Labour Day long weekend roundup: what’s open/closed; road closures

It had to come at some point: The last hurrah of the summer.

As you make your plans for the Labour Day long weekend, keep in mind there are road closures this weekend and most things are closed on Monday, with a few exceptions.

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Below is a list of what’s open and closed on Monday:

General need-to-know

Closed

• Beer Store locations
• LCBO stores
• Banks and government offices
• No mail delivery
• Toronto Public Library branches

Transit

The TTC runs on a holiday schedule with service to start at 6 a.m.

GO Transit will run on a weekend schedule. Also, special trains will be operating on the Milton, Kitchener and Stouffville lines, to and from Exhibition GO, to help people get to the CNE.

Food and drink

Closed

• Beer Store and LCBO retail locations
• Most grocery stores will be closed, but call your local supermarket before you head out

 

Open

• Steam Whistle (255 Bremner Blvd.) – retail store and tours from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Mill St. retail store (21 Tankhouse Lane) – 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Amsterdam Brewhouse (245 Queens Quay W.) – retail store 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Bellwoods Brewery Bottle Shop (124 Ossington Ave.) – 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Malls

Open

• Bramalea City Centre (25 Peel Centre Dr.) – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Eaton Centre (220 Yonge St.) – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Pacific Mall (4300 Steeles Ave. East) – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Square One Shopping Centre (100 City Centre Dr.) – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Toronto Premium Outlets – 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Vaughan Mills (1 Bass Pro Mills Dr., Vaughan)  – 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

 

Closed

• Dufferin Mall
• Yorkdale
• Sherway Gardens
• Fairview Mall
• Scarborough Town Centre

Attractions

Open

• Canadian National Exhibition – 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Canada’s Wonderland (9580 Jane St.) – 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Ontario Science Centre (770 Don Mills Rd.) – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queen’s Park) – 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada (288 Bremner Blvd.) – 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Toronto Zoo (2000 Meadowvale Rd.) – 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Toronto-run pools, golf courses, parks, historic sites – click here for more information
• Movie theatres
• Casa Loma – 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Closed

• The Art Gallery of Ontario

Outdoor pool hours

The City of Toronto has extended outdoor pool hours on Sunday and Monday at the following locations:

• Smithfield Outdoor Pool
• Sunnyside-Gus Ryder Outdoor Pool
• Giovanni Caboto Outdoor Pool
• Fairbank Memorial Outdoor Pool
• Driftwood Outdoor Pool
• Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool
• Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool
• Monarch Park Outdoor Pool
• McGregor Outdoor Pool
• Heron Park Outdoor Pool

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Below are some road closures to make note of:

Events

Open Streets
Open Streets Toronto returns on Sunday, closing off portions of Bloor and Yonge streets for the event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bloor between Christie/Grace streets and Parliament Street, and Yonge between Bloor and Queen Street will be closed from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Labour Day Parade
The following road closures will be in effect at 7 a.m. on Monday for the Toronto and York Region parade:

• University Avenue: Richmond Street West to Dundas Street West
• Armoury Street: University Avenue to Chestnut Street
• Centre Avenue: Armoury Street to Dundas Street West
• Queen Street West: Bay Street to Dufferin Street
• Dufferin Street: Queen Street West to the CNE entrance
• Liberty Street: Dufferin Street to Jefferson Avenue
• Mowat Avenue: King Street West to Liberty Avenue
• Fraser Avenue: King Street West to Liberty Avenue
• Pardee Avenue: Liberty Avenue to south end
• Jefferson Avenue: King Street West to Liberty Avenue

 

Motorists can expect traffic tie-ups until around 2 p.m. The 501 Queen streetcar will be on diversion in both directions at 9 a.m.