Labour Day 2024: What’s open and closed in Waterloo Region

The last long weekend of the summer is here.

It’s expected to be a busy one in Waterloo Region with post-secondary students moving into residence, and parents out doing some last-minute back-to-school shopping

Before you make any plans, you’ll want to know what’s open, what’s closed and what’s changed for Labour Day.

Region of Waterloo

OPEN

Region of Waterloo International Airport
Region of Waterloo Museums – Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, Schneider Haus, McDougall Cottage (holiday hours)
Regular curbside pickup for garbage, blue box, green bin, yard waste and bulky items
Cooling spaces at 150 Main Street in Cambridge and 150 Frederick Street in Kitchener (9 a.m.-5 p.m.)

CLOSED

All regional administrative offices
Waste sites in Cambridge and Waterloo for residential drop-off
All Region of Waterloo libraries
LCBO stores

NOTE

Grand River Transit will run on a holiday schedule
Fireworks not permitted on Labour Day

Kitchener

OPEN

Outdoor pools – Harry Class, Idlewood, Kiwanis Park and Wilson
Splash pads
Doon Valley and Rockway golf courses
Budd Park outdoor sports fields for scheduled rentals
Beer Store at 250 Bleams Rd.

CLOSED

Kitchener City Hall
Fairview Park Mall
Kitchener Public Library
All community centres
The Aud
All arenas
Budd Park indoor sports facility

Waterloo

OPEN

Moses Springer Outdoor Pool (12:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
Adult Rec Centre
Beer Stores at 70 Weber St. N. and 624 King St. N. (drive-thru only)

CLOSED

Waterloo City Hall
Conestoga Mall
Albert McCormick Community Centre
Bechtel Park Soccer & Sports Centre
Moses Springer Community Centre
RIM Park
Waterloo Memorial Rec Complex & Swimplex

Cambridge

OPEN

Pools – George Hancock and Ed Newland (11:30 a.m.-7 p.m.)
Beer Stores at 200 Franklin Blvd. and 150 Holiday Inn Dr. (drive-thru only)

CLOSED

Cambridge City Hall
Idea Exchange/Cambridge Public Library
Administrative buildings
Community Centres – Ted Wake, David Durward, William E. Pautler, Cambridge Centre for the Arts, All Reuter
Pools – W.G. Johnson, John Dolson Centre
Arena – Duncan McIntosh, Dickson Centre, Galt Arena, Karl Homuth, Hespeler Memorial Arena
Cambridge Centre Mall

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