (Monday) to 1 May (Wednesday) as days off. As
650-627: Is located on the reserve. A Health and Resource Centre and Reserves Administration Office are located on Island Road. Public Schools: High Schools: Catholic Schools: The largest private-sector employer in the area is the Great Blue Heron Casino , located on the Scugog First Nation on Scugog Island. Schneider Meats also has a facility in the Township. The Township is also a popular tourist destination due to
700-570: Is northeast of Toronto and just north of Oshawa . The anchor and largest population base of the township is Port Perry . The township has a population of roughly 22,500. A smaller Scugog Township was also a historic municipality and geographic township prior to the amalgamation that formed the current municipality. The original township of Scugog used to be divided between Reach and Cartwright townships in Ontario County and Northumberland and Durham County , respectively. When Lake Scugog
750-525: Is officially conflated with Thanksgiving on 23 November, as Labor Thanksgiving Day . Labour Day, a public holiday in Kazakhstan , is celebrated on the last Sunday in September. The holiday was officially established in late 2013. In 1995, the government of Kazakhstan replaced International Workers' Day with Kazakhstan People's Unity Day . Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev also instituted
800-542: The CP or CN mainlines running along the shore of Lake Ontario , or onto ships in Port Whitby. Businesses quickly moved out of Prince Albert and moved to Port Perry, leaving Prince Albert effectively a suburb of Port Perry today. The Port Perry Granary still stands as a tall sentinel on the shores of Lake Scugog and proud of being Canada's oldest grain elevator outlasting numerous fires and modern day demolition. The village
850-893: The Great Blue Heron Charity Casino , Scugog Memorial Library (featuring the Kent Farndale Art Gallery), the Scugog Shores Historical Museum and the Town Hall 1873 Centre for the Performing Arts. At many local farms, visitors may pick their own seasonal fruit (strawberries, raspberries, apples). In the summer, bass tournaments and lakeside activities are also featured. The Lake Scugog shoreline offers two popular lakeside parks, Palmer and Birdseye. There are active fishing seasons, both winter and summer. In
900-463: The Mississauga word sigaog , which means "waves leap over a canoe." This refers to the creation of Lake Scugog . Other sources indicate that it is an Ojibwe word meaning swampy or marshy land. The existence of two other lakes by the same name (neither of which is artificial) lends support to the latter etymology. The current township of Scugog was created in 1974 through the amalgamation of
950-736: The Royal Commission on the Relations of Labour and Capital in Canada, chaired by James Sherrard Armstrong (1886–88) and Augustus Toplady Freed (1888–89), recommended recognition of an official "labour day" by the federal government . In March and April 1894, unions lobbied Parliament to recognise Labour Day as a public holiday. Legislation was introduced in May by prime minister Sir John Thompson and received royal assent in July 1894. 1 May
1000-399: The eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. For most countries, Labour Day is synonymous with, or linked with, International Workers' Day , which occurs on 1 May. For other countries, Labour Day is celebrated on a different date, often one with special significance for the labour movement in that country. Labour Day
1050-631: The railway to the town in 1867, and the first train on the Port Whitby and Port Perry Railway reached the terminus in Port Perry in 1872. In the following year the grain elevator was built, still standing today as Canada's oldest existing grain elevator . Cargo from all over northern Ontario was shipped via the Trent-Severn Waterway to Port Perry via Lake Scugog , and then via the railway to Whitby, where it could be loaded onto
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#17327810316131100-641: The Amazon show American Gods (TV series) . They painted the shop portion of the Mill black, and the "PORT PERRY" wording at the top of the Old Mill was changed to "LAKESIDE" for the duration of filming. Outdoor scenes of the movie Thanksgiving were filmed in downtown Port Perry. Scugog Scugog is a township in the Regional Municipality of Durham , south-central Ontario , Canada . It
1150-589: The afternoon of Labour Day is a time to relax at home or perhaps visit the beach. Labour Day ( French : Fête du Travail ) has been marked as a statutory public holiday in Canada on the first Monday in September since 1894. Its origins can be traced back to numerous local demonstrations and celebrations in earlier decades. Such events assumed political significance when a labour demonstration in Toronto in April 1872, in support of striking printers, led directly to
1200-455: The area was Reuben Crandell, a United Empire Loyalist who built a homestead with his wife in May 1821. Their original home is still in use and can be seen on King Street between Prince Albert and Manchester. In November 1821, Lucy Ann Crandell became the first child of European descent born in the area. In 1831, Crandell and his family moved to a homestead at what became Crandell's Corners (later called Borelia). It had its own Post Office, near
1250-589: The attack on United States workers on the first May Day parade in the Haymarket affair . In 1901, the holiday was moved to the first Monday in May, to ensure a long weekend. Bangladesh Garment Sramik Sanghati, an organisation working for the welfare of garment workers, has requested that 24 April be declared Labour Safety Day in Bangladesh , in memory of the victims of the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse . However, Bangladesh does observe May Day on 1 May. Labour Day
1300-548: The birthday of Queen Victoria and her emancipation of slaves in Jamaica and the West Indies . As its name suggests, the day was used to celebrate the British Empire , complete with flag-raising ceremonies and the singing of patriotic songs. In 1961, Chief Minister , Norman Manley , proposed the replacement of Empire Day with Labour Day, a celebration in commemoration of 23 May 1938, when Alexander Bustamante led
1350-521: The capital city, Nassau , thousands of people come to watch a parade through the streets, which begins at mid-morning. Bands in colourful uniforms, traditional African Junkanoo performers, and members of various labour unions and political parties are all part of the procession, which ends up at the Southern Recreation Grounds, where government officials make speeches for the occasion. For many residents and visitors to The Bahamas,
1400-436: The casino and recreational opportunities from Lake Scugog. Many residents also commute to other Durham Region communities and further afield by road. Main roads in Scugog are: There are two airports in Scugog, both are public airfields used by small propeller aircraft: Lakeridge Health Port Perry site has a helipad for air ambulance use only. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Scugog had
1450-645: The complex. The Rec centre contains: 2 Ice Rinks, 2 seasonal floor pads in the summer, 3 meeting rooms, 1 banquet hall, 1 commercial kitchen and 2 multi purpose rec rooms. The centre also hosts the Scugog Sports Hall of Fame, and is the main hub for Camp Scugog. The arena is home to North Durham Minor Hockey, the Central Ontario Wolves and the Port Perry Lumberjacks . Port Perry has attracted many film crews over
1500-809: The date commemorates the Eight Hours Day march (see below). It is the first Monday in October in the Australian Capital Territory , New South Wales and South Australia . In Victoria and Tasmania , it is the second Monday in March (though the latter calls it the Eight Hours Day). In Western Australia , Labour Day is the first Monday in March. In Queensland and the Northern Territory , Labour Day occurs on
1550-496: The eight-hour working day movement that arose in the newly founded Wellington colony in 1840, primarily because of carpenter Samuel Duncan Parnell 's refusal to work more than eight hours a day. That year, Parnell reportedly told a prospective employer: "There are twenty-four hours per day given us; eight of these should be for work, eight for sleep, and the remaining eight for recreation". The first Labour Day in New Zealand
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1600-816: The enactment of the Trade Union Act, a law that confirmed the legality of unions. On 22 July 1882, a labour celebration in Toronto attracted the attention of American labour leader Peter J. McGuire , who organised a similar parade in New York City on 5 September that year. Unions associated with the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor in both Canada and the United States subsequently promoted parades and festivals on
1650-583: The first Monday in May (though the latter calls it May Day). It is on the fourth Monday of March in the territory of Christmas Island . The first march for an eight-hour day by the labour movement occurred in Melbourne on 21 April 1856. On this day, stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne stopped work and marched from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour day. Their direct action protest
1700-567: The first Monday in September. In Canada, local celebrations took place in Hamilton , Oshawa , Montreal , St. Catharines , Halifax , Ottawa , Vancouver and London during these years. Montreal declared a civic holiday in 1889. In Nova Scotia , coal miners had been holding picnics and parades since 1880 to celebrate the anniversary of their union, the Provincial Workmen's Association, first organised in 1879. In addition, in 1889,
1750-605: The first official commemoration taking place in 1913. In Switzerland, Labour Day on 1 May is not a federal holiday across the entire country, but several of the Swiss cantons have made it one of their cantonal holidays. In the Canton of Fribourg , it is traditional for children to go singing at people's doors in exchange for sweets and money. Labour Day, observed 1 May, in Taiwan , is an official holiday , though not everybody gets
1800-733: The first two days were not statutory holidays, they had to be "made up" by working the preceding weekend (27 and 28 April). Labour Day, observed 1 May, has been considered a public holiday in Hong Kong since 1999. The first Labour Day was celebrated in India on 1 May 1923, in Chennai (then known as Madras), organised by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan . Before 1961, 24 May was celebrated in Jamaica as Empire Day in honour of
1850-680: The government legislated that the day be a public holiday through the Labour Day Act of 1899. The day was set as the second Wednesday in October and first celebrated the following year, in 1900. In 1910, the holiday was moved to the fourth Monday in October. In Pakistan, 1 May is Labour Day and is a public holiday all over the nation. Poland celebrates Labour Day on 1 May. Since 3 May is the Constitution Day (and Catholic holiday - The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland ), also
1900-602: The leadership of the country. Francis Atwoli , Secretary General of the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) has been vocal in spearheading the celebrations in the country while advocating for favourable working conditions for the Kenyan people. In Macau , 1 May is a public holiday and is officially known as Dia do Trabalhador ( Portuguese for 'Workers' Day'). On 1 May, people in Malaysia take
1950-409: The original townships of Scugog, Reach and Cartwright and the town of Port Perry . The Township of Scugog is governed by a mayor, and five councillors elected on the basis of one per ward. Ward 1 includes Greenbank, Seagrave, Epsom, Utica and Manchester. Ward 2 is Port Perry (South of 7A) and Prince Albert. Ward 3 is Scugog Island. Ward 4 is Blackstock, Nestleton Station, Nestleton and Caesarea. Ward 5
2000-576: The present-day junction of Queen Street and Highway 7A . Settler Peter Perry laid out village lots on the shore of Lake Scugog in 1848 on the site of a former native village known as Scugog Village. The townsite was named Port Perry in 1852 and its first Postmaster was Joseph Bigelow. It was incorporated as a village in 1871. At the time there was an intense rivalry between Port Perry and two nearby towns, Prince Albert and Manchester. Expecting great things for "his" town, Peter Perry predicted that goats would eat grass off of Prince Albert's main street. At
2050-672: The summer, the town features the festivals Mississauga First Nation Pow Wow, the Highland Games, the Dragon Boat Races and StreetFest. Port Perry is also home to the Theatre on The Ridge summer theatre festival featuring 6 shows performed at Townhall 1873 during July and August. Its annual fair, held every Labour Day weekend, has been running for over 150 years. There are also golf courses, both public and private. Other attractions in Port Perry and surrounding area include
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2100-417: The time to remember the economic and social accomplishments of the labour movement. Also known as May Day, this public holiday is sometimes celebrated with groups organising parades, rallies or both, to promote and protect workers' rights. Labour Day ( Māori : Te Rā Whakanui i ngā Kaimahi ) is a public holiday in New Zealand and is held on the fourth Monday in October. Its origins are traced back to
2150-409: The time, Prince Albert sat astride a planked toll road running south to Whitby . Grain and lumber from areas throughout the area south-east of Lake Simcoe fed through Prince Albert, which was a major grain trading area. Perry and others in Port Perry felt a railway was a much better option, and Perry's prediction would eventually come true. A group of local businessmen started the process of bringing
2200-494: The winter months, Lake Scugog is dotted with ice-fishing huts and is a destination for ice fishermen and snowmobilers. The township of Scugog built the Scugog Community Recreation Centre in the late 1977 as a replacement for the old downtown arena. The original facility contained just one pad with 6 dressing rooms. In 1995 a community centre was built and In 2004 there was a second pad attached to
2250-608: The years, both for feature film and television ; it doubled as the fictional Maine town of Mooseport in the 2004 film Welcome to Mooseport and was used briefly as a small town in New Hampshire during the sixth season of The West Wing . The town was the primary production location for the 1996 film, Fly Away Home , based on Port Perry inventor Bill Lishman 's experiments in the 1980s and 1990s imprinting geese in order to alter and preserve migration routes. The film fictionalized Lishman's personal life, but used him as
2300-502: Was a success, and they are noted as being among the first organised workers in the world to achieve an eight-hour day, with no loss of pay. Labour Day was first celebrated with a public holiday in Queensland in 1865 as Eight Hours Celebration Day. It occurred on 1 March ( Saint David's Day ) and celebrated the winning of an eight-hour work day by Brisbane workers in 1858. The date was moved to May Day around 1896, in solidarity with
2350-665: Was amalgamated with Cartwright, Reach and Scugog Townships to form the Township of Scugog in 1974 upon the creation of the Regional Municipality of Durham. An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected at the Scugog Shores Museum by the province to commemorate cartoonist Jimmy Frise 's role in Ontario's heritage. Port Perry's Victorian-era downtown is a tourist destination, with clothing stores, restaurants, cafés, bookstores, galleries and antique shops. In
2400-510: Was celebrated on 28 October 1890, which marked the first anniversary of the Maritime Council, an organisation of transport and mining unions. Several thousand trade union members and supporters attended parades in the main city centres. Government employees were given the day off to attend, and many businesses closed for at least part of the day. Initially, the day was variously called Labour Day or Labour Demonstration Day. In 1899,
2450-461: Was created by a dam in Lindsay in 1834, flooding created an island known as Scugog Island. The island was separated from Reach and Cartwright to form Scugog Township in 1856. In 1872 George Currie built a grain elevator which is currently Canada's oldest grain elevator. The new township was part of Ontario County. According to Alan Rayburn's Place Names of Ontario , the name Scugog is derived from
2500-582: Was proposed in 1973 to be commemorated on the anniversary of the labour riots led by Tubal Uriah Butler in 1937, part of the British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939 . In Turkey , 1 May ( Turkish : Emek ve Dayanışma Günü ) is an official holiday known as Labour and Solidarity Day. However, the state prohibits some demonstrations made by left-wing protesters, particularly those in Taksim , which carries historical significance due to
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