Victoria Day: What's open and closed on P.E.I.
CBC News | Posted: May 24, 2021 9:00 AM | Last Updated: May 24, 2021
T3 Transit buses are operating Monday and grocery stores are open
COVID-19 testing clinics and government offices are closed but many businesses and services are still open on Victoria Day in P.E.I., including grocery stores and the Charlottetown Mall.
Islanders with COVID-19 symptoms are being asked to self-isolate until Tuesday, May 25, when testing sites will reopen at their normal times and locations.
"People who need care due to symptoms should contact their family doctor or call 8-1-1 to be referred to a Cough and Fever Clinic," a provincial news release said on Friday. "In cases of emergencies, please call 9-1-1 or visit an emergency department."
More details can be found on the Government of P.E.I.'s COVID-19 site.
Here is a list of some of the other operations that are open and closed.
- Schools across Prince Edward Island are closed.
- Canada Post will not have delivery service.
- Island Waste Management will have regular pickup.
- Sobeys stores are open regular hours.
- Atlantic Superstores are open regular hours.
- Foodland stores are open regular hours, except for Foodland Charlottetown, which is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Agro Co-Op is closed.
- Murphy's Pharmacies are open at various hours. Check their website for each store's exact hours. Other pharmacy chains do not have a single page listing hours; check with yours in advance before going.
- Walmart is open regular hours.
- All P.E.I. Liquor Control Commission retail stores are open regular hours.
- Charlottetown Mall is open regular hours.
- Confederation Court Mall is closed, but the Shoppers Drug Mart there is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- County Fair Mall in Summerside is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- P.E.I. Public Libraries are closed.
- All Confederation Centre properties, including the Art Gallery, will be shut.
- T3 Transit is operating.
- Provincial and federal government offices are closed.
- Municipal offices are closed (which means parking enforcement commissionaires have the day off!).