What’s open, what’s closed this Thanksgiving long weekend

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It’s the Thanksgiving long weekend and many Manitobans will be digging into turkey dinner with all the trimmings, visiting family and friends or just getting the lawn and flower beds ready for the winter.

The Free Press does not publish a print edition on Monday, Oct. 9, but readers can visit winnipegfreepress.com for the latest news and information.

Many businesses and government services change their hours over the weekend. Here’s a snapshot of what’s open and closed:

 

SHOPPING

Most malls will be open on Monday, but with reduced hours of either 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., or 11 a.m to 6 p.m.

The Forks Market is open regular hours.

Most grocery stores, including Safeway, Sobeys, Co-op, Superstore and Walmart, are open on Monday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Manitoba Liquor Mart stores in Winnipeg and Brandon will open at 10 a.m. and close at 6 p.m., except for the outlet at cityplace, which will be closed. For details on exceptions and rural Liquor Mart hours, visit www.LiquorMarts.ca/hours.

Beer vendors and private wine stores set their own hours for the holiday, so Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries suggests the best way to find out if the one near you will be open is to call.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

The Assiniboine Park Zoo is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with gates closing at 4:30 p.m.

The Manitoba Museum is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It’s one of the last days to see the photographic exhibitions Northern Stars and Eyes on the Arctic put on by the U.S. Consulate in Winnipeg to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation.

The Manitoba Children’s Museum is open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Winnipeg Art Gallery is closed Monday.

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is featuring the exhibit Canadian Doctors in the Field with artifacts telling the stories of three doctors, including Norman Bethune.

FortWhyte Alive is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Movie theatres are open.

 

RECYCLING AND TRASH

Recycling, garbage and lawn waste will be collected as regularly scheduled on Thanksgiving Day for residents who have Monday pickup.

The Brady Road landfill is open Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Monday from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Brady 4R Depot is open to residential customers the same hours on Saturday and Sunday, but on Monday it is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Pacific 4R Depot is open to residential customers on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., but closed on Monday.

 

 

LEISURE ACTIVITIES

All Leisure Centres will be closed Monday, but they are open regular hours on Saturday and Sunday.

Harbour View, John Blumberg, Kildonan Park and Windsor Park golf courses will be open from sunrise to sunset on Monday, but the Crescent Drive Golf Course closed for the season last Monday. 

All City of Winnipeg swimming pools will be closed Monday except the Pan Am Pool, which is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex, which is open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

 

WINNIPEG TRANSIT

On Monday, buses will operate on the Sunday schedule.

For route and schedule details, visit Winnipeg Transit or contact 311 24 hours a day by phone or email at 311@winnipeg.ca

 

LIBRARIES

All Winnipeg Public Library branches are closed on Monday.

For detailed information on library hours, call 311 or visit the Winnipeg Public Library website.

 

CEMETERIES

Brookside, St. Vital and Transcona cemetery grounds are open for visitation from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., through the weekend including Monday. Cemetery offices will be closed on the holiday. 

For more information on city cemeteries, visit the municipal cemeteries branch online or contact 311.

 

GOVERNMENT SERVICES

Civic, provincial and federal offices are closed Monday.

The Winnipeg Parking Authority is closed Monday. To pay a parking ticket online or by phone go to www.theparkingstore.winnipeg.ca/ or call 311.

The Winnipeg Animal Services Agency will be closed on Monday.

There is no mail delivery on Monday. Canada Post offices are closed, but post offices operated by the private sector will be open according to the hours of service of the host business.