What’s open and closed on Victoria Day in Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara Region – Hamilton | 24CA News
Monday can be a day without work for many Ontarians because the province celebrates Victoria Day, a federal vacation marking the official birthday of Canada’s late sovereign, Queen Victoria, and lengthy thought-about the start of the summer time season.
Here’s a listing of some issues that may and won’t be working in Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara Region on Monday, May 22.
Administrative places of work: Offices are closed on Monday.
Licensing and Bylaw Services: Licensing and bylaw telephone queue line can be closed on Monday. Service will resume on Tuesday.
Green bin, rubbish and recycling: No assortment on Monday. Pickup can be at some point later if it falls on or after the vacation. The metropolis says all supplies have to be on the curb by 7 a.m. Community recycling centres and switch stations can be closed.
HSR Bus: Buses will function on common Sunday/vacation service on Monday.
GO Transit: Trains and buses are working on a Saturday schedule.
ATS DARTS: The City of Hamilton ordered its third-party supplier of accessible transit to take away a couple of third of its car fleet from service. For extra data take a look at the metropolis’s web site.
Ontario Works: The program, together with the Special Supports, can be closed. Phone service will resume on Tuesday.
Recreation centres: Closed on Monday.
Hamilton civic museums: Dundurn National Historic Site, the Hamilton Military Museum and the Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology can be closed on Monday.
Tourism Hamilton customer data centre: Closed Monday.
Hamilton Public Library: All HPL branches are closed. For data on what companies are working, go to the library’s web site at hpl.ca.
Social companies: All Ontario Works places of work, particular helps, and the Housing Services workplace can be closed on Monday.
Senior centres: These will both be closed or run on a modified (4 hour) schedule.
Arenas: Either closed or on a modified schedule.
Animal companies: Closed on Monday.
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope: Closed. Weekly hours are 9 a.m. to five p.m., Wednesday to Sunday.
Government places of work: Local authorities corresponding to metropolis corridor, municipal places of work and services can be closed on Monday.
Administrative companies: Services together with parks, roads and forestry can be closed Monday.
Animal Shelter and Control: Closed Monday. Emergencies could be referred to as in to 1-888-264-3135.
Recreation centres: Some metropolis swimming pools, arenas and group centres can be operational on a restricted schedule. Visit burlington.ca/dropinandplay for particulars. Some outside recreation services can even be open, climate allowing. Visit burlington.ca/outdoorplay for extra data. Tyandaga Golf Course is open.
Halton Provincial Offences Court: Closed Monday.
Free parking: Available Monday within the downtown core in municipal heaps, on-street and within the parking storage. However, the Waterfront parking heaps (east and west) don’t present free parking on statutory holidays. Parking exemptions are required to park in a single day on metropolis streets and for longer than 5 hours. Visit burlington.ca/parkingexemptions for extra.
Burlington Transit: Transit will function a vacation schedule Sunday. The downtown transit terminal, specialised dispatch and the administration workplace can be closed on Monday.
Government places of work: City halls, the Enterprise Centre and administration places of work are all closed on Monday. Some places of work, like St. Catharines, will reopen on Easter Monday.
Child care centres, public well being and Provincial Offences Court: Closed Monday.
Parks, recreation and tradition companies: Administration places of work are all closed on Monday.
Landfill / waste and recycling drop-off depots: Niagara Road is closed. Bridge Street, Humberstone, Thorold Yard are open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Community centres: All older grownup centres and arenas will both be closed or have lowered hours on Monday.
St. Catharines Museum; Welland Canals Centre: Both services can be open Monday from 9 a.m. to five p.m.
St. Catharines Transit; Niagara Falls Transit: Both companies will function on a vacation schedule for Victoria Day.
Welland Transit: No daytime or night service Monday.
Canada Post: Outlets can be closed Monday.
Grocery shops: Major grocery shops like Fortinos, Metro, Fresh Co. and No Frills can be closed on Monday
Shoppers Drug Mart: Many areas can be open on Monday, however not all. Hours could be seen on the Shoppers retailer locator map.
Malls: Most main purchasing centres in Hamilton, Burlington, St. Catharines and Niagara Falls can be closed on Monday.
However, there are exceptions for purchasing centres designated by the province as vacationer sights together with retailers in Yorkville, downtown Yonge, Queen’s Quay West, the Distillery District and in Niagara Falls.
Closed on Monday:
- Eastgate Square
- Lime Ridge Mall
- The Centre on Barton
- The Pen Centre
- Fairview Mall
- Mapleview Centre
- Burlington Centre
Open on Monday:
- Vaughan Mills shopping center can be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Square One can be open from 11 a.m. to six p.m.
- CF Eaton Centre can be open from 11 a.m. to six p.m.
- Toronto Premium Outlets can be open from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- The Upper Canada Mall can be open from 11 a.m. to six p.m.
Walmart: Most Walmarts within the GTHA can be closed however the Niagara Falls Supercentre on Oakwood Drive can be open on Monday between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Alcohol
The Beer Store: Some Beer Stores can be open on Victoria Day. They embrace:
Hamilton
- Parkdale Avenue North (at Barton Street)
- Barton Street East (at Ottawa Street North)
- Fennell Avenue East (at Upper Gage)
- Eastgate Square
- Barton Street East (at Ferguson Avenue)
- Upper James Street (at Stone Church Road)
Brantford
- Murray Street (at Grey)
- King George Road (at Royal Oak Drive)
- Market Street South (at Icomm Drive)
Burlington
- Guelph Line (at Upper Middle Road)
- New Street (at Appleby Line)
LCBO: Stores can be closed Monday. Some LCBO Convenience Outlets can be open the place permitted by legislation. More data could be seen at LCBO.com hours.
Tourist locations
Niagara Falls: Most Niagara Falls sights can be operating on the vacation Monday, together with the Niagara Parks Power Station, Journey Behind the Falls, Botanical Gardens, Butterfly Conservatory and all the character and backyard parks and centres.
However, some heritage websites just like the McKenzie Printery, Whirlpool Aero Cars, Niagara City Crews and McFarland House can be closed. Also, some eating spots just like the Whirlpool Restaurant and Legends On The Niagara can be closed.
More particulars on Easter weekend hours for Niagara Falls sights could be seen on the Niagara Parks web site.
Toronto: Most Toronto sights can be open on Monday together with:
- Ripley’s Aquarium can be open from 9 a.m. t0 11 p.m.
- The Toronto Zoo can be open from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- The Art Gallery of Ontario can be open from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- The Ontario Science Centre can be open from 10 a.m. to five p.m.
- The Royal Ontario Museum can be open from 10 a.m. to five:30 p.m.
- Riverdale Farm can be open from 9 a.m. to five p.m.
- High Park Zoo can be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.


