Canada Day: What's open and what's closed in Montreal

Here's what's open andclosed for Canada Day:

• Most retail shops are closed today in accordance with the law, including shopping malls like Rockland Centre and FairviewPointe-Claire.
• Exceptions to this rule include restaurants, service stations, bookstores, antique shops, and florists.
• Grocery stores, pharmacies and some SAQ branch stores also have the right to open today between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 p.m.
• Public markets including the Jean-Talon Market and theAtwaterMarket are open.
• Parking fees on city streets are not waived today and remain in effect.
• Most Montreal, city boroughand Accs Montraloffices areclosed.
• The STM will be operating on a holiday schedule and some bus routes will be changed because of the Canada Day parade.
• Opening hours for arenas, swimming pools, sports centres, libraries and cultural venues vary according to borough.
• Pointe--CallireMuseum, the Biodome, Insectarium, Botanical Garden,Planetarium Rio Tinto Alcan, Montreal Museum of Fine Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art are open.
• Pickup services for household garbage, green waste, kitchen waste, recyclables and bulky items will take place following regular schedules in all the boroughs, except for the following:
  • VilleraySaint-MichelParc-Extension: pickup of green waste is postponed to Monday, July 6, and pickup of kitchen waste is maintained.
  • Outremont: recycling pickup is postponed to Thursday, July 2.