Remembrance Day is a long weekend this year! Here’s a list of what’s open and closed on Friday, November 11, 2016.
As per Manitoba’s Remembrance Day Act, retail businesses are prohibited to operate between 9:00am and 1:00pm on Remembrance Day.
The prohibition does not apply to a retail business if the only goods or services sold between 9:00am and 1:00pm are:
- goods or services in the form of or in connection with living accommodation or prepared meals and sale or offering for sale of those goods or services is the principal business of the person;
- professional health services;
- veterinary services;
- drugs, medicines, surgical appliances or infant formula;
- gasoline, motor oil or related products; or
- parts and services for the purpose of emergency repairs to a vehicle.
Restaurants may remain open, but liquor cannot be served until 1:00pm.
Shopping/Grocery Stores
| CF Polo Park Shopping Centre | Friday, November 11: 1:00pm – 9:00pm |
| St. Vital Shopping Centre | Friday, November 11: 1:00pm – 9:00pm |
| Kildonan Place | Friday, November 11: 1:00pm – 9:00pm |
| Grant Park Shopping Centre | Friday, November 11: 1:00pm – 9:00pm |
| Garden City Shopping Centre | Friday, November 11: 1:00pm – 9:00pm |
| Walmart | Friday, November 11: 1:00pm – 11:00pm |
| Superstore | Friday, November 11: 1:00pm – 11:00pm |
| Safeway | Friday, November 11: 1:00pm – 11:00pm |
| Sobeys | Friday, November 11: 1:00pm – 11:00pm |
| Liquor Marts | Friday, November 11: 1:00pm – Regular Close Hours |
All civic offices are closed on Friday, November 11, 2016.
Recycling/Garbage Collection
For all customers with City collection service (single-family homes, multi-family residential buildings, businesses) – there is no recycling, garbage or yard waste collection on Remembrance Day, Friday, November 11, 2016.
The following schedule changes are in effect for the week of November 7, 2016, for those customers that normally have collection on Friday.
| Regular collection day | Adjusted collection schedule |
|---|---|
| Monday, November 7 | No change |
| Tuesday November 8 | No change |
| Wednesday, November 9 | No change |
| Thursday, November 10 | No change |
| Friday, November 11 | Moves to Saturday, November 12 |
| Brady Road Resource Management Facility (Brady Road Landfill) hours of operation: | |
|---|---|
| Thursday, November 10 | 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Friday, November 11 | Closed |
| Saturday, November 12 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Sunday, November 13 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Brady 4R Winnipeg Depot hours of operation: | |
|---|---|
| Thursday, November 10 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Friday, November 11 | Closed |
| Saturday, November 12 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Sunday, November 13 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
To find your 2016 recycling, garbage and yard waste collection days, and for more information:
- visit winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste
- download the My Waste app at winnipeg.ca/mywaste
- call 311, any time by phone at 311 or by email at 311@winnipeg.ca
Winnipeg Transit
On Friday, November 11, Winnipeg Transit will operate on a Sunday schedule.
Winnipeg Transit will be observing a moment of silence in honour of Remembrance Day. At 11:00 a.m., Transit operators will pull over and stop their buses at safe locations to recognize one minute of silence.
Also in honour of Remembrance Day, the route/destination signs on the front of buses will scroll with the message “Lest We Forget” in addition to the usual route information all day on November 11.
For route and schedule information, visit Winnipeg Transit or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at 311@winnipeg.ca.
Libraries
All Winnipeg Public Library branches will be closed on Friday, November 11.
Online services, including downloadable eBooks, streaming movies and music, catalogue searching, and holds/renewals – are available online anytime at Winnipeg Public Library.
Leisure Centres
All Leisure Centres are closed on Friday, November 11.
For Leisure Centre schedules 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 311@winnipeg.ca.
Swimming Pools
All City of Winnipeg indoor swimming pools will be closed on Friday, November 11, with the exception of the Pan Am Pool and the Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex.
The Pan Am Pool will be open 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex will be open from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
For more information on City pools, visit City of Winnipeg – Pools or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at 311@winnipeg.ca.
Animal Services Agency
The Animal Services Agency will be closed on Friday, November 11.
For more information on the Animal Services Agency, including how to purchase or renew your pet license online and to view dogs available for adoption, visit City of Winnipeg – Animal Services.
Cemeteries
Cemetery grounds at Brookside, St. Vital and Transcona Cemeteries will be open for visitation from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Remembrance Day.
Cemetery offices will be closed on Remembrance Day, Friday, November 11.
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 311@winnipeg.ca.
Winnipeg Parking Authority
Hours of operation for the Winnipeg Parking Authority on Remembrance Day are as follows:
| Thursday, November 10 | Regular hours – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Friday, November 11 | Closed – Remembrance Day |
| Saturday, November 12 | Closed (as per regular operating hours) |
| Sunday, November 13 | Closed (as per regular operating hours) |
| Monday, November 14 | Regular hours – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 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.
