Christmas is on a Monday so most of us are getting a pleasant, tidy lengthy weekend. However some shops and providers will probably be open
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Christmas is nigh and everyone seems to be attempting to wrap up their buying and errands and top off earlier than the large day, when most shops, providers, authorities places of work and companies will probably be closed.
Right here’s a roundup of what’s open, what’s closed, and what’s working on shortened vacation hours on and round Dec. 25 in Metro Vancouver.
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Which days are statutory holidays?
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In Canada, Christmas Day, Dec. 25, and New Yr’s Day, Jan. 1, are statutory holidays, with most employers both giving employees the day without work or paying time beyond regulation to those that should work. Boxing Day is a stat in some components of the nation, however not in B.C.
Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, is just not a vacation both, however some companies both shut or shorten their working hours that day.
With Christmas Day on Monday this yr, the stat traces up properly for an extended weekend for many of us. However numerous folks employed in retail, restaurant and leisure jobs will probably be working over at the least a part of the vacation. (Thanks!)
Procuring
In case you’re a last-minute shopper, Cadillac Fairview’s Pacific Centre in downtown Vancouver will probably be open 10 a.m. to five p.m. on Christmas Eve, closed on Christmas Day, and open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Boxing Day.
Richmond Centre, additionally operated by Cadillac Fairview, has the identical vacation hours as Pacific Centre, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day, open 8 a.m.-9 p.m. on Boxing Day.
In Burnaby, Metropolis at Metrotown is closed on Christmas Day, however open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Christmas Eve and eight a.m.-10 p.m. on Boxing Day. The Superb Brentwood shopping center is closed on Christmas and open common hours on Sunday (Christmas Eve), 11 a.m.-7 p.m., and Tuesday (Boxing Day), 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
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Guildford City Centre is open on Christmas Eve till 5 p.m., closed Dec. 25, then open for Boxing Day gross sales on Tuesday at 8 a.m.
Most grocery shops shut on Christmas Day, however are open on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. Save-On-Meals places, for example, closes at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. Different grocers, corresponding to Safeway and Complete Meals, are additionally closed on Christmas Day. If in case you have a milk emergency, some comfort shops corresponding to 7-Eleven will probably be open Christmas Day.
Most B.C. liquor shops are additionally closed on Christmas Day and New Yr’s Day, however stay open all different days with various hours. Verify the BCL web site on your closest location. Non-public liquor shops usually tend to be open however make sure to verify earlier than heading over.
Museums and sights
The Vancouver Artwork Gallery will probably be closed on Christmas Day however is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.
Science World is open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Christmas Even then closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
The Museum of Vancouver is closed on Christmas Day however open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Christmas Eve then again to common hours on Boxing Day.
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For a chook’s-eye view of downtown Vancouver and the (hopefully) snow-covered North Shore mountains, the Vancouver Lookout is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The final glass elevator up the tower leaves at 3:30 p.m.
FlyOver Canada at Canada Place is open on each Christmas Eve and Day with bookings till 6 p.m. The whole attraction will probably be closed Jan. 8-21 for an improve to the customer expertise.
The Vancouver Aquarium in Stanley Park is open three hundred and sixty five days of the yr, with 3 p.m. closures on Christmas Eve and Day. Catch Scuba Santa as a part of the vacation festivities till Christmas Eve.
Cineplex theatres are open for Christmas Day motion pictures. Amongst family-friendly movies for the season are Wonka, the newest Trolls film and the animated Migration, which opens on Dec. 25. Verify cineplex.com for showtimes. Independents such because the Rio and Hollywood theatres are closed.
Foods and drinks
Most eating places and cafés shut on Christmas Day, however fast-food shops corresponding to Starbucks, McDonald’s, and Tim Hortons often open on Christmas Day.
Starbucks retailer hours will range by places and shops could regulate their hours primarily based on enterprise and buyer wants, mentioned the corporate. Prospects craving their peppermint mocha repair can try Starbucks’ retailer locator for up to date hours.
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If you’d like a correct sit-down meal, your finest bets are lodge eating places and Chinese language eating places, lots of which keep open on Christmas Day. Open Desk, a restaurant-reservation web site, listing over three dozen eating places open in Metro Vancouver on Dec. 25.
Recreation
Most Vancouver Public Library branches shut at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, then will probably be closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The one exception is VPL’s Carnegie department, which doesn’t shut for holidays.
Metro Vancouver swimming pools, health centres and neighborhood centres could have decreased hours or be closed over the vacations, so make sure to verify on-line earlier than heading out. You may verify Vancouver neighborhood centre vacation hours at vancouver.ca.
In case you’re searching for a swim on Dec. 25, the Hillcrest pool and Vancouver Aquatic Centre are open with decreased hours.
The Robson Sq. skating rink is open for the winter and all through the Christmas vacation. The rink is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Christmas Day, and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. on Boxing Day. Skating is free, whereas skate leases are $5.
Metropolis-run rinks at Kerrisdale and Trout Lake neighborhood centres are additionally open Christmas Day, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
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Metropolis-owned golf programs are closed Dec. 23 by Jan. 12.
TransLink buses, SkyTrain and SeaBus sometimes function on Sunday/vacation schedules on statutory holidays, together with Christmas Day. Weekend fares are in impact, so riders want solely pay for a one-zone fare to journey throughout the system.
Authorities places of work
Authorities places of work will principally be closed Saturday by Tuesday, Dec. 23 to 26, together with Service Canada centres round Metro Vancouver, which deal with Boxing Day as a statutory vacation. Verify B.C. places at icbc.com.
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