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Ottawa residents can expect several municipal services and federal offices to close on Wednesday, September 30, for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Waste collection will continue, recreation and cultural facilities will remain open, and Wellington Street will be closed near Parliament Hill for the daytime event. Most banks will also be closed, while major malls and grocery stores have not announced schedule changes.
Sept. 30 — which falls this coming Wednesday this year — is an annual federal holiday in Canada to recognize the damage caused by the residential school system, honour survivors and help families and communities affected by the lasting trauma.
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to recognize the damage caused by the residential school system, honour survivors and help families and communities affected by the lasting trauma.have decided not to make it a provincial holiday, the same approach those provinces take to other holidays such as Remembrance Day. Here's a list of what will be open and closed in Ottawa on Wednesday.
This is a broad overview, so it's best to confirm with specific businesses or services.will close its client service centres, employment and social service offices, municipal child-care centres, Site program, dental clinics and sexual health centres Wednesday. City waste collection will go ahead as normal, and city recreation and cultural facilities will be open. An attendee uses an umbrella to keep the sun off them during a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2025 event on Parliament Hill.
The Bayshore, Rideau Centre, St. Laurent, Place d'Orléans and Tanger Outlets malls have not announced changes to their opening hours. Many grocery stores have not announced any changes to their hours. Bank branches are generally closed. Wellington Street will be closed between O'Connor and Metcalfe streets from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Wednesday to accommodate the national event on Parliament Hill, which starts at noon.
Broadly speaking, federal government employees will get Wednesday off. This may affect some public-facing services such as passports and service centres. Events marking the fifth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation took place across the country, including ceremonies on Parliament Hill featuring survivors' stories and a memorial cloth bearing the names of thousands of children who did not return from residential schools in Canada.
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