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Jan.1 is New Year's Day. Government offices and a number of other businesses and services will be closed or operating on different hours. Residents who live outside the territory of the former city of Montreal are advised to call their borough office for more information.
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Here is a partial listing of services affected:

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Immigration, employment and other federal government offices are closed. Provincial government offices are also closed tomorrow and Wednesday.
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% Y: c2 x- ]% y+ c! OAll city of Montreal departments, including Access Montreal offices, are closed until Wednesday. Many services are shut or reduced in other municipalities; consult your city hall for details.

/ `! }) y$ P6 l6 o7 b5 N5 OCanada Post offices are closed, but privately owned postal outlets in pharmacies and convenience stores are open according to the operating hours of those businesses. Letter-carriers will not deliver or pick up mail tomorrow.

The Montreal Exchange closes today, New Year's Eve, at 1 p.m. and will be closed tomorrow and Wednesday.

Most chartered banks close early today and are closed both tomorrow and Wednesday.
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/ n! N4 s5 t9 Q, \Most supermarkets, department and retail stores are closed; hours will vary at stores that are open.
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Montreal municipal libraries are closed until Wednesday. Hours will vary at suburban libraries.
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  q$ X4 i( e' t# ]) ]Maisons de la Culture across Montreal are closed today, tomorrow and Wednesday. The Pointe à Callière Museum of Archeology and History is closed tomorrow and will reopen at noon on Wednesday

  ^* }" N. ~# Q; }Most Montreal recreation centres are closed tomorrow and Wednesday. as are most indoor pools and sports facilities.
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There will be no regular garbage or curbside recycling pick-up in Montreal today. Garbage collection will be on Wednesday and Friday instead, but there is no collection of large items. There will be no recycling collections before Jan. 7. In suburbs, check with your municipality.

. H6 A) p4 G7 yThe Montreal municipal courthouse is closed tomorrow.
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The Jean Talon, Atwater and Maisonneuve public markets are closed tomorrow and Wednesday. The Bonsecours public market will be closed tomorrow and reopen Wednesday at noon.

  C" ^, Z; [5 [, h# {$ F" T" jAll Société des Alcools du Québec liquor stores will close at 7 p.m. on New Year's Eve and are closed tomorrow. SAQ outlets in shopping centres are open on Wednesday.
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The Biodôme is open every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Biosphère on Île Ste. Hélène is closed tomorrow but open the rest of the week.
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The Botanical Garden and Insectarium are open tomorrow and Wednesday from noon until 5 p.m.

9 u$ W6 t3 D0 `2 hMontreal Urban Community Transit Corp. buses and métro lines are running on Sunday schedules tomorrow and Wednesday. For more information, call AUTOBUS - (514) 288-6287.

Laval Transit buses will run on a modified schedule tomorrow and Wednesday. For information, call (450) 688-6520.

' N; O0 |9 ?) {0 E5 _" E0 gSouth Shore Transit buses will run on a Saturday schedule on New Year's Eve and on a Sunday schedule tomorrow and Wednesday. For information, call (450) 463-0131.
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. E& X: S7 m7 P- ~: J9 g' R( {The Montreal-Deux Montagnes and the Montreal-Dorion/Rigaud train lines operate on Sunday schedules tomorrow and Wednesday There is no service on those days on the Montreal-Blainville, Montreal-Saint-Hilaire and Montreal-Delson commuter-train lines.
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Parking meters are in operation.