What’s Open And Closed Civic Holiday Monday, Aug. 1st 2022

It’s a long weekend! You know what that means. Time to look at what’s open and what’s closed. This Monday, Aug 1st is Civic Holiday Monday and that’s going to bring a number of adjusted hours in various regions as well as numerous closures.

Here are some changes you can expect:

• Most major banks will be closed.
• All Public Library locations will be closed on on either/or/both Sunday, July 31 and Monday, Aug. 1.
• All community centres will be closed on Monday, Aug. 1st or have adjusted hours.
• Federal, municipal and provincial buildings will all be closed.
• Post offices will be closed on Monday.
• Animal shelters and control will be closed Aug. 1.
• Most transit will be running on a Sunday or Holiday schedule.
• Indoor sport facility and offices will be closed on Monday, Aug. 1, while the outdoor sports fields will remain open for scheduled rentals.
• Many indoor pool facilities will be closed on Monday, Aug. 1.
• Seniors centres will either be closed or run on a modified schedule.
• There is no waste collection on August 1st for Hamilton or Waterloo region. Collection days will be one day later.
• LCBO stores will be closed on Monday.
• Most Beer Stores locations will be closed, some will be open with adjusted hours.
• Many malls will be closed, though some will remain open with adjusted hours.
• Major grocery stores like Fortinos, Metro, FreshCo and No Frills will be closed on Monday.
• Many Shopper’s Drug Mart locations will be open on Aug. 1st, but not all.
• Most tourist destinations will be open and operational but may have adjusted hours.

As always on a long weekend be sure to pick up what you need either Friday or Saturday to be safe, and call ahead if you are thinking of heading out on Monday so you don’t end up wasting your time with a needless trip.