Thanksgiving Day is a designated retail closing day in Nova Scotia, which means most businesses and services will be closed or operating on reduced hours on Monday.

Here’s a look at what’s open and closed this long weekend in the Halifax area.

Halifax Transit and transportation 

All Halifax Transit buses will operate on reduced holiday hours during Thanksgiving Monday.

The Alderney Ferry will also be operating on a holiday schedule, with the first trip departing at 7:30 a.m. from the Alderney Ferry Terminal in Dartmouth. The Woodside ferry doesn’t run on holidays.

Parking

All on-street parking meters will be free on Monday.

Grocery, pharmacies and liquor stores

All Sobeys, Atlantic Superstore, Costco and Walmart locations are closed on Thanksgiving Monday.

All NSLC outlets will be closed on Monday.

Pharmacies may have reduced hours on Monday.