What’s open and closed in Ottawa
KELLY ANN SPEAGLE
As families and friends gear up for egg hunting and chocolate-induced comas over the Easter long weekend, here is a list of some stores and key services that will be open — or not — around Ottawa.
RETAIL, GROCERIES AND ALCOHOL:
CF Rideau Centre, Tanger Outlets, Bayshore, Place d’Orléans, St. Laurent and Carlingwood malls will all be closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Most businesses in the ByWard Market will be open Easter weekend, with individual shops setting their own hours.
All Walmart Supercentres will be closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
All Food Basics, Farm Boy and FreshCo locations in Ottawa will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Produce Depot at Carling Avenue and Bank Street will be closed Good Friday and open Easter Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
All Loblaws, Metro, and Sobeys locations will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
All Beer Store and LCBO stores close Good Friday, Easter Sunday.
CITY SERVICES:
Ottawa City Hall, client service centres and provincial offences court will be closed Good Friday and Easter Monday.
The city ’s 311 contact centre will be open for urgent matters. Call 311 or 613-580-2400 to speak to a customer service representative. People with hearing-related disabilities are asked to call 613-5802401.
Sexual Health Centre, dental clinics, Parenting in Ottawa DropIns, and Ottawa Public Health information line will all be closed.
All municipal childcare centres will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday.
All branches and services of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
SITE Office and Supervised Injection Services at 179 Clarence St. will be operating on a regular schedule on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. SITE Mobile Van will be operating on a regular schedule from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
PARKING, TRANSPORTATION:
All City of Ottawa parking regulations and restrictions will apply during the Easter weekend.
OC Transpo will operate a Sunday schedule on Good Friday. On Easter Monday, there will be minor schedule reductions. For more information, visit octranspo. com or phone 613-741-4390.
On Good Friday, a family or group may travel all day with a DayPass.
OC Transpo Customer Service Centre at the Rideau Centre will be open on Easter Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. It will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Customer Service Centres at Lincoln Fields, Place d’Orléans and St. Laurent stations will be closed on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
The Transit Information Centre (613-741-4390) will operate from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Good Friday and from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Easter Monday. OC Transpo Customer Relations (613-842-3600) is closed Good Friday and Easter Monday.
Para Transpo will operate a holiday service on Good Friday and Easter Monday. Regular scheduled trips are automatically cancelled for these days. On Easter Sunday, regular scheduled trips will not be cancelled. Customers may start booking trips one week prior to the holiday by calling 613-244-7272.
Para Transpo customer service lines closed Good Friday and Easter Monday. However, the reservations line will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the trip-cancellation and general-inquiries line will be open from 6 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.