Family Day 2022: What’s open and closed in Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara Region

Monday will be a day off for most Ontarians as the province celebrates Family Day, the second long weekend of 2022.

The easing of some of the province’s COVID-19-related public health measures initially scheduled for Feb. 21 was moved up to Feb. 17, mostly surrounding capacity limits.

Here’s a list of some things to know in regard to what will and not be operating in Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara Region on Monday, Feb. 21.

Administrative offices: Offices are closed on Monday.

Licensing and By-Law Services: licensing and by-law phone queue line will be closed on Monday. Service will resume on Tuesday.

Green bin, garbage and recycling: No collection on Monday. Pickup will be one day later if it falls on or after the holiday. The city says all materials must be at the curb by 7 a.m.​ Community Recycling Centres and Transfer Stations will be closed.

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HSR Bus: Buses will operate on regular Sunday/holiday service on Monday.

GO Transit: Trains and buses are operating on a Saturday schedule.

ATS DARTS: Darts will run on a holiday schedule (6:30 to 12:30 a.m.) All subscription trips on Darts, with the exception of dialysis, are cancelled for Feb. 21. If passengers need to travel, they must make an advance reservation to do so.

Ontario Works: The program, including the Special Supports, will be closed. Phone service will resume on Tuesday.

Recreation centres: Either will be closed or on a modified (four hour) schedule.

• Closed: Ancaster Aquatic, Ancaster Rotary, Central Memorial, Dalewood, Dominic Agostino, Dundas, Dundas Lions, Eastmount, H.G. Brewster, Hill Park, Jimmy Thompson, Norman Pinky, Ryerson, Sir Allan MacNab, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Sir Winston Churchill, Valley Park and Winona.
• Open: Bennetto (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), Bernie Morelli (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.), Huntington Park (12 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Stoney Creek Recreation (11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Westmount (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.).

Hamilton civic museums: Dundurn National Historic Site, the Hamilton Military Museum and the Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology will be open on Feb. 21.

Tourism Hamilton visitor information centre: Closed until further notice.

Hamilton Public Library: All HPL branches are closed. For information on what services are operating visit, the library’s website at hpl.ca.

Social services: Housing services, as well as the Career Development Centre and Special Supports, will be closed on Family Day.

Senior centres: These will either be closed or run on a modified (four hour) schedule.

• Closed: Ancaster, Flambrough, Club 60, Dundas, Main Hess, Putman, Rosedale, Southwest, Victoria Park, Warden Park, Winona and YWCA MacNab Street.
• Open: Sackville Hill (9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

Arenas: Either closed or on a modified schedule.

Animal services: Closed on Monday.

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope: Closed. Weekly hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Wednesday to Sunday.

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Government offices: government locations such as city hall, municipal offices and facilities will be closed.

Administrative services: Services including parks, roads and forestry, will be closed on Family Day. Only snow removal and urgent services will be provided.

Animal Shelter and Control:  Closed Monday. Emergencies can be called in to 905-335-3030.

Recreation centres: Most city pools, arenas and community centres are all closed until further notice as part of Ontario’s stay-at-home order. Some outdoor recreation facilities will be open, weather permitting. Visit burlington.ca/outdoorplay for more information.

Halton Provincial Offences Court: Closed on Monday.

Free parking: Available Monday in the downtown core in municipal lots, on-street and in the parking garage, however, the Waterfront parking lots (east and west) do not provide free parking on statutory holidays. No on-street parking is permitted during a snow event or for 24 hours after the snow event has been declared over.

Burlington Transit: Transit will operate a holiday schedule Monday. The downtown transit terminal, specialized dispatch and the administration office will be closed.

Government offices: city halls, the Enterprise Centre and administration offices are all closed on Family Day.

Parks, recreation and culture services:  Administration offices are all closed on Feb. 21.

Community centres:  All older adult centres and arenas will either be closed or have reduced hours on Family Day. There is outdoor skating at Partridge Park, St. Patrick’s Park, and Port Dalhousie Lions Park. Supervision and COVID-19 safety rules will apply.

St. Catharines Museum; Welland Canals Centre: Both facilities will be open Monday between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

St. Catharines Transit; Niagara Falls Transit: Both services will operate on a holiday schedule for Family Day.

Welland Transit: No daytime or evening service Monday.

Canada Post: Outlets will be open on Feb 21. Standard mail collection and delivery will take place on Family Day.

Grocery stores: Major grocery stores like Fortinos, Metro, Fresh Co. and No Frills will be closed on Monday.

Shoppers Drug Mart: Many locations will be open on Feb. 21, but not all. Family day hours can be seen on the Shoppers store locator map.

Malls: All major shopping centres in Hamilton, Burlington, St. Catharines and Niagara Falls will be closed.

• Eastgate Square: Closed
• Lime Ridge Mall: Closed
• The Centre on Barton: Most stores will be closed.
• The Pen Centre: Closed
• Fairview Mall: Closed
• Mapleview Centre: Closed
• Burlington Centre: Closed
• Outlet Collection at Niagara Falls: Open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• CF Toronto Eaton Centre: Open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Toronto Premium Outlets in Halton Hills: Open from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Pacific Mall in Toronto: Open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

In Toronto, retailers in designated tourist areas such as Yorkville, downtown Yonge, Queen’s Quay West and the Distillery District can stay open, according to City of Toronto bylaws.

Walmart: Most Walmarts in the GTHA will be closed but the Niagara Falls Supercentre on Oakwood Drive will be open on Feb. 21 between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.

Alcohol

The Beer Store: Stores will be closed.

LCBO: Stores will be closed.

Tourist destinations

Niagara Falls: Most Niagara Falls attractions will be running on the holiday Monday, including the Whirlpool Aero Car, Journey Behind the Falls, Botanical Gardens, Butterfly Conservatory and all the nature and garden parks and centres. However, some heritage sites like the McKenzie Printery and McFarland House will be closed. Also, some dining spots like the Whirlpool Restaurant and Legends On The Niagara will be closed.

Toronto: Most Toronto attractions will be open on Feb. 21 including:

• Ripley’s Aquarium (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets needed).
• Toronto Zoo (9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets needed).
• Art Gallery of Ontario (generally closed on Monday’s but open for Family Day starting at 10:30 a.m. Tickets needed).
• Ontario Science Centre (10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets required).
• Royal Ontario Museum (10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets required).
• Family Fun Fest is merging with Kids Fest and is happening at the International Centre in Mississauga, Hall 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
• Evergreen Brickworks, Riverdale Farm, High Park Zoo.

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