The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is giving residents a heads-up of some closures during the winter holidays.
Municipal Offices
All municipal offices and most services will be closed from Monday, December 25 through Wednesday, December 27. Offices will also be closed on Monday, January 1, 2018.
The Wheatley Municipal Information Desk will be open from 8:30am to 12pm on Thursday, December 28. Bothwell and Thamesville Municipal Information Desks are open during regular hours on December 28.
Emergency Services
All emergency services including police, fire, and ambulances will still be operational 24 hours a day throughout the holidays. The fire office, however, will be closed December 25, 26, and 27.
All public libraries will be closed December 24, 25, 26, 27 and 31 and January 1 and 2.
Recreation Facility Operations
- December 24 - Blenheim and Dresden arenas are open for limited bookings.
- December 25 - All arenas are closed.
- December 26 - Chatham Memorial and Thames Campus arenas are open. All other Chatham-Kent arenas are closed.
- December 31 - All arenas are closed except for Holiday Skates at Dresden, Ridgetown and Wallaceburg arenas.
- The holiday skate schedule is available on the municipality's website.
- January 1 - Tilbury Arena is open for limited bookings. All other arenas are closed.
Cultural Services
The Cultural Centre, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham-Kent Museum, Box Office, as well as ARTspace will be closed to the public on December 24, 25, 26, and 31, and January 1. The Ridge House Museum will be open until December 23, then it will be closed until March.
Capitol Theatre
December 27: Open during evening hours for move night
December 28: Open from 9am to 5pm (plus evening hours for event)
December 29: Open from 9am to 5pm (plus evening hours for event)
December 30 to January 1: Closed for business.
Cemetery Operations
Cemeteries staff will be available on call for funeral homes who are in need of lot sales or interment orders.
CK Transit
CK Transit services will not be operating December 25, December 26, or January 1.
Garabage & Recycling
Collection services for the week of December 25 and January will be scheduled one day later. Please refer to the Recycling and Waste Collection Guide for further details.
Transfer Stations
The Harwich Transfer Station will be closed December 25, 26, and 28 and January 1. The Wallaceburg Transfer Station will be closed on December 25 and 26 and January 1. All other transfer stations will be open regular hours.
Leaf & Yard Depots
The Chatham, Wallaceburg, Harwich, Romney, Camden and Dover depots along with Public Works Yards in Bothwell, Ridgetown and Tilbury will accept Christmas trees from residents free of charge.
Public Works
Public Works Garages will be closed December 25, 26, and 29 and January 1. Response will be provided for winter control and emergencies.
Health & Family Services
The Health and Family Services building will be closed on December 25 and 26. It will open for regular business hours on December 27. The office will also be closed on January 1, reopening on January 2. This includes the offices of Employment and Social Services, Housing Services, Children’s Services and Public Health.
The Employment Resource Centres in Chatham and Wallaceburg will be closed December 25 and 26, reopening December 27. The Employment Resource Centres will also be closed January 1, reopening January 2. 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 in Chatham will be closed on December 25 and 26, opening for regular business hours on December 27. The office will also be closed on January 1, reopening on January 2.
Riverview Gardens
Reception and administrative offices will be closed, but services, activities and visiting hours will continue as normal. Nursing staff can be reached 24/7 by calling 519-352-4823
Public Utilities Commission
The PUC office in Chatham will be closed December 22, 25, 26, and 29 and January 1. The emergency call number is 519-352-6300.
Provincial Offenses Court
Court will be closed from December 25 up to and including January 1. It will open for regular hours on January 2 at 8:30am. During that time, fine payments may be made online or at any CK Service Centre with a ticket or notice of amount payable. Non-cash payments or requests for trial may be left in the drop box at the Provincial Offences Court at 21633 Communication Rd. in Blenheim. Conviction appeals must be made at the Ontario Court of Justice at 425 Grand Ave. W in Chatham. Requests for adjournments of a trial date scheduled for January 2 or January 3 must be made by contacting the court no later than December 22.