What's open and closed during the Christmas Holiday in Waterloo Region - 2016

With Christmas Eve, Christmas, Boxing Day and a statutory holiday all covering a four-day period, a lot of businesses and services are operating on modified hours or not at all. Here are some of the changes:

• Waterloo Region’s garbage, recycling and organic waste trucks will be running their normal routes on the usual pickup days
• The region’s waste drop-off sites will be closed on Dec. 26 and Dec. 27
• Grand River Transit is operating on a modified schedule from Dec. 19 until Jan. 2
• The Beer Store and LCBO stores close at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and don’t reopen until Dec. 27
• Fairview Park Mall is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Boxing Day
• Conestoga Mall is open from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Boxing Day
• Cambridge Centre is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Boxing Day
• Canada Post will not deliver mail on Dec. 26 or 27
• All branches of the Region of Waterloo Library and Kitchener Public Library will be open until 1 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and then closed until Dec. 28
• Waterloo Public Library branches will close at 1:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and reopen on Dec. 28
• Branches of Cambridge’s Idea Exchange will be closed Dec. 24 through Dec. 26, reopening on Dec. 27
• On Christmas Eve, the Kitchener Market will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Cambridge Farmers’ Market from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• More information on municipal closures can be found at the websites for the Region of Waterloo, the City of Kitchener, the City of Waterloo and the City of Cambridge
• For information on holiday hours at your favourite supermarket, pharmacy, bank, retailer or restaurant, check with them directly