Holidays to Affect City and Utilities Kingston Services

Published on: 2023/12/18 - in Releases

RELEASE — City of Kingston and Utilities Kingston services and facilities will be affected by the holidays as outlined below.

Christmas and New Year’s holiday green bin, garbage and recycling schedule: 

There is no collection on Dec. 25 and 26. Collection will occur two days after your regularly scheduled collection.

Kingston Area Recycling Centre (KARC): The recycling depot and yard waste site will be closed Dec. 25 and 26. Real Christmas trees (ornaments and tinsel removed) can be dropped off for free at KARC, 196 Lappan’s Ln.

Never miss collection day: Go to CityofKingston.ca/Collection to sign up to receive collection reminders by phone, push notification or email.

Kingston Transit schedule
Plan your bus trip at KingstonTransit.ca/TripPlanner.

  • Christmas Eve, Dec. 24: Regular weekday service.
  • Christmas Day, Dec. 25: No service.
  • Boxing Day, Dec. 26: Sunday service, except Route 18 which will operate on its regular weekday schedule.

Queen’s University routes will not run during the holiday break. Route 20 service will be paused Dec. 21 – Jan. 8 and Route 17 service will be paused Dec. 22 – Jan. 8.
Kingston Access Bus services schedule

  • Christmas Eve, Dec. 24: Limited service and hours. Note: Monday dialysis has been moved to Sunday. Transportation will be scheduled for impacted passengers.
  • Christmas Day, Dec. 25: No on-road service. Office closed.
  • Boxing Day, Dec. 26: Limited on-road service, 6 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Office open 8 – 11 a.m.

Municipal office/Facilities schedules

  • Administrative offices, including housing and social services on Montreal Street: Closed Dec. 22, 25 and 26.
  • Provincial Offences Court at 362 Montreal St. will be closed Dec. 22, 25 and 26.
  • Utilities Kingston and Kingston Hydro: Customer service will be closed Dec. 22 and remain closed Dec. 22, 25 and 26. Administrative Offices will be closed beginning at noon on Dec 22 and all day Dec 25 and 26.  In the event of a utility emergency, such as a gas smell, power outage or a watermain break, call the Utilities Kingston 24-hour number at 613-546-1181 (or the electricity or natural gas utility provider for your area). A friendly reminder that the lowest electricity prices will be in effect on holidays for customers on the Time-of-Use (TOU) and Ultra-Low Overnight (ULO) price plans. Learn more.
  • Kingston Frontenac Public Library branches: Closed Dec. 24 – 27.
  • Artillery Park Aquatic Centre: On Dec. 24 the front desk will close at 2 p.m. Closed Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1.
  • INVISTA Centre: Fitness Centre closed for renovations Dec. 20 – 22. On Dec. 24 the front desk will close at 2 p.m. Closed Dec. 25 and 26.
  • Kingston East Community Centre: Closed Dec. 24 – 26.
  • Rideau Heights Community Centre and Library: Closed Dec. 24 – 26.
  • Cataraqui Community Centre and Kingston Memorial Centre: Closed Dec. 24 – 26.
  • Centre 70: Closed Dec. 22 – 26.
  • Kingston Grand Theatre Box Office: Box Office will remain open until 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 23 and be closed Dec 24 – 26. Tickets and gift certificates are always available online at KingstonGrand.ca. Inquiries related to future rentals should be directed to Dianne Zemba, Manager, Kingston Grand Theatre, at DZemba@CityofKingston.ca or at 613-546-4291, ext. 1139.
  • PumpHouse Museum: Closed Dec. 22 – Jan. 2.
  • Market Wing Cultural Space: Closed Dec. 18 – Jan. 2.
  • Tett Centre: Closed Dec. 24 – Jan. 3 (Check the Tett website for updates).

Release source: City of Kingston
Photo: Daniel Go (cc)