Household Day falls on Monday, February 19, 2024 in Oshawa, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Clarington and Durham Area. Household Day will not be a nationwide statutory vacation, however it’s noticed in Ontario as one.
There are nonetheless loads of issues to do, with a particular deal with household.
Household Day occasions embody Winterfest in Ajax, the WonderLearn Pageant in Clarington; free swimming at Audley Recreation Centre (Ajax), Chestnut Hill Recreation Advanced (Pickering), Diane Hamre Recreation Centre (Newcastle) and Iroquois Park and Whitby Neighborhood Centre (Whitby). There’s additionally free skating at Chestnut Hill in Pickering and at Iroquois Park, Luthor Vipond and McKinney in Whitby, in addition to quite a few outside ice rinks, climate allowing.
The rec centres which might be open in Durham on Household Day can have loads of different actions for the entire household, together with face portray, free Zumba, balloon artists and different household choices. Examine your city’s socials for all the small print.
Indoor actions embody excursions of the Canadian Automotive Museum in Oshawa, whereas outside enjoyable will be had (snowshoeing, anybody?) at locations like Eniskilling Conservation Space in Clarington.
What’s Open:
Most Customers Drug Mart areas
Most eating places which might be normally open on Mondays will probably be open however name forward to make certain
Canada Submit (mail pick-up and supply won’t be affected by the vacation)
Federal authorities workplaces (most providers will be delivered on-line; workplaces are open by-appointment-only)
Most recreation centres, together with Delpark and South Oshawa (Oshawa), Audley and Ajax Neighborhood Centre (Ajax), Chestnut Hill (Pickering), Diane Hamre (Clarington), and Luthor Vipond, McKinney and Iroquois Park (Whitby).
Some hashish shops, however name forward to make certain
Some breweries will probably be open, together with All or Nothing in Oshawa (11-4), City Brewery in Whitby, Outdated Flame in Port Perry and Tilted Glass in Bowmanville (1-8), however name forward to your favorite to make sure
Audley library department in Ajax
Closed:
Main malls like Pickering City Centre and Oshawa Centre, although eating places with outside entrances could also be open
Most main grocery shops
LCBO
Beer Retailer
Banks
Metropolis Halls and provincial authorities workplaces
Most libraries
Transit
Durham Area Transit will function on a weekend schedule
GO Transit will function on a Saturday schedule
Rubbish:
No rubbish pick-up (all waste assortment will probably be someday later than common)
Waste depots will probably be closed Monday
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