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CBC
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
Here's what's open and closed this Civic Holiday in London
Social Sharing It's the Civic Holiday on Monday, Aug. 4. Here's a look at what's open and closed this long weekend in London. Recreation There's a whole list of free program offerings at London community centres from sports, science and arts and crafts. Public outdoor swimming pools are open across the city, along with recreational swimming at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre. Neighbourhood splash pads will also be running. Go for a train ride or bounce on a leaping lily pad at Storybook Gardens in Springbank Park from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. London Children's Museum is open and is featuring an open studio in their Discovery Lab. Ready for some adventure? East Park and Boler Mountain are both open on Monday. City-run golf courses will be open. London Public Library's Central Branch will be closed for the holiday. Library branch locations are open Tuesday to Saturday. Shopping, Drinks and Food RibFest is happening at Victoria Park, serving up food, fun and line dancing. White Oaks Mall, CF Masonville Mall and Westmount Shopping Centre will be open with reduced hours for the holiday. Covent Garden Market will be closed. Some liquor, beer and grocery stores may be closed or have reduced hours. Check hours with your local store. Labatt Brewery's Store will be open. Transit Banks and Government Services Banks will be closed for the Civic Holiday. All Canada Post offices will be closed Monday, Aug. 4. There will be no City of London garbage collection on Monday, Aug. 5. Waste pickup is rescheduled for Tuesday.
CBC
09-06-2025
- CBC
Ball park sign back thanks to family of original maker
The brazen theft of the sign displaying the namesake of Labatt Park was never solved, but a solution has been found thanks to a family that has close ties to the original sign maker. Labatt Brewery offered a $2,000 reward in the fall of 2024 to anyone who helped bring the sign back or provided information that led to its return. When that didn't happen, Chris Carr stepped in. Carr is the son of the man who made the original sign decades ago, and he agreed to replace it in time for baseball season this spring. "We got in contact with him when the original sign went missing, and he jumped into action. He was keen to help us replace the sign and make sure that Labatt Park lives on as close to the original," Labatt spokesperson Veronica Bart said. Labatt Park has been a London landmark at 25 Wilson Avenue since 1877. Originally called Tecumseh Park, it holds the Guinness World Record for the oldest baseball diamond in the world. Labatt has been brewing in the city for 175 years. When the sign was stolen last November, police said it had been bolted to the wrought iron fence.
