Many Windsor-Essex residents, including business owners, will take some time off this weekend.
Friday is Good Friday, which is a stat holiday. School boards and many businesses, however, also observe Easter Monday. With that, all federal, provincial, and municipal offices will be closed on both days.
There will also be no Canada Post delivery.
Service Ontario locations will also be closed Friday and Monday, but some transactions, such as licence plate renewals, may be performed online.
All four public school boards serving Windsor-Essex are closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday. Classes resume on Tuesday.
There are no classes on Good Friday at either the University of Windsor or St. Clair College, but both will have regular classes on Monday.
Both the Beer Store and the LCBO are closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday but will be open on Saturday and Monday.
Devonshire Mall and Tecumseh Mall in Windsor are closed on Friday and Sunday, but open on Saturday and Monday.
Windsor Crossing in LaSalle is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Good Friday, Easter Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., and usual hours Saturday and Monday.
All branches of the Windsor Public Library are closed on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday. On Saturday, only the Budimir, Central, and Riverside branches will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All Essex County Library branches will be closed on Friday, Sunday, and Monday.
The 311 call centre will shut down Friday and Monday, and reopen Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 211 call centre will be open 24 hours.
In the City of Windsor, residential garbage and recycling will not be picked up on Friday or Monday. Trash collection will be delayed by one day next week. Refer to your waste collection calendar for details, and the 2024-2025 calendar takes effect on Monday.
Commercial, front-end loader, and weekly recycling collections will proceed as usual. The public drop-off and household chemical waste depot at Central Avenue and the E.C. Row are closed Friday, Sunday, and Monday, but open Saturday.
All community centres and arenas in Windsor are closed Friday and Sunday except for pre-arranged events and rentals. The after-school program will be closed on Friday and Monday.
The Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre is closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Regular hours are in effect for Saturday and Monday.
The H-4 program at Windsor Water World is open every day from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., for those looking for housing assistance or experiencing homelessness.
Adventure Bay Family Water Park will be open Friday and Monday from noon to 4 p.m. and closed on Easter. On Saturday, there are extended holiday hours from noon to 8 p.m.
The Francois Baby House will be closed all weekend and reopen on Tuesday. The Chimczuk Museum will be closed Good Friday and Easter Monday but will be open regular hours on Saturday and Easter Sunday.
There is no charge for street-metered parking in Windsor on Friday, Sunday, and Monday, but the city’s paid surface lots and garages will be open and charging as usual. Municipal ticket payment offices will be closed all three days.
Transit Windsor buses will run on a Sunday schedule on Friday and their normal schedules for the rest of the weekend. The downtown transit terminal will be open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, and regular hours on Saturday and Monday.