Monday, Oct. 12 is Thanksgiving, a time spent gathered around the table with family, friends and possibly a roast turkey.
Thanksgiving is also a statutory public holiday in Ontario. Here’s what will be open and closed this holiday Monday:
OC Transpo and Para Transpo
OC Transpo bus and O-Train service will run on a Sunday schedule. Meaning, O-Train Line 1 will run from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and O-Train Lines 2 and 4 will run from 7:30 a.m to 11:30 p.m.
In a release, the city urges commuters to plan ahead using the Travel Planner or Transit app made for OC Transpo customers. On Thanksgiving weekend, OC Transpo is offering a “2-for-1 DayPass” where two riders get unlimited trips all day for $12.25.
Regular bookings or recurring trips for Para Transpo on Monday will be automatically cancelled. The city said customers may book trips for Thanksgiving by calling 613-560-5000 or using My Para Transpo. The reservation phone line will remain open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Grocery and Retail
Most grocery stores around Ottawa will close for Thanksgiving, but select locations will remain open:
Farm Boy Metcalfe will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Farm Boy Rideau will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Whole Foods at Lansdowne will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Loblaws on Isabella Street will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Loblaws on Rideau Street will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Metro Glebe on Bank Street will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Metro on Rideau Street will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
LCBO and Beer Stores will be closed all day on Monday. Rideau Centre and will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Monday. Tanger Outlets will be open as well, but other malls are set to close.
Waste collection
There will not be any curbside green bin, garbage or recycling pick up on Thanksgiving Monday, Oct. 12. Pickup will instead occur on Tuesday, Oct. 13 and delay usual collection by one day for the rest of the week.
City-run services
Select pools, arenas and fitness complexes will operate on a modified schedule, available by checking the the facility pages for details of modified hours or schedules. 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.
Additionally, all four Employment and Social Services offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 12. Similarly, all municipal child care centres will be closed on Monday.
The Ottawa 3-1-1 Contact Centre will be open for urgent matters only and residents can submit to ottawa.ca/311 for a request online. 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.
Finally, all branches of Ottawa Public Library will be closed on Monday, Oct. 12, reopening with regular hours on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
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