The city had just introduced a pilot project to offer expanded hours at the bustling South Market building in March 2020 but the experiment lasted mere days, as the pandemic forced the city to shift gears and curtail hours in an attempt to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Now, more than two years later, the city has announced plans to revive the pilot project starting July 31. As part of the pilot, the market will be open on Sundays for the first time and will close two hours later during the week – 7 p.m. rather than 5 p.m.“It's very exciting that the St. Lawrence Market will be re-launching expanded hours of operation. I want to thank the many businesses who make the market such a special place,” Mayor John Tory said in a press release. “In 2020 we pivoted as COVID-19 impacted previous launch plans, now we are moving forward together with this exciting pilot.
The city says that in preparing to revive the pilot project staff “collected and re-analyzed feedback from stakeholders” to better understand changes in operations due to COVID-19 It says that an evaluation of the pilot once complete will “inform a more permanent operating schedule for the remainder of 2023 and beyond.”Saturdays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Boycott boycott boycott!!!!
I love downtown Empty through the weekends. I miss the 90’s 😏
Idk why they even closed on Sundays seems strange
Everything does not need to be open 7 days a week
Closing at 7pm during the week will be great for me, 5pm was too early for anyone working regular hours.
Downtown Toronto is dead, everything “for rent” or a weed store, sad! Thank you lockdown lovers!