Monday is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — a time when Canadians gather to reflect on and honour those who suffered under the residential school system.
Some businesses and government services change their hours in observation of the day.
The Free Press is not publishing a print or e-edition Monday, but readers can visit winnipegfreepress.com for the latest news and information.
Participants pass the Canadian Museum for Human Rights during the Orange Shirt Day Survivors Walk in Winnipeg in 2023. (David Lipnowski / The Canadian Press files)
Here is a selection of what’s open and closed on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Civic, provincial and federal offices are closed Monday.
Canada Post offices are also closed, with no mail collection or delivery. Post offices operated by the private sector will be open according to the hours of service of the host business.
RECYCLING AND TRASH
Recycling and garbage will be collected as usual for those with Monday as their collection day.
The Brady Road landfill is open from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The 4R Winnipeg depot at the Brady landfill will be open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
The Pacific 4R Winnipeg Depot and the Panet 4R Winnipeg Depot will be closed.
WINNIPEG TRANSIT
Buses will operate on a Sunday schedule on Monday.
LIBRARIES
All Winnipeg Public Library branches will be closed Sunday and Monday.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES
Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex will be open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Margaret Grant Pool will open between 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Pan Am Pool will open at 10 a.m. and close at 2 p.m.
All other indoor recreation facilities will be closed.
Crescent Drive, Kildonan Park, and Windsor Park golf courses will remain open from sunrise to sunset throughout the long weekend, weather permitting.
CEMETERIES
The Brookside, Transcona, and St. Vital cemeteries will remain open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. The administration office at Brookside Cemetery will be closed.
SHOPPING
CF Polo Park, St. Vital Centre, Kildonan Place, Outlet Collection Winnipeg and Garden City Shopping Centre will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Grant Park Shopping Centre will be open from noon to 5 p.m.
The Forks Market will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Manitoba Liquor Mart stores in Winnipeg will be open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., except for the True North Square location, which will be closed.
Beer vendors and private wine stores set their own hours on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, so call ahead.
Most grocery stores will be open, but possibly with different hours.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Assiniboine Park Zoo will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (gates close at 4:30 p.m.), the Leaf is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (free admission), the Manitoba Children’s Museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Manitoba Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq will be closed.
Several events will be hosted at or near The Forks:
A pipe ceremony starts at Oodena Celebration Circle at 10 a.m., followed by a healing walk to the convention centre starting at 11 a.m. A grand entry there starts at 1 p.m.
The Women’s Health Clinic will celebrate Indigenous healing traditions through music and games during an event at CN Field and Stage from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Children’s Museum will offer free admission with special programming and activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., including: a collaborative nature mural, appearances from guest speakers including David Robertson, a language workshop and crafts.
Pitikwé will offer free skateboard lessons at the Plaza at The Forks from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., followed by a contest until 4 p.m.
Agowiidiwinan Centre at The Forks will host a conversation from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. with treaty commissioner Loretta Ross and elders Florence and Philip Paynter to discuss residential schools, treaty education and reconciliation. The event will end with a question and answer period, closing remarks and a smudge.
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