What's open and closed this Thanksgiving in Ottawa

If you're looking to run errands or get out and about on Thanksgiving Monday, but aren't sure what will be open, let this help guide you.

Shopping, food and drink

Stores are generally closed on Monday, but there are exceptions including:

• The Metro grocery store in the Glebe is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. It opens and closes earlier on Sunday: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• The Loblaws on Rideau Street is open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., while the Isabella Street location is open 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.

• The Whole Foods at Lansdowne Park is open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Stores in the Glebe and ByWard Market are allowed to open on some holidays such as Thanksgiving Monday. Check with individual businesses to see if they are open.

• The Rideau Centre and Tanger Outlets are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Bayshore, Place d'Orléans, and St. Laurent malls are all closed on Monday.

All Ottawa Beer Store and LCBO locations are closed.

Green bin, recycling and garbage collection

• There will be no curbside collection Monday. Pickup will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week.

• Multi-residential garbage containers will be collected on the regularly scheduled day. Multi-residential recycling containers and green bins will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week.

• The Trail Road landfill will be open.

Parking and transit

• All City of Ottawa parking regulations and restrictions apply on Thanksgiving Monday.

• OC Transpo will operate on a Sunday schedule on Monday.

• Para Transpo's reservations phone line is open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the trip information and cancellation line, from 6 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.

• The taxi coupon phone line is closed.

• The Rideau Centre OC Transpo Customer Service Centre will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Other customer service centres are closed.

• The transit agency's customer service line (613-741-4390) will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Ottawa Public Health

• The Site Needle and Syringe Program office at 179 Clarence St., along with supervised consumption services, will be closed. The Site mobile van will operate from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

• The Sexual Health Clinic and satellite clinics are closed.

• Dental clinics and parenting drop-ins are closed.

• The Ottawa Public Health (OPH) information centre, vaccine booking line and COVID information line are closed.

City of Ottawa services

• Ottawa client service centres are closed.

• The Bernard Grandmaître respite centre is closed.

• All municipal child-care centres are closed.

• The city's 311 contact centre is open for urgent matters. People can call 311 or 613-580-2400. The second number has VRS for people who are hard of hearing or have a speech impairment.

Recreation

• Some indoor pools, arenas and fitness centres will be open with modified schedules. Check with the facility of your choice for details.

• All Ottawa Public Library branches are closed.

Galleries and museums

• The agriculture, nature, science and space museums are open, as is the national gallery.

• The history and war museums and Ottawa Art Gallery are closed as they usually are on Mondays.

• Most City of Ottawa arts centres, galleries, theatres and museums will be closed on Monday, including the Barbara Ann Scott Gallery, Shenkman Arts Centre and City of Ottawa Archives.