What’s open and closed on Thanksgiving in Montreal

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Fall weather has arrived, the sweaters are out, and that means the Thanksgiving weekend is near.

Montrealers are being advised that some places will be closed for the holiday Monday (Oct. 12). Here’s a partial list of what is open and closed.

Open

• Most grocery stores and pharmacies
• Shopping malls including the Eaton Centre and Complexe Desjardins
• Museums
• Ecocentres
• Public markets like Jean-Talon, Atwater, and Maisonneuve
• Public transit will be on a reduced schedule
• Biodome, Biosphère, Botanical Garden, Insectarium and Planetarium
• Planetarium
• Montreal Casino
• La Ronde

Closed

• Banks
• Canada Post
• Government services like permit counters, Accès Montréal offices and municipal courts and offices
• Indoor pools, libraries, community (or reduced hours)
• Passport and Service Canada offices
• Most SAQ locations will be closed except SAQ Express stores
• Grande Bibliothèque (BanQ)

Transit

• The STM is operating on a holiday schedule. Paratransit customer service will not be available, but transit service will still be available.
• The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) will operate on a holiday schedule.
• Société de transport de Laval buses will run on Saturday schedules.
• Réseau de transport de Longueuil buses and shared taxis will run on Saturday schedules, as will paratransit services.
• Exo commuter trains will run on Sunday schedules. There will be no service on the Candiac, Mont-St-Hilaire, and Mascouche lines. Exo buses will run on Saturday schedules. Paratransit trips are cancelled, except for medical appointments.

City services

• City of Montreal 311 service will be open.
• Garbage, recycling and compost pick-up will operate normally. Ecocentres will be open.
• Parking restrictions remain in effect.
• Pools, arenas, and sports facility schedules vary by borough