Municipal offices and most services will be closed Monday, February 20, 2023, in recognition of Family Day.
Other services are scheduled as follows:
Cemetery Operations: Cemeteries staff will be available on call for funeral homes that are in need of at-need lot sales or interment orders.
RIDE CK: All Ride CK transit services are closed.
Emergency Services: Police, Fire and Ambulance are operational 24 hours a day, every day, and are accessible by dialling “911” for emergency calls only. The fire administration office will be closed on Monday, February 20 and will re-open on Tuesday, February 21 at 8:30am.
Arts and Culture: The Chatham-Kent Museum is open on Family Day from 11am to 4pm. All other municipal Arts and Culture venues are closed on Monday, February 20, including:
- Chatham Capitol Theatre
- Kiwanis Theatre
- CKTickets Box Office located at the Chatham Cultural Centre
- Thames Art Gallery
- ARTSpace
The Ridge House Museum and Milner House are currently closed for the season.
Service Ontario: Both the Chatham and Dresden locations will be closed on Monday, February 20.
Entegrus and Public Utilities Commission: Entegrus and the Public Utilities Commission will be closed. The emergency call number is 519-352-6300.
The office of Fleet Services (PABC) will be closed on Monday, February 20.
Employment and Social Services: Employment and Social Services will be closed Monday, February 20. The Homeless Response Line at 519-354-6628 for homeless emergencies within Chatham-Kent is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Housing Services: Housing Services will be closed on Monday, February 20.
EarlyON: All EarlyON programs are closed on Monday, February 20.
Libraries: All branches of the Chatham-Kent Public Library usually open on Mondays will be open Monday, February 20. Administration offices will be closed.
CK Public Health: CK Public Health will be closed on Monday, February 20. Essential after-hours Public Health services are available by calling 1-866-446-8207.
Provincial Offences Court: The Provincial Offences Court will be closed on Family Day and will re-open on Tuesday, February 21 at 8:30 a.m. Please note that during office closures fines can continue to be paid online at www.paytickets.ca.
Pools: The Blenheim Gable Rees Rotary Pool and the Wallaceburg Sydenham Pool are open for free swims from 10:30am – 12:00pm and 1:00pm – 2:30pm on Monday, February 20.
Arenas: Ridgetown and Wallaceburg Arenas will be closed. All other arenas will be open. The February Free Skate schedule can be found on our Arenas page.
Riverview Gardens: Reception and administrative offices will be closed on February 20, but services, activities and visiting hours continue as normal. Nursing staff can be reached 24/7 by calling 519-352-4823.
Waste and Recycling: Collection services will be delayed by one day during the week of February 20.
Please refer to the Recycling and Waste Collection Guide for further details at https://www.chatham-kent.ca/services/garbage/Documents/2023%20Chatham-Kent%20Garbage%20and%20Recycling%20Calendar.pdf
Transfer Stations: The Harwich and Wallaceburg Transfer Stations will be closed Monday, February 20. All other transfer stations will be open during regular hours.
Leaf & Yard Depots: All Leaf and Yard Depots will be closed.
Chatham-Kent Tourism/Community Attraction and Promotion: CK Tourism will be closed Monday, February 20. To access visitor information at any time, please go to visitck.ca.
For more information contact:
Amy Wilcox
Manager, Corporate Initiatives & Communications
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
519-360-1998 x 3055
amyw@chatham-kent.ca
