What’s open, what’s closed in Halifax on New Year’s Day – Halifax | 24CA News
The metropolis of Halifax is about to ship off 2022 with its annual celebration at Grand Parade beginning at 9:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve.
New Year’s Day is a chosen retail closing day in Nova Scotia, which implies most companies will probably be closed Sunday.
Since New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday, some companies could also be closed Monday as nicely. It’s greatest to name forward to companies you may wish to go to to verify they’re open.
Groceries and liquor
Sobeys and Atlantic Superstore: Open till 6 p.m. New Year’s Eve, closed New Year’s Day.
Gateway Meat Market: Open till 6 p.m. New Year’s Eve, closed New Year’s Day.
Dave’s Fruit and Vegetable Market: Open till 5 p.m. New Year’s Eve, closed New Year’s Day.
Costco: Open till 5 p.m. New Year’s Eve, closed New Year’s Day.
Walmart: Open till 6 p.m. New Year’s Eve, closed New Year’s Day.
NSLC: Open till 6 p.m. New Year’s Eve, closed New Year’s Day.
Bishop’s Cellar: Open till 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve, closed New Year’s Day.
Moosehead Cold Beer Store: Open till 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve, open 12 p.m. to eight p.m. New Year’s Day.
Pharmacies
Most pharmacies are open New Year’s Eve and a few will probably be open New Year’s Day, although hours could range. Call your particular person pharmacy to substantiate.
Malls
The Mic Mac Mall, Halifax Shopping Centre, Scotia Square Mall, Park Lane Mall and Sunnyside Mall will probably be open till 5 p.m. New Year’s Eve and closed New Year’s Day.
Dartmouth Crossing: Stores are open till 5 p.m. New Year’s Eve and closed New Year’s Day, although most eating places, film theatres and occasional retailers will probably be open on the vacation. Call particular person companies to substantiate.
Bedford Place Mall: Open till 6 p.m. New Year’s Eve, closed New Year’s Day.
Transit and parking
From 6 p.m. onward New Year’s Eve, Halifax Transit will probably be providing free prolonged bus service in help of M.A.D.D. Halifax Regional Chapter.
More than 40 bus routes will probably be providing prolonged service into the evening. Information on particular person routes will be discovered right here.
Alderney Ferry can have prolonged service within the night, with the final ferry leaving Alderney at 1:30 a.m. and the final ferry leaving Halifax at 1:45 a.m.
The Woodside ferry isn’t working on New Year’s Eve, the municipality famous.
On New Year’s Day, Halifax Transit and Access-A-Bus providers will probably be working on vacation schedules. There will probably be no Alderney or Woodside ferry service through the vacation.
Free, municipal on-street parking will probably be accessible on Jan. 2.
Municipal providers
Regular rubbish, organics and recyclables assortment will happen as ordinary on Jan. 2, the municipality stated in a launch.
The Household Special Waste Depot in Bayers Lake is closed on New Year’s Eve and will probably be open on Saturday, Jan. 7 from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m.
The Otter Lake Waste Management Facility will probably be open till 2 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and will probably be closed on New Year’s Day.
The 311 contact centre is closed for basic inquiries on New Year’s Day, although the municipality stated clients can nonetheless name 311 “for urgent requests concerning transportation, municipal operations, facilities, animal services and illegally parked vehicles.”
The three customer support centres that present in-person entry to municipal providers and funds will probably be closed Jan. 2.
Recreation
The municipality stated many recreation amenities will probably be working on irregular schedules till Jan. 2 and individuals are requested to name forward to their native facility prematurely.
The Emera Oval is open for the winter season and skating will probably be accessible on each New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Check the schedule right here.
All Halifax Public Libraries branches are closed New Year’s Day.
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