Municipal offices in Chatham-Kent and most services will be closed December 25 to 28 and January 1 and 2, 2023.
Open regularly scheduled hours December 29 and 30.
Other services are scheduled as follows:
Cemeteries: Cemetery staff will be on call for funeral homes that require at-need sales.
Ride CK: Services will be closed December 25, 26, and January 1.
Emergency Services: Police, Fire, and Ambulance are operational 24 hours a day, every day, and are accessible by dialing “911” for emergency calls only. The Fire Administration office will be closed on December 26-28 and January 2.
Arts and Culture: CK Tickets Box Office hours at the Chatham Cultural Centre are:
Open: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm December 19 to 23 and December 29 and 30 (closed for lunch hour 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm each day)
Closed: December 24- 28, December 31* and January 1 & 2
NOTE: *Evening Box Office is open prior to show time for New Years Eve event
The Chatham-Kent Museum is closed December 24 and 25 as well as December 31 and January 1. The Milner Heritage House and Ridge House Museum are closed December 24 through January 1.
The Thames Art Gallery and ARTSpace are closed December 24, 25, 28, 31 and January 1.
Entegrus and Public Utilities Commission: Entegrus will be closed December 26 – January 1, re-opening on January 2. The emergency call number is 519-352-6300.
Employment and Social Services: Employment & Social Services will be closed December 26 and 27, reopening December 28. The office will be closed on Monday, January 2, reopening Tuesday, January 3. 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 December 26 and 27, reopening December 28. The office will be closed on Monday, January 2, reopening Tuesday, January 3.
Child Care & Early Years: The Child Care and Early Years office will be closed December 26-28, reopening on December 29. The office will be closed January 2, reopening on January 3. EarlyON programs will be closed December 26-28, and January 2. Only the Chatham EarlyON Centre location will be open on December 29 and 30, all other EarlyON Centre locations are closed.
CK Public Health: CK Public Health offices will be closed December 26-28 and January 2. Essential after-hours Public Health services are available by calling 1-866-446-8207.
Riverview Gardens: Reception and administrative offices will be closed December 26, 27, and January 2. Nursing staff can be reached 24/7 by calling 519-352-4823.
Libraries: All 11 branches of the Chatham-Kent Public Library will be closed December 24-27, December 31, and January 2.
Provincial Offences Court will be closed December 26-30 and January 2. Regular business hours 8:30 am – 4:30 pm will resume on January 3rd.
If you are under suspension and want to pay your fine, please attend at a Service Ontario Office to pay your fine and reinstatement fee.
Pools: The Blenheim Gable Rees Rotary Pool and Wallaceburg Sydenham Pool will be closed on December 24-26, and January 1. Both pools will close at 2:00 pm on December 31.
The holiday schedule is available at Chatham-Kent | Recreational Swimming and runs from December 26 – January 7 (includes free sponsored recreational and parent and tot swims across the two weeks).
Arenas: All arenas are closed December 24 – 26 and January 1. Free skates will take place at the Blenheim, Ridgetown and Dresden on December 31 and Tilbury arena on January 1. All other arenas are closed.
The Holiday Skate schedule is available at:
https://www.chatham-kent.ca/explore/Pages/Ice-Skating.aspx
Waste and Recycling: Curbside garbage and recycling collection will be delayed by one day for the week of December 26th. There are no curbside collection changes for the week of January 2, 2023.
Please refer to the Recycling and Waste Collection Guide for further details at:
https://www.chatham-kent.ca/services/garbage/Documents/2022%20Fridgeable.pdf
Transfer Stations: The Harwich Transfer Station will be closed December 25-27 and 29, 2022. The Wallaceburg Transfer Station will be closed December 25-26, 2022. All other Transfer Stations will be open regular hours.
Leaf & Yard Depots: The Chatham Depot will be closed December 25-26, 2022, and January 2, 2023. The Romney Depot will be open regular hours.
Chatham-Kent Tourism/Community Attraction and Promotion: Closed December 26-28 and January 2. To access visitor information at any time, please visit www.visitck.ca.
Some health care services offered at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will be altered over the holiday season.
In lieu of Christmas Day on Sunday, December 25, 2022, and Boxing Day on Monday, December 26, 2022, services will be altered on Monday, December 26, 2022 and Tuesday, December 27, 2022.
In lieu of New Year’s Day on Sunday, January 1, 2023, services will be altered on Monday, January 2, 2022.
Throughout the holidays, outpatient diagnostic tests will take place. Patients with scheduled diagnostic tests are advised to attend their appointments. These departments will also be staffed to meet the needs of inpatients and emergencies.
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services at the Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will not be available from December 25, 2022 to January 2, 2023 and will resume services on January 3, 2023. This department will be staffed to meet the needs of inpatients. The Musculskeletal Rapid Assessment Clinic at the Chatham Site will be closed December 25, 2022 to January 2, 2023 and will resume services on January 3, 2023.
The TIA and CAD clinics will be closed on December 26 and 27, 2022 and January 2, 2023.
The Diabetes Education Centre will have limited hours on December 23, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and will be closed on December 26 and 27, 2022 and January 2, 2023.
Pulmonary Function Lab, Chatham and Wallaceburg sites, will be closed from December 25, 2022 up to and including January 2, 2023.
The Chatham-Kent Outpatient Mental Health and Addictions Program will be closed on December 26 and December 27, 2022 and January 2, 2023. Please note on December 23 and 30, 2022 the office will close at 4 p.m. The Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinic, which operates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, will be closed on Monday, December 26, and open on Wednesday, December 28 and Friday December 30. The RAAM will close again on Monday, January 2, 2022 and resume regular operations on Wednesday, January 4, 2022. The RAAM Clinic located at the Wallaceburg Site, which operates every Tuesday, will be closed on Tuesday, December 27, 2022. For any immediate crisis, please call the crisis line at 1-866-299-7447 or visit your nearest Emergency Room.
Outpatient Lab Services will be closed on December 26 and 27, 2022. The Lab will close again on January 2, 2023 and will reopen on January 3, 2023.
The Pre-Surgical Screening Department will be closed from December 24, 2022 through to and including December 27, 2022 and will reopen on December 28, 29, and 30, 2022 and close again on December 31, 2022 and January 2, 2023. The department will resume regular operations on January 3, 2023.
The Patient Appointment Office will be closed December 26 and 27, 2022 and January 2, 2023.
Health Records will be closed on December 26 and 27, 2022 and January 2, 2023.
Elston Pharmacy, located at the Chatham Site, will operate from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 23, 2022 and will be closed on December 26 and 27, 2022. The Pharmacy will be open on Wednesday, December 28 through to and including Friday, December 30 with hours of 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Pharmacy will close again on Monday, January 2, 2023 and return to regular business hours on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.
The Ambulatory Care Department at both Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will be closed December 26 and December 27, 2022 and January 2, 2023.
The Oncology Department will be closed on December 26 and December 27, 2022 and January 2, 2023.
The Business Office and Cashier’s Office will be closed on December 26 and 27, 2022 as well as January 2, 2023. Please note there are two bill changers in the building to accommodate change for coin.
Hemodialysis Care will be closed on December 25, 2022 and January 1, 2023. The department will be open on Monday, December 26, 2022 and Monday, January 2, 2023 to accommodate patient needs.
The Chatham-Kent COVID, Cold, and Flu Care Clinic located at 10 Grand Avenue, Chatham, will be closed on December 25, 2022 and reopen on December 26th. The Chatham-Kent COVID, Cold, and Flu Care Clinic will close again on January 1, 2023 and reopen on January 2, 2023.
The Emergency Departments at the Chatham and Wallaceburg sites are open 24 hours daily.
