With sunshine and the temperature forecast to be in the upper 20s, Labour Day Monday promises to be a perfect day for Londoners hoping to drink up the last of summer before heading back to school and work routines.
The City of London will have its spray pads open at Medway Park, Riverbend Park, Ivey Park, Gibbons Park, Southeast Optimist Park, Ed Blake Park, Meadowgate Park, Oakridge Park, and Constitution Park. In fact, those water fun zones will remain open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily until September 25.
Both the Thames Valley Golf Course and Fanshawe Golf Course will be open. Tee times can be booked online.
After a two year pandemic pause, the London and District Labour Council Labour Day event in Springbank Park will be back. The free, family friendly event, which celebrates the labour union movement, will run from noon until 4 p.m. The day will include children’s activities such as games, face painting, glitter tattoos, and a magic show. There will also be live music and free food and beverages. This is the first time since 2019 the event has been held in-person. COVID-19 forced it online in 2020 and 2021.
Below is a list of what else will be open and what will be closed on Labour Day:
OPEN:
Labatt Retail Store on Horton St. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Select Beer Stores (London locations at 414 Wharncliffe Rd. S (Drive-thru only) and 1600 Dundas St. E will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
Fanshawe Conservation Area (for campsite availability call 1-866-668-2267)
Movie theatres
East Park
All Rexall Pharmacy locations from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Shoppers Drug Mart stores at 510 Hamilton Rd. and 1225 Wonderland Rd. N. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and 1224 Commissioners Rd. W. in Byron from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The LTC will be running on a holiday schedule, regular service resumes on Tuesday.
CLOSED:
Government offices (municipal, provincial, and federal)
Canada Post (no mail delivery)
Malls (including White Oaks Mall, Masonville Place, and Westmount Shopping Centre)
Banks
LCBO
Grocery stores
Costco Wholesale
London Public Library branches (digital library resources remain available)
Municipal waste services (no garbage collection)
COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Clinic at the Western Fair District Agriplex
Children in both the Thames Valley District School Board and the London District Catholic School Board return to school on Wednesday.
