What’s open, what’s closed and what’s going on this Canada Day

By Meghan Groff

Here's a look at what will be open and closed on Canada Day:

BUSINESSES:

Canada Day is a designated retail closing day in Nova Scotia, which means you can expect most stores and businesses to be shut down on Friday.

This includes grocery stores, NSLCs and malls.

You'll probably be able to find some pharmacies that are open, but they may have reduced hours of operation on July 1.

Expect banks to be closed Friday.

Several other businesses may be closed or have reduced operating hours on Canada Day. It's best to call ahead or check a business's website or social media for specific details.

TRANSPORTATION:

Halifax Transit buses will be operating on a holiday schedule Friday.

The Alderney Ferry will run on an amended schedule, with 30 minute service from 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. and 15 minute service between 10:15 a.m. and 11:15 p.m.

The Woodside Ferry is not running Friday.

All Halifax Transit services (conventional bus, Access-A-Bus, Regional Express service and ferry) are free Friday.

The Alderney Ferry is also free on Saturday.

On-street parking will be free.

Traffic and pedestrian access to Citadel Hill will be temporarily suspended between 11:30 a.m -12:30 p.m. to accommodate a 21-gun salute.

There will be traffic delays for various parades and other events July 1, including:

EPIC Multisports' EPIC Canadian Run for Canada 5K & 10K
Location: Glen Manor Drive, Micmac Boulevard, Lakeshore Park Terrace, Highway 111 ramps, Brookdale Crescent, Hawthorne Street and Crichton Avenue
Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Sackville Community Development Association's Canada Day Parade
Sackville Drive between Downsview Plaza and Rock Church
Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Canada Day Parade
Location: Duke, Brunswick, South Park, and Sackville streets, and Spring Garden Road
Time: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

As of Monday, the sidewalk on the Macdonald Bridge will closed from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Pedestrians will still be able to use the bikeway. 

Spring Garden Road's bus-only pilot project kicks in Monday.

SERVICES:

Canada Post will not be collecting or delivering mail on July 1.

All Halifax Public Libraries branches will be closed. 

If Friday is your curbside collection day, you'll need to put your garbage, recyclables and organics out for pickup on Saturday, July 2.

The Otter Lake Waste Management Facility, the municipal recycling plant and municipal composting facility will be closed Friday.

The Household Special Waste Depot in Bayers Lake will be closed on Saturday, July 2.

The mobile Household Special Waste Depot will be at Cole Harbour Place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

The 311 Contact Centre will be operating on regular hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on July 1.

The three Customer Service Centres that provide in-person access to municipal services and payments will be closed on Friday.

RECREATION:

All supervised municipal beaches will be open for the season Friday, except Kinap Beach, which is closed until further notice due to high bacteria levels.

Lifeguard supervision also kicks in at most provincial beaches that day, however Clam Harbour Beach will start off the season unsupervised due to a shortage of lifeguards.

The Bedford and Cole Harbour outdoor pools will also be welcoming swimmers as of Canada Day.

The Halifax Common outdoor pool is closed this year due to construction of the new Halifax Commons Aquatics Facility, but kids can still cool off at the Halifax Common splash pad, which opens Friday.

The Bayers-Westwood, George Dixon, Isleville Street, Westmount, and Sackville splash pads are already up and running for the year.

Work continues on the new Shirley's Splash Pad at the Dartmouth Common, which is expected to open soon.

You can borrow equipment at the Emera Oval from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., if weather and surface conditions permi 

Many recreation facilities will be closed on July 1. 

The Africville Museum will be closed.

EVENTS:

HRM's KANA'TA: Canada Day 2022 is taking place, with several events throughout the community.

There will be three municipal fireworks and pyrotechnics shows in Halifax, Dartmouth, and Bedford.

Canada Day is one of three days in the year when Haligonians are allowed to set off fireworks.

There will be free admission at some local museums including the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, the Museum of Natural History and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

There will be a 21-gun salute starting around noon at Citadel Hill. Traffic and pedestrian access will be temporarily suspended between 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Mawio'mi On The Commons runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Halifax Common.

Sackville Patriot Days is taking place.

Bedford Days is taking place.

There will be a first-of-its-kind hybrid citizenship ceremony, with candidates participating in-person and representing all provinces and territories over Zoom. It's at 3 p.m. our time and Halifax's location for the in-person event is Queen's Marque, Courtyard.

There will be other events and parades taking place throughout the HRM.

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