New Year's: What's open and closed on P.E.I.

Many businesses and services will be closed on New Year's Day, a statutory holiday in Canada.

Some restaurants and bars will remain open, but it's a good idea to check before heading out for supper.

Some businesses will have reduced hours on Dec. 31.

Here is a list of what's open and closed for some of the Island's main businesses and public services.

• Provincial and federal offices are closed on Jan. 1.
• Municipal offices in Charlottetown close at noon on Dec. 31 and reopen Jan. 2.
• Municipal offices in Summerside close at 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 and reopen Jan. 2.
• Sobeys stores close at 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 and reopen Jan. 2.
• Atlantic Superstores close at 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 and reopen on Jan. 2.
• Foodland in Charlottetown closes at 5 p.m. on Dec. 31 and reopens Jan. 2.
• Co-ops in Souris, O'Leary, Tignish, Wellington and Morell close at 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 and reopen Jan. 2.
• Murphy's Queen Street Pharmacy and Food Market closes at 6p.m. on Dec. 31 and reopens Jan. 1 from 11 a.m.to 5p.m.
• All P.E.I. Liquor Control Commission stores close at 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 and reopen on Jan. 2.
• Charlottetown Mall closes at 5 p.m. on Dec. 31 and reopens on Jan. 2.
• Confederation Court Mall closes at 4 p.m. on Dec. 31 and reopens on Jan. 2., but the Shoppers Drug Mart in the mall is open until 6 p.m. on Dec. 31.
• County Fair Mall in Summerside closes at 5 p.m. on Dec. 31 and reopens on Jan. 2, but the Lawton's Drug Store is open noon to 5 p.m. New Year's Day.
• Walmart closes at 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 and reopens Jan. 2.
• Island Waste Management will not be collecting garbage curbside on Jan. 1. It will be collected on Jan. 5 instead.
• T3 Transit, Summerside Transit and County Line Express will not be operating Jan. 1.
• P.E.I. public libraries are closed Jan. 1.
• Canada Post will not have delivery service Jan. 1.

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