The following information is courtesy of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.
With Christmas and New Year’s Day falling on Sunday and Boxing Day Monday, all municipal offices and most services will be CLOSED from Monday Dec. 26 through Wednesday Dec. 28. Offices will also be CLOSED Monday, Jan. 2, 2017.
Other services are scheduled as follows:
Emergency Services – Police, Fire and Ambulance are operational 24 hours a day, every day, and are accessible by dialling “911” for emergency calls only.
Libraries – All public libraries will be closed Dec. 24, 25, 26, 27 and 31 and Jan. 1 and 2.
Recreation Facility Operations – All arenas are closed Dec. 24 and 25. Dec. 26 Chatham Memorial and Thames Campus arenas are open; all other Chatham-Kent arenas are closed. Dec. 31, all arenas are closed except for Holiday Free Skates at Blenheim, Dresden, Thames Campus, Ridgetown and Wallaceburg arenas. The Holiday Free Skate schedule is available at http://www.chatham-kent.ca/Arenas/Pages/Arenas.aspx Jan. 1 Tilbury arena is open for limited bookings. All other arenas are closed.
Both Blenheim Gable Rees Rotary Pool and Wallaceburg Sydenham Pool are closed on Dec. 24, 25, 26 and Jan. 1.
Cultural Services -The Cultural Centre (Thames Art Gallery, Chatham-Kent Museum, and Box Office) as well as ARTspace will be closed to the public on Dec. 24, 25, 26, 27, and January 1 and 2. ARTspace will also be closed on December 28. The Ridge House Museum will be open until Dec. 23, then it will close until March.
CEMETERY OPERATIONS – During this time, Cemeteries staff will be available on call for funeral homes who are in need of at-need lot sales or interment orders.
CK TRANSIT – CK Transit services will not be operating Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day.
Garbage and recycling – Collection services for the week will not be affected. Please refer to the Resident Recycling and Waste Collection Guide for further details.
Transfer Stations- The Harwich Transfer Station will be closed Dec. 25, 26, 27, 29 and Jan. 1 and 2. The Wallaceburg Transfer Station will be closed on December 25, 26, 27 and January 1.
All other transfer stations will be open regular hours.
The Chatham, Wallaceburg, Harwich, Romney, Camden and Dover stations along with Public Works Yards in Bothwell, Ridgetown and Tilbury will accept Christmas trees from residents free of charge.
HEALTH AND FAMILY SEVICES: The Health and Family Services building will be closed on Dec. 25, 26 and 27, opening for regular business hours on Dec. 28. The office will also be closed on Jan. 1 and 2, reopening on Jan 3. This includes the offices of Employment and Social Services, Housing Services, Children’s Services and Public Health.
The Employment Resource Centres located at 240 King St. W., Chatham and 786 Dufferin Avenue, Wallaceburg will be closed the week of Dec. 26-30, reopening Jan. 3. The Chatham-Kent Homeless Response Line is available at 519-354-6628.Essential after-hours Public Health services are available by calling 1-866-446-8207.
Public Health Clinic Services, located at 177 King St. E., Chatham, will be closed on Dec. 26 and 27, opening for regular business hours on Dec. 28. The office will also be closed on January 2, reopening on January 3, 2017.
RIVERVIEW GARDENS: Reception and administrative offices will be closed, but services, activities and visiting hours continue as normal. Nursing staff can be reached 24/7 by calling 519-352-4823.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION – (PUC)at 325 Grand Avenue East will be closed Dec. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 30 and January 2. The emergency call number is 519-352-6300.
PROVINCIAL OFFENCES COURT will be closed from Saturday Dec. 24 up to and including January 2, 2017, opening for regular hours on Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 8:30 am. During that time, fine payments may be made
- On-line at paytickets.ca
- At any CK Service Centre but youmust have your ticket or notice of amount payable.
- Non-Cash payments may be left in the drop box at the Provincial Offences Court at 21633 Communication Road
Conviction appeals must be made at the Ontario Court of Justice at 425 Grand Ave. W, Chatham and requests for adjournments of a trial date scheduled for Jan. 3 or Jan. 4, must be made by contacting the court no later than December 23, 2016.
ENTEGRUS at 320 Queen Street will be closed the week of Dec. 26 through Dec.30.To report a power outage or water emergency, please call: 1-866-804-7325
