Next Monday, September 6, 2011, is Labour Day here in Canada (aka Labor Day if you are in the USA) and that means some special hours for a few departments here at OpenSRS.
First, the official business: Our Technical support team continues to be available 24/7 to assist you. Please note that during this closure, there will be:
- No orders or requests processed for the following TLD’s: .at, .fr, .ch, .li, .dk, .com.mx
- No special processing for .ca (registrant transfers, conflicting and municipal registrations) or .eu/.be (redemptions).
Here are the hours by department:
| Department | Dates and Hours |
|---|---|
| Technical Support | Regular hours |
| Payments | Email support: [email protected] |
| Compliance | Closed Sept 6th (Monday) |
| Service Bureau | Closed Sept 6th (Monday) |
About Labour Day
With that stuff out of the way, I will note that I used to find it kind of ironic that we celebrate Labour Day by not working. However, a quick read on Wikipedia revealed that the origins of Labour Day in Canada can be traced back to December 1872 when a parade was staged in support of the Toronto Typographical Union’s strike for a 58-hour work-week. Makes much more sense!
Absolutely true facts about Canadians
As is also the tradition here on the blog, I’ll now provide some interesting insights and facts about what we do on long weekends in Canada so that we can further some stereotypes about Canadians.
Here in Ontario, Labour Day is an official day of mourning for kids, and a day of wild celebrations for parents (by government proclaimation). You see, it’s the unofficial last day of summer as everyone is back to school dark and early on Tuesday morning.
It’s also yet another opportunity for many Canadians to drink beer and head for the cottage (preferably in the opposite order – drive to the cottage, then drink beer – Arrive Alive. Drive Sober). In fact, this weekend is one of the last chances to get out on the water before the switchover from jet skis to snowmobiles happens (typical September weather for Toronto is shown to the right).
Those that stick around the city, especially here in Toronto, get to enjoy the last couple of days of the Canadian National Exhibition (the Ex!) just a few minutes south of the Tucows head office at the CNE grounds. It’s deep-fried everything for two weeks. Last year it was deep fried butter…this year it’s deep fried Coke!