What’s open and closed in Halifax on Thanksgiving Monday
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Thanksgiving Monday is a designated retail closing day in Nova Scotia, meaning most businesses will be closed and services may be operating on reduced hours.
Thanksgiving Day is a designated retail closing day in Nova Scotia, which means most businesses and services will be closed or operating on reduced hours on Monday.
Here’s a look at what’s open and closed this long weekend in the Halifax area.
All Halifax Transit buses will operate on reduced holiday hours during Thanksgiving Monday.
The Alderney Ferry will also be operating on a holiday schedule, with the first trip departing at 7:30 a.m. from the Alderney Ferry Terminal in Dartmouth. The Woodside ferry doesn’t run on holidays.
The full schedule can be accessed at halifax.ca.
All on-street parking meters will be free on Monday.
All Sobeys, Atlantic Superstore, Costco and Walmart locations are closed on Thanksgiving Monday.
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