What's open, what's closed on this long weekend in N.B.
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The Easter long weekend will mean plenty of closures for retail and city services.
Most retail and grocery stores will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but open for Easter Monday.
Saturday is largely unaffected, but Service New Brunswick will be closed for the entire long weekend.
Here's a breakdown of what's open and what's closed on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
Retail and grocery
Friday, April 18:
Sobeys, Walmart and Atlantic Superstore will be closed.
N.B. Liquor will be closed.
Most Shoppers Drug Mart stores will be open, depending on location.
Saint John City Market will be closed.
Regent Mall in Fredericton will be closed.
Champlain Place mall in Dieppe will be closed.
McAllister Place in Saint John will be closed.
Sunday, April 20:
Sobeys, Walmart and Atlantic Superstore will be closed.
N.B. Liquor will be closed.
Most Shoppers Drug Mart locations will be open, depending on location.
Saint John City Market will be closed.
Regent Mall in Fredericton will be closed.
Champlain Place mall in Dieppe will be closed.
McAllister Place in Saint John will be closed.
Monday, April 21:
Sobeys, Walmart, Atlantic Superstore will be open.
N.B. Liquor will open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Shoppers Drug Marts will be open.
Saint John City Market will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Regent Mall in Fredericton will be open.
Champlain Place mall in Dieppe will be open.
McAllister Place in Saint John will be open.
Government offices, public services
Friday, April 18:
Fredericton city hall will be closed.
Moncton city hall will be closed.
Saint John city hall and offices will be closed.
Saint John Transit will not run.
Codiac Transpo in Moncton will not run.
Fredericton Transit will not run.
All public libraries and administrative offices will be closed.
Service New Brunswick will be closed. Service centres will also be closed the following day on Saturday, April 19.
Service Canada will be closed.
Easter Sunday, April 20:
Saint John Transit will operate as usual.
Codiac Transpo in Moncton will not run.
Fredericton Transit will not run.
All public libraries and administrative offices will be closed.
Easter Monday, April 21:
Fredericton city hall will be closed.
Moncton city hall will be closed.
Saint John city hall and offices will be closed.
Fredericton Transit will follow its holiday service hours (hourly service).
Saint John Transit will operate as usual.
Codiac Transpo in Moncton will operate as usual.
All public libraries and administrative offices will be closed.
Service New Brunswick will be closed.
Service Canada will be closed.
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