What's open and closed in N.B. on Remembrance Day weekend

CBC

November 11, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.·2 min read

Most retail and grocery options will be closed on Remembrance Day. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press - image credit)

Remembrance Day falls on a Saturday this year, and most grocery and other retail stores will close for the holiday.

Municipal services and schools will mainly observe the holiday on Monday, Nov. 13, with certain exceptions.

Transit will not run in Saint John and Fredericton on Saturday.

Here's a glimpse at what's open and closed in New Brunswick on Remembrance Day.

Retail and grocery:

Remembrance Day, Saturday, Nov. 11:

Some Shoppers Drug Mart locations will be open under regular hours, with others operating with reduced hours. Certain locations will be closed.
Walmart, Sobeys and Atlantic Superstore locations will be closed.
NB Liquor locations will be closed.
Regent Mall, McAllister Place and Champlain Place will be closed.
The Saint John City Market will be closed.

Government offices, public services:

Remembrance Day, Saturday, Nov. 11:

Saint John Transit and Fredericton Transit will not be running.
Service New Brunswick will be closed.
Regular garbage and fall leaf collection will occur across the province.
Fredericton arenas and the indoor pool will remain open.
Public libraries that are not normally open on Monday will be closed Saturday.
In Moncton, portions of Broadway Street, Massey Avenue and Peter Street will be closed between 10:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and between 12 p.m. and 12:15 p.m. for a Remembrance Day procession.

Monday, Nov. 13:

Service Canada will be closed.
Saint John City Hall, Fredericton City Hall, Moncton City Hall and city administrative offices will be closed.
Public libraries that are normally open Mondays will be closed.
Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton public transit will operate.
Service New Brunswick will be closed.

Universities and schools:

Monday, Nov. 13:

Public schools in New Brunswick will be closed.
New Brunswick Community College locations and New Brunswick College of Craft and Design will have no classes.
University of New Brunswick campuses will observe Remembrance Day on Saturday but will be open on Monday.
Université de Moncton campuses will not have classes.
Mount Allison University closed on Friday instead of Monday, so will be open.
St. Thomas University will be closed.

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