Family Day holiday service, February 18

By Robert Mackenzie on February 11, 2008 2:03 PM

Update, February 12, 5 a.m: Ooops! Monday is February 18, not 19 as we posted earlier. Thanks to Mike Vainchtain of Mike’s Transit Stop for pointing out the error.

Last year, the Ontario Government approved a regulation to add an extra statutory holiday on the third Monday of February. The regulation adjusted the Employment Standards Act to include Family Day as a statutory holiday and guaranteed many Ontario workers nine statutory holidays with pay each year.

This year, Monday, February 18 will be Family Day in Ontario. Many people will have a day off work and elementary, secondary and post-secondary institutions will be closed. Transit agencies are adjusting services for the day.

Barrie Transit: Hourly Sunday schedule with service starting at 9 a.m. All service will end at 7:15 p.m.

B.A.C.T.S. (Barrie Accessible Community Transportation Service): Sunday service, 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Brampton Transit: Sunday / holiday schedule

Burlington Transit: No service

D.A.R.T.S ([Hamilton] Disabled and Aged Regional Transportation System): Statutory holiday service, 9:30 a.m. until 11 p.m.

Durham Region Transit:
DRT West — Ajax and Pickering: Holiday schedule
DRT Centre — Whitby: Sunday schedule
DRT East — Oshawa: Holiday schedule
DRT East — Clarington: Sunday and holiday schedule
DRT North — No service
DRT Specialized Services — All communities: Holiday service, 8 a.m. until 10 p.m.
(Please book before 3 p.m. Thursday, February 14.)

GO Transit: Saturday schedule

Guelph Transit: Sunday schedule

Guelph Transit Mobility Service: No service

Halton Hills Acti-van: No service

Hamilton Street Railway: Sunday and holiday schedule

Milton Transit: No service

Mississauga Transit: Saturday schedule

Oakville Transit: Holiday schedule (Holiday schedule = Zone Express service from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., plus Routes 14, 19, 24 and 28.

Oakville Transit Care-a-Van: No service

Orangeville Transit: No service

Region of Peel TransHelp: Statutory holiday service, 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Toronto Transit Commission: Holiday schedule (Holiday schedule = Sunday frequency with Saturday hours of service)