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2021 is finally here.

Call it cliché, but New Year’s Day is the ultimate reset. Whether nursing a hangover, milking the last moments of the holidays, or getting a head start on resolutions for 2021, here’s what’s open and closed on New Year’s Day in Vancouver.

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Open:

Grocery Stores

• Safeway (regular hours)
• Save-On-Foods (regular hours)
• No Frills (regular hours)
• Whole Foods (regular hours)
• Superstore (regular hours)
• City Market (regular hours)
• Urban Fare (regular hours)
• Walmart (regular hours)
• Costco – CLOSED

Local ski hills

While the Lower Mainland’s mountains are up and running on New Year’s Day, keep in mind that lift tickets and reservations must be secured in advance.

Grouse Mountain

Skier and snowboarder/Grouse Mountain

Mount Seymour

(Mount Seymour/Facebook)

Cypress Mountain

Skiing at Cypress Mountain/Peter Lonergan