What's Open and What's Closed Labour Day Long Weekend 2015
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The last long weekend of summer 2015 has arrived. Let’s make it a good one!

Here’s a list of what’s open and what’s closed for the September long weekend.

Labour Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. In Canada and the United States, it is celebrated on the first Monday of September and considered the official end of the summer holiday for most of the respective countries, as public school and university students return to school that week or the following week.

Shopping/Grocery Stores/Leisure

Manitoba Liquor Marts Monday, September 7: 10:00am – 11:00pm (Most Locations)
Winnipeg Casinos Monday, September 7: Open Regular Hours
Columbia Mall (Grand Forks, ND) Sunday, September 6: 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Monday, September 7: 10:00am – 9:00pm
West Acres Mall (Fargo, ND) Sunday, September 6: 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Monday, September 7: 10:00am – 9:00pm
Mall of America (Minneapolis, MN) Saturday, September 5: 9:30am – 9:30pm
Sunday, September 6: 11:00am – 7:00pm
Monday, September 7: 10:00am – 9:30pm
Polo Park Shopping Centre Monday, September 7: Closed
St. Vital Shopping Centre Monday, September 7: Closed
Kildonan Place Monday, September 7: Closed
Grant Park Shopping Centre Monday, September 7: Closed
Walmart Monday, September 7: Closed
Superstore Monday, September 7: Closed
Shoppers Drug Mart Monday, September 7: 11:00am – 5:00pm (Some Locations)

All civic offices are closed on Labour Day, Monday, September 7, 2015.

Recycling/Garbage Collection

Recycling, garbage and yard waste will be collected as normally scheduled for those with Monday as a collection day. Hours for the Brady Road Resource Management Facility (Brady Road Landfill) are as follows:

Saturday, September 5 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 6 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday, September 7 5:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

To find your 2015 recycling, garbage and yard waste collection days, and for more information on the Brady Road Resource Management Facility:

Sunday and Holiday Bicycle Routes

Take advantage of the City’s Sunday/Holiday Bicycle routes on Sunday, September 6 and Monday, September 7 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. There are four streets in the City of Winnipeg designated as Sunday/Holiday Bicycle Routes to give cyclists an opportunity to use the roadway with limited vehicle traffic during designated times: Lyndale Drive, Scotia Street, Wellington Crescent and Wolseley Avenue.

As a result of a motion adopted by City Council on July 15, 2015, the City has already reinstated the practice of erecting barricades at key access points to the Sunday/holiday bicycle routes to remind motorists that vehicle through-traffic is limited to one block on these routes.

For more information, visit City of Winnipeg – Sunday/Holiday Bicycle Routes.

Winnipeg Transit

On Monday, September 7, Winnipeg Transit will operate on a Sunday schedule.

For route and schedule information, visit Winnipeg Transit or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at .

Leisure Centres

All Leisure Centres will be closed on Monday, September 7.

Regular hours are in effect for Leisure Centres on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6 with the exception of St. James Civic Centre pool and fitness facility which is closed on Saturday, September 5, Sunday, September 6 and Monday, September 7.

For more information on all other Leisure Centres please see the Leisure Guide, or visit City of Winnipeg – Leisure Centres or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at .

Spray Pads

Spray pads will be open on Monday, September 7 and include the following locations:

Central Park Fort Rouge Park
Gateway Lindenwoods
Lindsey Wilson Park Provencher Park
Jill Officer Park River Heights
St. Norbert St. James Assiniboia Centennial Pool
Shaughnessy Park Sturgeon Heights
Vimy Ridge Memorial Park Waverley Heights
West Kildonan Westdale

Spray pad operating hours are 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. For more information on City of Winnipeg spray pads, visit City of Winnipeg – Spray Pads or contact 311; open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at .

Swimming Pools

All City of Winnipeg indoor swimming pools will be closed on Monday, September 7.

Weather permitting; the following outdoor pools will be open Monday, September 7:

Fort Garry Lions Freight House
Kildonan Park Westdale

For more information on City of Winnipeg swimming pools, including operating hours for outdoor pools, visitCity of Winnipeg – Outdoor Pools or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at .

Wading Pools

Weather permitting, the following 17 wading pools will be open on Monday, September 7:

Bronx Park CC Brock Cordova Park
Central Park Dakota Park
Ducharme Park John Steele Park
Keenleyside Park Machray Park
McKittrick Park Norquay CC
Rotary Centenary Park Shaughnessy Park
Sturgeon Heights Park Vimy Ridge Memorial Park
West Kildonan Memorial CC Westdale
Weston Park

For more information on City of Winnipeg wading pools, including operating hours, visit City of Winnipeg – Wading Pools or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at .

Libraries

All Winnipeg Public Libraries will be closed on Monday, September 7.

Effective September 8, Winnipeg Public Library’s summer hours end and regular hours resume. For Winnipeg Public Library’s operating hours, visit Winnipeg Public Library – Branch Hours.

Online services, including catalogue searches, requests/renewals, eBooks, eMagazines, streaming movies, music and more are available anytime at Winnipeg Public Library.

Animal Services Agency

Hours of operation for the Animal Services Agency during the Labour Day long weekend are as follows:

Saturday, September 5 Regular hours – 12 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 6 Regular hours – 12 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Monday, September 7 Closed
Tuesday, September 8 Regular hours – 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

For more information on the City of Winnipeg Animal Services Agency, including how to purchase or renew your dog license online and a list of dogs available for adoption, visit City of Winnipeg – Animal Services
Citizens can also contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at for Animal Services information.

Cemeteries

Cemetery grounds at Brookside, St. Vital and Transcona Cemeteries will be open for visitation from dawn until dusk over the Labour Day long weekend including Monday, September 7.

Cemetery offices will be closed on Monday, September 7.

For more information on City cemeteries, visit City of Winnipeg – Cemeteries or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at .

Winnipeg Parking Authority

Hours of operation for the Winnipeg Parking Authority during the August long weekend are as follows:

Friday, September 4 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 5 Closed
Sunday, September 6 Closed
Monday, September 7 Closed
Tuesday, September 8 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

For more information on the Winnipeg Parking Authority, including how to pay a parking ticket online or by phone, please visit The Parking Store or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at.

Golf Courses

Harbour View, Crescent Drive, John Blumberg, Kildonan Park and Windsor Park Golf Courses will be open throughout the Labour Day long weekend including Monday, September 7.

Reservations can be made by using the online reservation system or contacting 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at .

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