Retail businesses will be closed and public services such as mail delivery will be cancelled on Monday for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Here’s a look at what’s open and closed on Oct. 8 in Hamilton and Burlington.
What’s open
- The HSR will be operating on a Sunday/holiday schedule. ATS-DARTS is on holiday service. GO Transit is running on a Sunday schedule. Burlington Transit will operate on holiday service
- Movie theatres, the Royal Botanical Gardens, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
- A select few malls throughout the Greater Toronto Area, including CF Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto Premium Outlets in Halton Hills and Square One in Mississauga
What’s closed
- Federal, provincial and municipal government offices and courts in Hamilton and Burlington
- Banks, malls and most retail outlets
- Hamilton garbage, recycling and compost collection will be a day later if your designated day falls on or after the holiday
- Hamilton recreation centres, arenas, senior clubs and senior centres. For recreation hours in Burlington, check the city’s website
- The Hamilton Animal Services Shelter, Hamilton Public Library branches and The farmers’ market are closed on both Sunday and Monday
- The Tourism Hamilton Visitor Information Centre
- Hamilton Civic museums
- Animal Shelter and Control in Burlington