Quebec’s Fête nationale and Canada Day: what’s open at Concordia

No classes or other instructional activities will occur the days before la Fête nationale du Québec and Canada Day — Friday, June 23 and Friday, June 30 respectively.

Only staff, faculty and graduate students with appropriate Concordia-issued identification will have access to offices, studios and laboratories. Undergraduate students needing access will require a letter from their respective departments.

The following services will be closed on June 23
 

• Concordia Stores will close at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 22 and remain closed on Friday, June 23.
• Campus Wellness and Support Services (Health Services, Access Centre for Students with Disabilities, and Counselling and Psychological Services) on both campuses will be closed on Friday, June 23.
• Shuttle buses will observe a Friday schedule on Thursday, June 22, and will not be running on Friday, June 23.
• The Birks Student Centre will be open until 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, and will be closed on Friday, June 23.
• The Welcome Centre will be open until 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, and will be closed on Friday, June 23.

Athletic facilities

• The PERFORM Centre will be closed on Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24.
• The PERFORM Centre conditioning floor will be open on Friday, June 23 for regular hours but closed on Saturday, June 24.
• Le Gym (Sir George Williams Campus), the Ed Meagher Arena (Loyola Campus) and the Loyola Gymnasium will be closed on Friday, June 23.
• The outdoor playing fields on the Loyola campus will remain open between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. for day camps and city soccer.
   

Libraries

• The R. Howard Webster and Georges P. Vanier Libraries will remain open until 6 p.m. on Friday, June 23 for study only, and will be closed on Saturday, June 24.
• The Grey Nuns Reading Room and Group Study Rooms are closed for the summer.
   

Food and beverage services

• Food services on both campuses will close at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 22 and remain closed on Friday, June 23.
   

Parking

• Parking in the J.W. McConnell Building (LB), at the Loyola campus and the Faubourg indoor parking will remain open with regular operating hours on Friday, June 23.
   

Tunnel access

• Tunnels on the Sir George Williams Campus will be closed from 11 p.m. on Thursday, June 22 until 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 24.

The following services will be closed on June 30
 

• Concordia Stores will close at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 29 and remain closed on Friday, June 30.
• Campus Wellness and Support Services (Health Services, Access Centre for Students with Disabilities, and Counselling and Psychological Services) on both campuses will be closed on Friday, June 30.
• Shuttle buses will be observing a Friday schedule on Thursday, June 29 and will not be running on Friday, June 30.
• The Birks Student Centre will be open until 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, and will be closed on Friday, June 30.
• The Welcome Centre will be open until 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, and will be closed on Friday, June 30.

Athletic facilities

• The PERFORM Centre will be closed on Friday, June 30 and Saturday, July 1.
• The PERFORM Centre conditioning floor will be open on Friday, June 30 for regular hours but closed on Saturday, July 1.
• Le Gym will be closed on Friday, June 30.
• The Ed Meagher Arena (Loyola Campus) will be open on Friday, June 30 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. for the Octagon Hockey school and for ice rentals.
• The Loyola Gymnasium will be open on Friday June 30 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for day camps.
• Outdoor playing fields on the Loyola campus will remain open on Friday, June 30 between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. for day camps and city soccer.

Libraries

• The R. Howard Webster and Georges P. Vanier Libraries will remain open until 6 p.m. on Friday, June 30 for study only, and will remain closed on Saturday, July 1.
• The Grey Nuns Reading Room and Group Study Rooms are closed for the summer.

Food and beverage services

• Food services on both campuses will close at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 29 and remain closed on Friday, June 30.

Parking

• Parking in the J.W. McConnell Building (LB), at the Loyola campus and the Faubourg indoor parking will remain open with regular operating hours on Friday, June 30.

Tunnel access

• Tunnels on the Sir George Williams Campus will be closed from 11 p.m. on Thursday, June 22 until 7 a.m. on Saturday, July 1.
   

Canada Day weekend road closures (SGW Campus)
 

To make way for the Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie, René Lévesque Boulevard (between Guy Street and Robert-Bourassa Boulevard) will be closed from Saturday, July 1 at 2 p.m. until Monday, July 3 at 5:30 a.m.

Guy Street between Sainte-Catherine Street and Argyle Avenue will also be closed on Sunday, July 2 from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Other streets in the area around Concordia's Sir George Williams Campus — including Stanley, Crescent, Bishop and Mackay — will also be closed north of René Lévesque Boulevard on Sunday, July 2 from 5 a.m. until 1 p.m. After that, local traffic will be permitted under the supervision of the police until early Monday morning.

It will be impossible to cross René-Lévesque Boulevard during the entire period of closure. For all cross streets in the surrounding area, local traffic will be allowed under police supervision.

Some bus stops in the perimeter of the Société de transport de Montréal will be moved. 

Going away for the long weekend? Visit Concordia’s travel safety web page.