OTTAWA -- The Thanksgiving long weekend means a number of closures and service reductions across Ottawa.
CTV News Ottawa looks at what's open and closed on Thanksgiving Monday.
COVID-19 testing
- The COVID-19 Assessment Centre at Brewer Arena will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
- CHEO Assessment Centre at Brewer Arena will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
- The COVID-19 Care Clinic on Moodie Drive will be open from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
- The COVID-19 Care Clinic on Heron Road will be open from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
- The COVID-19 Drive-Thru Assessment Centre on Coventry Road will be closed on Thanksgiving Monday.
City of Ottawa Services
- Ottawa City Hall and all client service centres are closed on Thanksgiving Monday
- Ottawa's 3-1-1 Contact Centre will be open for urgent matters that require the city's immediate attention
- Ottawa Public Library branches are closed
- All City of Ottawa child-care centres are closed on Monday
Green bin, recycling and garbage collection
- There will be no green bin, recycling or garbage collection on Thanksgiving Monday. Collection will be delayed by one day all week.
- Multi-residential garbage containers will be collected on the regular scheduled day
- Multi-residential recycling, green bin and bulky-item collection will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week
- The Trail Road waste facility will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ottawa public transit
- OC Transpo and O-Train service will operate on a Sunday schedule on Monday
- O-Train Line 1 will run from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- O-Train Line 2 replacement bus service will operate from 7:30 a.m. until 11 p.m.
- Visit octranspo.com for details
- Para Transpo will operate on a holiday schedule
Grocery stores/LCBO
- Farm Boy in the Rideau Centre is open Thanksgiving Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Loblaws Rideau Street is open Thanksgiving Monday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Loblaws on Isabella Street is open Thanksgiving Monday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Whole Foods at Lansdowne is open Thanksgiving Monday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The LCBO is closed on Thanksgiving Monday
Check with your local pharmacy for hours of operation
Malls/Shopping
- Rideau Centre: Open Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Monday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Bayshore Shopping Centre: Open Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., CLOSED on Thanksgiving Monday
- Carlingwood Shopping Centre: Open Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., CLOSED Thanksgiving Monday
- Place d'Orleans: Open Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., CLOSED Thanksgiving Monday
- St. Laurent Centre: Open Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., CLOSED on Thanksgiving Monday
- Tanger Outlets: Open Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., CLOSED on Thanksgiving Monday
Businesses in the ByWard Market and in the Glebe are allowed to open on Thanksgiving Monday.
Museums in Ottawa and Gatineau
Interactive exhibits or exhibits with high risk of personal contact in museums, galleries, zoos, science centres, landmarks, etc. are closed in Ottawa under the modified Stage 2 restrictions.
- The Canadian Museum of Nature will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Thanksgiving Monday
- The Canada Agriculture and Food Museum is open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Thanksgiving Monday
- The Canada Aviation and Space Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Thanksgiving Monday
- The Canada Science and Technology Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sunday and Thanksgiving Monday. The museum will be closed on Saturday.
- The National Gallery of Canada is open Friday, Saturday. Sunday and Thanksgiving Monday.
- The Canadian Museum of History is CLOSED, effective Sunday, as Gatineau moves to Quebec's maximum COVID-19 alert level.
- The Canadian War Museum is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Canadian War Museum is closed on Thanksgiving Monday.
- The Diefenbunker is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Diefenbunker is closed Thanksgiving Monday.
- The Ottawa Art Gallery is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday
