What’s open and closed for Heritage Day in Nova Scotia – Halifax | 24CA News

Monday marks Heritage Day in Nova Scotia, and plenty of companies are closed for the lengthy weekend.

This 12 months’s Heritage Day honouree is Mi’kmaw poet and author Rita Joe, who was often known as a “gentle warrior.”

One of her finest recognized items is I Lost My Talk, which was concerning the residential faculty system and the lack of the Mi’kmaw language.

A particular occasion held earlier this week was crammed with reside performances and displays, as household and buddies delivered a heartfelt tribute to the life and legacy of Joe, who handed away in 2007.

Most different provinces, together with New Brunswick, mark the February lengthy weekend as Family Day.

In Nova Scotia, nonetheless, the statutory vacation honours “the remarkable people, places and events that have contributed to this province’s unique heritage.”

Here’s an inventory of closures within the Halifax area this lengthy weekend.

Groceries, retail

The main grocery shops, together with Atlantic Superstore, Sobeys and Costco, are closed Monday.

As properly, all malls are closed.

While NSLC shops will probably be closed, some non-public liquor shops and breweries are open.

Transit

Halifax Transit buses and the Alderney Ferry are working on vacation schedules on Monday. Detailed details about transit schedules may be discovered right here.

There isn’t any service for the Woodside Ferry on Heritage Day.

For these driving, on-street parking is free.

Municipal providers, recreation

There will probably be no rubbish, organics or recyclables assortment providers on Monday.

The Otter Lake Waste Management Facility and Municipal Recycling Plant will even be closed.

Many recreation services will probably be closed and residents are requested to name their native facility for his or her working hours.

Museums

Several museums won’t solely be open on Monday, however will provide free admission to mark the vacation.

The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is open from 10 a.m. to five p.m. and is providing free admission. Visitors can watch pre-recorded performances impressed by Rita Joe by 4 Mi’kmaw poets within the Windsor Foundation Lecture Theatre.

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is open and providing free admission from 9:30 a.m. to five p.m.

The Museum of Industry in Stellarton is open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the Fundy Geological Museum in Parrsboro is open from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., each of that are additionally providing free admission.

As properly, the Natural History Museum is open from 9 a.m. to six p.m. and the Ross Farm Museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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