Remembrance Day schedule changes in Ottawa, Digi Mart USA News (Ottawa, Ontario): CTV News Ottawa has outlined the schedule changes that residents can expect in Ottawa on Remembrance Day, which falls on Wednesday.
Under the city’s Remembrance Day Bylaw, most retail businesses must remain closed until 12:30 p.m. Ottawa’s malls, Tanger Outlets, big box stores and large grocery stores must also stay closed until 12:30 p.m.
on Wednesday. All LCBO and Beer Stores will open at 12:30 p.m.
Convenience stores, gas stations, food and grocery stores with less than 2,400 square feet of total area, and pharmacies with less than 7,500 square feet of total area are exempt from the closure requirement.
OC Transpo will operate on a regular schedule on Wednesday. However, Routes 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 and 20 in downtown Ottawa will be detoured due to road closures on Rideau and Elgin streets between 6:30 a.m.
and 1:30 p.m. Detours on Routes 39, 61, 84 and 163 will be in place during community Remembrance Day ceremonies.
The City of Ottawa says all OC Transpo buses and trains will pause service to observe two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
Veterans wearing their medals or uniforms, or presenting identification, can ride OC Transpo buses, all O-Train lines and Para Transpo vehicles for free until Nov. 11.
There will be no Canada Post delivery on Wednesday. Post offices operated by the private sector will be open according to the hours of their host businesses.
All Service Canada and Passport Services offices in Ottawa and across Canada will be closed on Wednesday in observance of Remembrance Day.
Information on Green bin, recycling and garbage collection and other City of Ottawa services, as well as on museums in Ottawa and Gatineau, is available on the respective websites referenced in the source article.
