Canada Day roundup: what’s open, what’s closed

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This article was published 30/06/2015 (3937 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

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Your guide to openings and closings and what to do this July holiday.

Shopping

Grocery Stores:
 
Safeway – closed
Red River Co-op – closed
Sobeys – closed, except Sobeys Cash and Carry

Malls:
 
Polo Park – closed
St. Vital – closed
Kildonan Place – closed
Grant Park – closed
 
Movie Theatres:
 
Silver City Polo Park – open
Silver City St. Vital – open
Grant Park Cinema – open

City services

Winnipeg Transit:
 
Buses will follow a regular Sunday schedule, with some service changes and some re-routed buses. See its website to find out more.
 
Added Service:
 
A free shuttle from Osborne Village to the Forks through downtown will run every 10 minutes from noon to midnight

Extra service on Portage Avenue linking Assiniboine Park and the Forks
 
Post-Fireworks Service:
 
For those leaving the Forks, there will be extra buses to all parts of the city staged at Main Street at York

For those leaving Assiniboine Park heading downtown, there will be five extra buses parked eastbound on Portage Avenue at Overdale.
 
Libraries:
 
Closed
 
Wading Pools:
 
17 are open:
 
Westdale
John Steele Park
Sturgeon Heights Park
McKittrick Park
Brock Cordova Park
Dakota Park
Ducharme Park
Central Park
Vimy Ridge Memorial Park
Machray Park
Norquay Community Centre
Shaughnessy Park
Weston Park
West Kildonan Memorial Community Centre
Bronx Park
Keenleyside Park
Pirates Park
 
Outdoor Pools:
 
Open, weather permitting
 
Spray Pads:
 
Open, weather permitting

Garbage and Recycling Collection:

As usual

Fun Stuff

Manitoba Museum – open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Winnipeg Art Gallery – open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Canadian Museum for Human Rights – open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Children’s Museum – open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Royal Western Canadian Aviation Museum – open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Assiniboine Park Zoo – open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Party roundup

Our home and native land is turning 148, although it doesn’t look a day over 125. Here’s a list of birthday celebrations and other family friendly Canada Day activities to choose from across the city: