If you are planning to camp out Friday night in Steinbach, with hopes of snagging a great deal at a local retail store, you might be waiting awhile.

Linda Peters, Executive Director for Steinbach Chamber of Commerce says some of the larger retail stores will be open Boxing Day, but not bright and early. She says Clearspring Centre will be open from 9:30am to 5pm, Shoppers Drug Mart will be open from 8am to midnight and Walmart will be open from 8am to 10pm.

"Many of the smaller retail businesses will probably still be closed," notes Peters. "I suspect it will be some of the larger ones that will choose to open."

Peters says Boxing Day isn't a General or Statutory Holiday in Manitoba and so businesses can be open if they choose. But she guesses many in Steinbach will remain closed as had been tradition for many years.

Meanwhile both the Steinbach Aquatic Centre and Jake Epp Library will be closed Boxing Day.