What's open and what's closed on Canada Day
Canada Day is almost here and there are a number of closures and scheduling changes planned for the holiday.
Here’s a look at what’s open and what’s closed on July 1:
OPEN
Waterloo Region
- Grand River Transit operates on a holiday service schedule
- Curbside waste collection continues as normal
- Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum (11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
- Schneider Haus (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- McDougall Cottage (12 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Cooling spaces at 150 Main (Cambridge) and 150 Frederick (Kitchener)
Kitchener
- Doon Valley golf course
- Rockway golf course
- Curbside waste collection continues as normal
Cambridge
- George Hancock pool
- Ed Newland pool
Guelph
- Guelph Civic Museum (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
- McCrae House National Historic Site (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Market Square (10:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.)
- Wading pools and splash pads
- Riverside Park carousel and miniature train
Brantford
- Earl Haig Family Fun Park (11 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Curbside waste collection continues as normal
Brant County
- Curbside waste collection continues as normal
- Splash pads
- Paris Community Pool (Free public swim 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
Provincewide
• Many Beer Store locations will be open
CLOSED
Waterloo Region
- All regional administrative offices
- Small vehicle transfer stations for residential waste drop-off
- All Region of Waterloo libraries
Kitchener
- City hall offices
- Community centres
- All city-run indoor pools
- Transfer stations
- All Kitchener Public Library locations
- The Kitchener Memorial Auditorum
- Activa Sportsplex
- Fairview Park Mall
Cambridge
- City hall offices
- Community centres
- W.G. Johnson Centre pool
- John Dolson Centre pool
- Idea Exchange
- Cambridge Centre
Waterloo
- City hall offices
- Conestoga Mall
Guelph
- City hall offices
- Waste Resource Innovation Centre
Brantford
- City hall
- Beckett Recreation Centre
- Bell Homestead National Historic Site
- Branlyn Community Centre
- Brantford and District Civic Centre
- Brantford Lift
- Brantford Public Library
- Brantford Transit
- Doug Snooks Eagle Place Community Centre
- T.B. Costain/SC Johnson Community Centre
- Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre
- Woodman Park Community Centre
Brant County
- County offices
- Community centres and arenas
- County of Brant Public Libraries
- Biggars Lane Landfill
- Brant Transit
Provincewide
- Banks
- Most grocery stores (check your local store to make sure they are open or closed)
- LCBO stores
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