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The legislative Assembly of Alberta
(BILL 217)

POLISH-CANADIAN HERITAGE DAY ACT

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows:
Purposes 1 
The purposes of this Act are
(a) to recognize the impact and contributions that the Polish community has had on Alberta since the arrival of the first Polish immigrants in Medicine Hat in 1885, and
(b) to encourage all Albertans to recognize the contributions of Albertans of Polish-Canadian heritage to Alberta.
Polish-Canadian Heritage Day 2 
The second Sunday in June of each year is to be known as Polish- Canadian Heritage Day.

June 12, 2022
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