What's open and closed: A guide to a wintry 2025 Family Day in London Ontario

Meteorologists are telling Londoners to bundle up for this year's Family Day weekend. 

Up to 15 centimetres of snow are expected to fall Saturday, with temperatures taking a dip to minus 20 with the windchill Sunday night. 

Here's a list of what's open and closed and what to do to keep the family entertained during the provincial holiday. 

Recreation 

Families can fish for free in Ontario without the need to buy a fishing licence or Outdoors Card from Feb. 15 to 17. All fishing regulations still apply. 

The London Children's Museum is hosting a Family Day event on Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Families can learn about the discovery of maple syrup at the Kinsmen Fanshawe Sugar Bush from Feb. 15 to 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

The Museum of Ontario Archeology has a day of full activities on Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

The skating trail will be open at Storybook Gardens. 

The City of London has planned a host of free Family Day recreation activities at community centres throughout the city on Monday. A full schedule can be found here.  

Transit 

The London Transit Commission will operate on a holiday schedule. 

Shopping 

White Oaks Mall and CF Masonville Place are closed Monday.  Select Wine Rack locations are open. 

Pharmacies 

Shopper's Drug Mart stores:

• 1225 Wonderland Rd. N. - Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• 510 Hamilton Rd  - Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• 1224 Commissioners Rd. W. - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Rexall Stores:

All pharmacy locations will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

LCBO & Beer Stores 

All LCBO, Beer Store and the Labatt Brewery retail store will be closed. 

Government offices 

All government offices and buildings at the provincial and municipal levels will be closed. 

All branches of the London Public Library will also be closed, except for the Central Branch, which will be hosting this year's Heritage Fair on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The theme is Growing Together in the Forest City. 

Banks

All bank locations will be closed.

Mail delivery 

Canada Post will be delivering mail on Monday as Family Day is not a federal holiday.