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Here's What Is Open & Closed On New Year's Day Across BC

We're headed for you, 2022!

Here's What Is Open & Closed On New Year's Day Across BC
Lijuan Guo | Dreamstime, Erik Lattwein | Dreamstime
Western Canada Editor

If you're in need of groceries, a hangover cure or an activity to do on New Year's Day, you may find opening hours have changed.

January 1 is the first statutory holiday of 2022 across Canada, so plenty of businesses close their doors or work reduced hours.

From grocery stores to malls and other venues, here's what is open and closed across B.C. on New Year's Day.

Grocery stores & liquor

Safeway: Most locations open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; some locations close at 6 p.m.

Save-On-Foods: Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Superstore: Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Walmart: Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Costco: Closed

B.C. Liquor: Closed

Malls

CF Pacific Centre: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

City Square: Open 10 a. m. to 6 p.m.

Kingsgate Mall: Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Metrotown: Open 11 a. m. to 7 p.m.

Things to do

Cineplex Theatres: Open

Science World: Open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Vancouver Art Gallery: Closed

Services

Banks: Federally regulated banks will be closed.

Canada Post: Closed

City services: City Hall is closed; other services can be checked here.

This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.

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    Western Canada Editor Daniel Milligan was the Western Canada Editor at Narcity Canada. He was responsible for developing trending news strategies and managing a team of writers and editors. Originally from the U.K., Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in journalism from Staffordshire University. Over the past decade, he has worked on major news stories including terror attacks in London, England, and Manchester, along with royal weddings, Brexit developments, the Canadian federal election and the Nova Scotia mass shooting. Daniel was a senior editor and newsroom leader at Trinity Mirror, one of the U.K.'s largest regional news websites. He would later move to Toronto and work at Yahoo Canada and CTV News/CTV National News.

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