What’s open and closed on the Easter long weekend

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First, the usual Easter weekend explainer.

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Remember that only Easter Friday, April 18, is officially a statutory holiday in Ontario. That means government offices, banks and malls are closed.

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But, while Easter Monday is not a stat provincially, it’s still recognized as a holiday federally and municipally, so services such as the Ottawa Public Library and Canada Post, won’t be open.

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The trick is, as usual, to check ahead of time to possibly save a trip.

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With that caveat in mind, here’s what’s open and closed for Easter Weekend:

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Shopping malls, grocery stores, and more

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All malls are closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday. But the malls will be open Saturday and Monday.All grocery stores will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but will be open Saturday and Easter Monday.LCBO and Beer Store locations are closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but will be open Saturday.Article content

OC Transpo

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On Good Friday, buses and O-Train lines 1, 2 and 4 will run on a Sunday schedule.On Monday, buses and O-Train Line 1 will be on a reduced weekday schedule. O-Train Lines 2 and 4 will be on a normal weekday schedule.Bus and O-Train lines will be on normal schedules on Saturday and Sunday.Be sure to check octranspo.com for details on your route.For Para Transpo, all regular bookings and recurring trips will be automatically cancelled for Friday and Monday will be automatically cancelled.Article content

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City of Ottawa municipal client service centres

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The City’s 3-1-1 Contact Centre will be open for urgent matters only.ServiceOttawa Client Services and provincial offences counters will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday.The Business Licensing Centre at 735 Industrial Ave. is closed Friday and Monday.The Spay and Neuter Clinic at 26 Concourse Gate will be closed Friday and Monday.Ottawa employment and social services offices will be closed on Friday and Monday.Article content

Garbage and recycling

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There will be no curbside green bin, recycling, garbage or bulky item collection on Friday or Monday. Friday’s pickup will take place on Saturday. Monday’s pickup will be made on Tuesday. All other collection will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week.There will be no collections of multi-residential recycling containers, bulky items and green bins on Friday and Monday.The Trail Waste Facility Landfill will be open on Friday and Monday