Turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie, and closures.
The Thanksgiving long weekend has arrived and no matter whether your plans have you staying in the city or hitting the road there are some closures to be aware of.
Below is a list of what is open and what is closed in London on Thanksgiving Monday:
CLOSED:
Government offices (municipal, provincial, and federal)
Canada Post (no mail delivery)
Schools
Malls (including White Oaks Mall, Masonville Place, and Westmount Shopping Centre)
Banks
LCBO/Beer Store
Most grocery stores
Costco Wholesale
London Public Library branches
OPEN:
Many drug stores with reduced hours (Rexall locations in London, excluding 1551 Dundas St. E, open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. London Shoppers Drug Mart locations at 1224 Commissioners Rd. W and 510 Hamilton Rd. open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and in Sherwood Forest Mall at 1225 Wonderland Rd. N open from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.)
Labatt Retail Store on Horton St. – 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Fanshawe Pioneer Village – 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (final day regular public programming season)
Fanshawe Conservation Area
East Park
The Factory
Movie theatres and most restaurants
Municipal golf courses
Boler Mountain
Apple Land Station (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
The LTC will be running on a holiday schedule, normal service returns on Tuesday.
The City of London will be offering free recreation activities at community centres across the city on Monday. The full list of activities can be found by clicking here.
The statutory holiday is expected to be dry, but cool. Environment Canada is calling for clouds and a daytime high of 11 C for Thanksgiving Monday. That temperature is nearly five degrees below the average high for this time of year.