Several services will be closed as Chatham-Kent welcomes the new year.
Municipal offices and most services will be closed on January 1, including the Chatham and Dresden Service Ontario locations.
All branches of the Chatham-Kent Public Library will also be closed from January 1-2.
Curbside garbage and recycling collection will be delayed by one day for the week of January 1.
Ride CK Services will not be running on New Year’s Day. All municipal arenas will also be closed.
Cemetery staff will be on call for funeral homes that require at-need sales.
The Provincial Offences Court will be closed to the public on January 1, but regular business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will resume on January 2.
Some healthcare services at the Chatham and Wallaceburg sites of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance will also be altered on New Year’s Day.
While outpatient diagnostic tests will continue to take place, outpatient Rehabilitation, the Presurgical Screening Department, and the Musculoskeletal Rapid Assessment Clinic will not be available on January 1.
Ambulatory Care, Outpatient Lab Services, the Oncology department, the TIA and CAD clinics, the Diabetes Education Centre, the Outpatient Mental Health and Addictions Program, and the RAAM Clinic will also be unavailable on January 1.
As well, the Pulmonary Function Lab at the Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will remain closed from December 25 to January 1. It will resume services on January 2,
The Emergency Departments at CKHA’s Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will remain open 24 hours daily.