City facility hours could also be affected by National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honours the kids who by no means returned house and survivors of residential colleges, in addition to their households and communities.

A lot of Burnaby’s civic amenities will function on altered schedules because the City observes National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30.

Please observe the next adjustments:

• City Hall and Burnaby Public Library branches might be closed on Tuesday, September 30.
• Other civic amenities, together with recreation centres, might have adjusted hours. Check Burnaby.ca/Centres for extra data.
• Curbside assortment for rubbish and recycling will shift to the next day.

Since 2021, the Government of Canada has acknowledged the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a federal statutory vacation for federally regulated staff in the private and non-private sectors. On March 9, 2023, the Province of British Columbia additionally handed laws to make September 30 a statutory vacation. 

We respectfully acknowledge that the City of Burnaby is positioned on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Peoples. We’re dedicated to working with the 4 host Nations and the Indigeous inhabitants who dwell in Burnaby, to advance reconciliation by constructing and sustaining constructive relationships and meaningfully do that essential work collectively.

Learn extra: Burnaby.ca/TruthAndReconciliation