What's open and what's closed on Canada Day in Vancouver
Jun 27 2018, 1:16 am
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We all love Canada Day, its food specials, and fancy fireworks. But Canada Day also means that lots of businesses will be closed, and some of us shopaholics just cannot sit at a backyard barbecue all day.
Here’s your handy guide to what’s open and what’s not in Vancouver, this Canada Day.
Open
Grocery Stores
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Liquor Stores
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- BC Liquor Stores (some open but with reduced hours; some closed)
- Private liquor stores (regular hours)
Pharmacies
Malls
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- Pacific Centre Mall (open on July 1 from 11 am to 7 pm, July 2 from 10 am to 7 pm)
- City Square (open from noon to 5 pm)
- International Village (open from 10 am to 10 pm)
- Kingsgate Mall (open from 11 am to 5 pm)
- Oakridge (open from 11 am to 6 pm)
- Park Royal (open from 11 am to 6 pm)
- Metrotown (open from 11 am to 7 pm)
Libraries
- Vancouver Public Library is open on Canada Day (the Sunday), but closed on Monday, July 2 (except for the Carnegie Branch, which is open every day).
City Services
- Champlain Heights (on July 1), Creekside (on July 1), False Creek, Hillcrest (on July 1), Kerrisdale, Killarney, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Sunset (on July 2), and Trout Lake (on July 2) community centres (check this list for exact times)
- About half the fitness centres in Vancouver are open (check this list for exact times)
- All pools are open, except Kensington and Renfrew
- All golf courses are open
Post Offices
- All Canada Post offices are closed; offices operated privately may be open if the host business is open.
Closed
Grocery Stores
Liquor Stores
- BC Liquor Stores (some open but with reduced hours; some closed)
Pharmacies
- Pharmasave (some open with regular hours; some are closed)
- Shoppers Drug Mart (Vancouver General Hospital, Hornby Street, East Broadway, East 49th, Glenlyon Parkway, Nordel Way, 140th, Kerr Street, Commercial Drive, and East 10th locations are closed; the rest are open but might have reduced hours)
Malls
Banks
- All banks are closed on Canada Day (even the ones that are usually open on Sunday)
City Services
- All government offices closed
- All community centres are closed, except Champlain Heights (open on July 1), Creekside (open on July 1), False Creek, Hillcrest (open on July 1), Kerrisdale, Killarney, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Sunset (open on July 2), and Trout Lake (open on July 2) community centres (check this list for exact times)
- About half the fitness centres in Vancouver are closed (check this list for exact times)
- Kensington and Renfrew pools are closed
Post Offices
- All Canada Post locations are closed, except privately operated post offices, which might open according to the hours of the host business.
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