Here's&nbsp;an overview of what's open and what's not across the Halifax region to help you plan your Easter weekend.

Halifax Transit buses will&nbsp;operate on holiday&nbsp;service hours on Friday.

There will be no ferry service on Friday.

Alderney ferry will operate on Saturday&nbsp;and offer holiday service on Sunday.

Buses and ferries will resume&nbsp;their regular schedules on Monday.

Holiday schedules, bus and ferry routes can be viewed&nbsp;

Atlantic Superstore:&nbsp;Closed Friday and Sunday.

Halifax Seaport Farmers' Market: Closed Sunday.

Local Source Market: Windsor Street location is open regular hours Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Agricola Street location is&nbsp;closed Friday. Both locations closed Monday (normal closing day).

Drugstores: Some pharmacies are open but have limited hours. Check websites for details.

NSLC: Closed Friday and Sunday. Delivery is unavailable all weekend.&nbsp;Check their 

All major malls will be closed on Friday and Sunday.

All branches are closed on Friday, Sunday and Monday.&nbsp;

Solid waste collection services will not operate on&nbsp;Friday.

Curbside collection regularly scheduled for Friday will take place on Saturday. Curbside collection services scheduled for Monday will not change.&nbsp;

The Otter Lake Waste Management Facility will be closed on Friday and Sunday.

The municipal recycling plant and municipal composting facilities will&nbsp;be closed on Friday and Sunday.&nbsp;

The Household Special Waste Depot in Bayers Lake will be closed on Saturday and reopen for regular operating hours the following week on April 10.

On-street parking meter&nbsp;spaces are free on Friday and Monday.&nbsp;

Halifax's Dean Smith named finalist for Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award

The National Hockey League announced this week that Dean Smith of Halifax has been named a Canadian finalist for the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award. The award is given to an individual who has made an impact on his or her community, culture or society through hockey.

A man with glasses and black hair smiles at the camera in front of a hockey rink.

Dean Smith is one of three finalists for the NHL's Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award.

Dean Smith

Halifax's Dean Smith is a finalists for the NHL's Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award.

Non-crisis mental health and addiction line now open in N.S. on weekday holidays

Starting today, the province's mental health and addictions phone line will be open on weekday holidays.

A man stands in front of a microphone outdoors. He is wearing a blue blazer with a blue shirt and a patterned tie.

Brian Comer, MLA for Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg and Minister Responsible for the Office of Addictions and Mental Health, said the PC government has plans to solve to solve psychiatrist recruitment and retention issues.

Brian Comer

Brian Comer, MLA for Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg and Minister Responsible for the Office of Addictions and Mental Health, spoke to CBC's Mainstreet about the mental health and addictions phone lines being open on weekday holidays.

How a Brotherhood inspired a Sisterhood to help others navigate the N.S. health-care system

This past January, the Nova Scotia Sisterhood was taking its first appointments. The initiative was inspired by the Nova Scotia Brotherhood, which is a free program for Black men to gain barrier-free health-care access.

Doctor tied to thousands of Ozempic prescriptions in B.C. has N.S. licence suspended

Dr. David Davison lives in the U.S. though holds a Nova Scotian licence, regulator confirms.

A blue needle with the brand name "Ozempic" on the side is pictured in a man's hand.

Ozempic is pictured in a file photo from May 2022.

Ozempic

The diabetes medicine Ozempic pictured in a file photo. British Columbia's health minister has said he wants to restrict prescriptions of the drug to U.S. patients.

N.S. government approves law to speed up licensing of health-care practitioners

The Nova Scotia government's bill to speed up the licensing process for health-care professionals and make it easier to expand their scope of practice passed without amendments on Thursday.

Doctors wearing medical scrubs are shown inside of a hospital room.

Mary Jane Hampton said the anaesthetist is 'the unsung hero of the operating room' 

Surgery Room Illustrative

The government of Nova Scotia says a law approved in the legislature on Thursday will help bring more health-care practitioners to the province. 

Most stores in the Halifax region will be closed this Friday and Sunday.

What's open and closed Easter weekend 2023 in Halifax

Transit

Groceries

Liquor and beer

Malls

Halifax public libraries

Waste collection

Parking

311 citizen contact centres

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