What's open and closed in Ottawa on Family Day

Family Day is Monday, Feb. 19, and many cultural sites, attractions and stores will be operating on a different schedule or closed altogether.

It's a provincial holiday for Ontario, but not in Quebec or federally.

To make sure you're prepared, here's a list of what's open and closed during the holiday.

Shopping

• The CF Rideau Centre will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Tanger Outlets is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Bayshore Shopping Centre, Billings Bridge Shopping Centre, Carlingwood Shopping Centre, St. Laurent Shopping Centre and Place d'Orléans will all be closed.
• LCBO outlets and Beer Stores will be closed.
• Some Loblaws grocery stores will be open, for example 64 Isabella St. and 363 Rideau St. Hours may be slightly different than normal.
• All Food Basics grocery stores in Ottawa will be closed. Smiths Falls and Brockville locations will be open.
• All Farm Boy grocery stores will be closed except the location in the Rideau Centre.
• The Whole Foods at Lansdowne Park will be open.

Travel

• All City of Ottawa parking regulations and restrictions apply.
• OC Transpo buses and the Confederation Line will run on a normal weekday schedule.
• Route 301 to the Bayshore and Carlingwood malls will not be running.
• Para Transpo recurring trips are automatically cancelled. The reservation line will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the cancellations line will be open from 6 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.
• OC Transpo's customer service centre at the Rideau Centre will be open. 
• OC Transpo's lost and found at Heartwood House will be closed.

City Services

• Most indoor pools, arenas and recreation and fitness centres will be open on a modified schedule; check the city's website for specifics.
• 311 will be only taking urgent calls.
• There will be no curbside waste collection. It's delayed by one day for the remainder of the week.
• Multi-residential garbage containers will be collected on the regular scheduled day. Multi-residential recycling containers and green bins will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week.
• The waste facility on Trail Road will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• All municipal child-care centres will be closed.
• All Ottawa Public Library branches will be closed, but online programs are running. Regular hours resume on Tuesday.

Public Health

• Ottawa Public Health (OPH) directs people to its COVID-19 vaccination and testing pages for hours.
• The Site program office and supervised consumption services at 179 Clarence St. will be closed. The Site mobile van will operate from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
• The sexual health clinic and satellite clinics will be closed.
• The OPH public health information centre will be closed.
• OPH dental clinics will be closed.

Museums and galleries

• The Canadian War Museum will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• The National Gallery of Canada will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• The nature, science, agriculture, aviation and history museums will be open.
• The Ottawa Art Gallery will be closed.
• Most city art centres and museums will be closed.

Skating rinks

• A stretch of the Rideau Canal Skateway is slated to open at noon on Sunday between Bank Street and the Pretoria Bridge.
• The Rink of Dreams at city hall will be open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• The Lansdowne Park skating court will be open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• The Ben Franklin Place Skating Rink will be open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• The Jim Tubman Chevrolet Rink will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

All rink opening hours depend on the weather.