If you need to do some last minute shopping, don’t forget that several businesses will be closed between December 24 and 26. Here’s a little preview of what will be open and closed.
December 24
Open
• les pharmacies
• convenience stores
• shops and shopping centers, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• SAQ branches, until 5 p.m.
• SQDC branches, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• the majority of sports facilities
• post offices
• the STM network will operate according to the usual schedule
• garbage collections according to the usual schedule, with the exception of certain districts where they could be brought forward or postponed
Farm
• municipal libraries
• the Biodôme, the Biosphere, the Insectarium, the Botanical Garden (except for the outdoor gardens) and the Planetarium
• Accès Montréal (BAM) offices and permit counters
• ecocenters
December 25
Open
• les pharmacies
• convenience stores
• small food stores
• the majority of sports facilities
• the STM network according to the public holiday schedule
• garbage collections according to the usual schedule, with the exception of certain districts where they could be brought forward or postponed
Farm
• shops and shopping centers
• SAQ branches
• SQDC branches
• post offices
• banks
• municipal libraries
• the Biodôme, the Biosphere, the Insectarium, the Botanical Garden (except for the outdoor gardens) and the Planetarium
• Accès Montréal (BAM) offices
• ecocenters
December 26
Open
• shops and shopping centers, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• les pharmacies
• SAQ branches in small stores
• SQDC branches from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. or from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., depending on the location
• the majority of sports facilities
• the Biodôme, the Biosphere, the Insectarium, the Botanical Garden and the Planetarium
• the STM network according to the public holiday schedule
• garbage collections according to the usual schedule, with the exception of certain districts where they could be brought forward or postponed
Farm
• SAQ branches in supermarkets, until 1 p.m.
• banks
• post offices
• municipal libraries
• Accès Montréal (BAM) offices and permit counters
• ecocenters
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