What’s open, what’s closed this weekend
Enjoy an indoor meal, avoid road closures and make a splash at a pool or beach. Here’s everything GTA residents need to know to enjoy the long weekend.
The civic holiday Monday comes just as Toronto enters into Stage 3 of the province’s reopening of businesses. But if you’re inclined to celebrate, do it without fireworks or organized parties at the beach, including bonfires, or risk getting a fine, the City of Toronto warns.
Indoor seating will be allowed at bars and restaurants, and a co-ordinated enforcement team is set to inspect liquorlicensed establishments to make sure safety rules are being followed. WHAT’S OPEN MONDAY
Select Beer Store locations will be open and operating on holiday hours (11 a.m.-6 p.m.)
Restaurants and bars vary by location.
Select grocery stores will be open or operating under reduced hours.
City parks, including playgrounds and outdoor exercise equipment reopen Friday as part of Stage 3.
City pools and splash pads. Pool status is available on the city’s website.
Beaches, including four Toronto Island Park beaches. Lifeguards supervise swim areas from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily.
Toronto Island Park public ferry service and beaches.
CN Tower (EdgeWalk is accepting bookings for walks beginning Saturday). Hockey Hall of Fame Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada Toronto Zoo (tickets must be pre-booked online)
Select Cineplex movie theatres are open as part of Stage 3 starting Friday. Major malls, including:
Bramalea City Centre, Dufferin Mall, Eaton Centre, Erin Mills Town Centre, Fairview, Markville, Promenade, Scarborough Town Centre, Sherway Gardens, Square One, Vaughan Mills and Yorkdale. WHAT’SCLOSEDMONDAY
LCBO outlets, banks, government offices, post offices, Toronto Public Library branches, St. Lawrence Market, Art Gallery of Ontario, Royal Ontario Museum, Casa Loma and Canada’s Wonderland. ON THE ROADS
There will be road and curb lane closures, additional biking lanes, and shared roadway spaces because of city initiatives like ActiveTO, cycling network, Quiet Streets and CaféTO.
The following roads will be closed to vehicle access from Saturday at 6 a.m. to Monday at 11 p.m., but can still be used if you are biking or walking.
Lake Shore Boulevard West (eastbound lanes only) from Windermere Avenue to Stadium Road. As a result, the eastbound Gardiner Expressway off ramp to Lake Shore Boulevard West will be closed.
Lake Shore Boulevard East (eastbound lanes only) from Leslie Street to just south of Woodbine Avenue (Kew Beach Avenue).
Bayview Avenue from Front Street East to Rosedale Valley Road, and River Street from Gerrard Street East to Bayview Avenue.
If you’re hoping to bike around, consider rolling through the temporary bike lanes installed along Bayview Avenue and River Street, Brimley Road, Bloor Street, Dundas Street East, Wilmington Avenue/Faywood Boulevard, and University Avenue. New routes are being installed along Danforth Avenue and Huntingwood Avenue. PARKING
Parking lots at Sunnyside Park, Budapest Park and Sir Casimir Gzowski Park will be closed all weekend during ActiveTO closures.