Christmas Day falls on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2024. Right here’s what’s open and closed in Oshawa, Whitby, Clarington, Pickering, Ajax and the remainder of Durham Area.
As regular, most locations are closed on Christmas Day, however listed here are just a few locations open simply in case you forgot the eggnog or want a prescription stuffed. Most all of those closed locations shall be open once more on Boxing Day, one in every of Canada’s greatest buying days.
Right here’s what open and closed on Christmas Day this yr:
OPEN
Most comfort shops
Some Shopper’s Drug Mart areas (greatest to name forward to make certain)
Choose Starbucks and Tim Hortons cafes (with lowered hours)
A couple of eating places shall be open. Chinese language meals eating places, particularly, are historically open on Christmas Day
Native parks, comparable to Lakeview Park in Oshawa, Heydenshore Park in Whitby and Waterfront Park in Ajax
Conservation areas, climbing and biking trails throughout Durham
Ski Lakeridge shall be open 10-7 for snowboarding, snowboarding and tubing
CLOSED
Malls, comparable to Whitby Mall, Oshawa Centre and Pickering City Centre
Most main grocery shops
Banks
Authorities workplaces and buildings
Group centres
Libraries
Canada Publish (no mail pick-up or supply)
Mail service has been down for a month amid a serious postal employee strike. Nevertheless, the federal government compelled the hanging workers again to work on Dec. 17. Canada Publish will once more droop service on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
LCBO and Beer Retailer areas
Some hashish outlets (name forward)
TRANSIT
GO Trains and buses will run on a Saturday schedule
DRT Pulse buses shall be operating on a vacation schedule
GARBAGE
As Christmas Day and New Yr’s Day fall on Wednesdays, rubbish, blue field and recycling schedules shall be pushed forward someday.
Switch stations in Oshawa, Port Perry and Brock Township shall be closed. The stations, used for giant waste drop-offs, shall be closed for a lot of the holidays.
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