Fall is here and Thanksgiving is just around the corner.
That means Montrealers can expect some places to close their doors on holiday Monday, Oct. 14.
Here is a partial list of what will be open and closed:
Closed
- Canada Post services
- Passport offices
- Banks
- City of Montreal offices and permit counters
- Municipal court
- Grande Bibliotheque
Open
- Pharmacies
- Most grocery stores and shopping malls
- Jean-Talon Market, Atwater Market, Maisonneuve Market
- Most SAQ and SQDC locations
- The Biodome, the Biosphere, the Botanical Garden, the Insectarium and the Planetarium
- The Montreal Museum of Fine Art
- Montreal Casino
- La Ronde
Transit
- The STM is operating on a holiday schedule. Paratransit customer service will not be available.
- The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) will operate on a holiday schedule.
- Societe de transport de Laval buses will run on Saturday schedules.
- Reseau 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