City of Kingston Schedules and Closures for Thanksgiving Holiday

Published on: 2019/10/11 - in Releases

The Thanksgiving holiday on Monday October 14, 2019 will create some schedule changes to municipal and utility services:

Garbage, Green Bin and recycling: No collection Monday and collection moves to the day after your normal pick-up day for the rest of the week. Sign-up to be reminded what to put out when at CityofKingston.ca/Collection. The Kingston Area Recycling Centre is also closed Monday.

Kingston Transit: All buses will run on a Sunday schedule on Monday – except for the Route 18 which will run on its regular weekday schedule. Plan your bus trip with Google Transit: KingstonTransit.ca/TripPlanner.

Kingston Access Services: Operates with limited service Monday. Call 613-542-2512.

Administrative offices: All administrative offices, including housing and social services and provincial offences, are closed Monday.

Utilities Kingston and Kingston Hydro: Closed Monday. In the event of a utility emergency, such as a gas smell, power outage or a water main break, call the Utilities Kingston 24-hour number at 613-546-1181. Hydro One electricity customers in the west and east ends can call 1-800-434-1235. Union Gas customers can call 1-877-969-0999. Remember: for electricity used on weekends and holidays, electricity prices are off-peak.

INVISTA Centre/ Fitness & Wellness Centre, Artillery Park Aquatic Centre, Rideau Heights Community Centre, CaraCo Home Field and arenas: Closed Monday.

Libraries: All branches of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library are closed Monday.

Confederation Basin and Portsmouth Olympic Harbour marinas: The Confederation Basin Marina office is open. The fueling stations are open at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, but the office will be closed Monday.

Grand Theatre Box Office: Open noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday.

PumpHouse Museum: Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning: Closed Monday.

City Hall Tours: No tours on Monday.


Release source: City of Kingston
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