Grocery stores, malls closed across Canada on Thanksgiving Monday
Public transit will run on holiday schedules and most municipal services will be unavailable.
Grocery stores and major shopping malls are closed across parts of Canada on Thanksgiving Monday, with public transit operating on holiday schedules and garbage collection paused.
In the Halifax area, Sobeys, Walmart, Atlantic Superstore and Costco will be closed, along with the Halifax Shopping Centre, Mic Mac Mall and Sunnyside Mall.
Halifax Transit and the Alderney ferry service will operate on holiday schedules, with the first ferry departing the Alderney terminal at 7:30 a.m. and the last leaving the Halifax terminal at 11:45 p.m.
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There will be no garbage, organics or recyclables collection, and the Otter Lake Waste Management Facility and Materials Recovery Facility will be closed.
Many municipally operated recreation facilities will be closed, excluding the Sackville Sports Stadium, and on-street paid parking will be free.
The 311 contact centre will be closed for full-service requests, but urgent calls can still be reported.
In Ottawa, OC Transpo bus and O-Train service will run on a Sunday schedule.
O-Train Line 1 will run from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Lines 2 and 4 will run from 7:30 a.m to 11:30 p.m.
The city urged commuters to plan ahead using its Travel Planner or Transit app and is offering a “2-for-1 DayPass” where two riders get unlimited trips all day for $12.25.
Regular bookings for Para Transpo will be automatically cancelled, but customers may book trips by calling 613-560-5000 or using My Para Transpo.
Most grocery stores around Ottawa will close for Thanksgiving, but select locations will remain open.
LCBO and Beer Stores will be closed all day, while the Rideau Centre will be open from 10 a.m. to -6 p.m. and Tanger Outlets will be open.
There will not be any curbside green bin, garbage or recycling pickup, with collection delayed by one day for the rest of the week.
Select pools, arenas and fitness complexes will operate on a modified schedule, while most other recreation and community centres will be closed.
City-operated museums, galleries, Ben Franklin Place, Shenkman Arts Centre, and the Nepean Creative and Visual Arts Centres will be closed.
All four Employment and Social Services offices and all municipal child care centres will be closed.
The Ottawa 3-1-1 Contact Centre will be open for urgent matters only, while ServiceOttawa’s Client Services counters and phone lines will be closed.
The Site mobile van will open from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., while the Sexual Health Clinic, Dental clinics, Parenting-In-Ottawa drop-ins and satellite clinics will be closed.
All branches of Ottawa Public Library will be closed, reopening with regular hours on Tuesday.
The Ottawa Mission shelter will open its doors on Monday, serving a full Thanksgiving meal from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Most New Brunswick retailers will be closed on Thanksgiving Monday, according to Your Saint John.
Most Ontario retailers will be closed on Thanksgiving Monday, according to Your Kenora.
With files from CBC News, CityNews and Your Saint John