Here's what's open and closed in London this Canada Day

CBC News

· Posted: Jul 01, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: July 1

This Canada Day marks the country's 158th birthday. While determination are events commemorating the time successful each corners of the city, respective malls, authorities offices and stores volition beryllium taking the time off.

Here's what's unfastened and closed successful London this Canada Day:

Shopping and businesses

• White Oaks Mall, CF Masonville Place and Westmount Shopping Centre volition each beryllium closed Tuesday.
• The Covent Garden Market is closed Tuesday.
• Most market stores volition beryllium closed for the holiday, but shoppers tin cheque idiosyncratic stores' websites for exceptions and details.
• The Beer Store is opening 3 of its London locations connected Canada Day, including astatine 1600 Dundas St. E., 414 Wharncliffe Rd. S. (drive-thru only) and 1080 Adelaide St. N. The stores are unfastened from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• All LCBO stores volition beryllium closed Tuesday. 

Government facilities

• All banks and metropolis administrative offices are closed for the holiday, including City Hall, Citi Plaza, each Ontario Works offices and Provincial Offences Administrative Offices.
• Garbage volition not beryllium collected Tuesday, and postulation volition shift forward by 1 day. 

Recreation

• All metropolis spray pads and wading pools are unfastened for the season, operating betwixt 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.
• Storybook Gardens is unfastened arsenic accustomed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Recreation centres volition beryllium unfastened passim the metropolis connected Canada Day, and volition connection escaped programming including yoga, crafts, swimming, badminton and subject workshops. A afloat database of offerings and hours is connected the city's website. 

Public transit

• London transit volition run connected a vacation docket Tuesday, meaning less buses volition beryllium connected the roadworthy than connected a accustomed weekday.
• Several detours and halt closures volition beryllium successful spot connected Tuesday owed to Canada Day festivities. Riders are encouraged to sojourn the London Transit website to program their route.

Roads and bridges

• Dundas Street betwixt Ridout and Wellington streets volition beryllium closed each time connected Canada Day for festivities. 
• Talbot Street betwixt King Street and Carling Street volition besides beryllium closed each time Tuesday.
• Churchill Avenue betwixt Manitoba and Edmonton streets volition beryllium closed from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. connected Canada Day. 
• Cove Road betwixt Orchard Street and Wharncliffe Road South volition beryllium closed betwixt 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday. 
• Queens Avenue from Ridout Street North to Riverside Drive and Wharncliffe Road North volition beryllium closed from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday to accommodate fireworks.
• Ridout Street North from Fullarton to King streets volition besides beryllium closed betwixt 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Tuesday. 
• Thames Street from Dundas Street to Harris Park Gate volition beryllium closed from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. connected Canada Day. 
• Queens Bridge and Kensington Bridge volition beryllium closed to conveyance postulation lone starting astatine 8 p.m. July 1.