Municipal offices and most services will be closed Monday, May 22, 2023, in recognition of Victoria Day.
Other services are scheduled as follows:
Cemetery Operations: Cemeteries staff will be available on call for funeral homes who are in need of at-need lot sales or interment orders.
RIDE CK: All Ride CK Transit services will not operate Monday, May 22.
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, May 22, re-opening on Tuesday, May 23 at 8:30 a.m.
Arts and Culture: All municipal Arts and Culture venues are closed on Monday, May 22, including:
Chatham Capitol Theatre
Chatham-Kent Museum
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, May 22.
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 Monday, May 22.
Employment and Social Services: Employment and Social Services will be closed Monday, May 22. 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, May 22.
EarlyON: All EarlyON programs are closed Monday, May 22.
Libraries: All branches of the Chatham-Kent Public Library will be closed Monday, May 22.
CK Public Health: CK Public Health will be closed on Monday, May 22. Essential after-hours Public Health services are available by calling 1-866-446-8207.
Provincial Offences Court: The Provincial Offences Court will be closed Monday, May 22 and will re-open on Tuesday, May 23 at 8:30 a.m. Please note that during office closures fines can continue to be paid on-line at www.paytickets.ca
Pools – Blenheim Gable Rees Rotary Pool and Wallaceburg Sydenham Pool will be closed Monday, May 22. Regular programming as scheduled for the rest of the weekend. Please visit www.chatham-kent.ca/recreation for more information.
Arenas: All arenas are closed Monday, May 22.
Riverview Gardens: Reception and administrative offices will be closed on Monday, May 22, 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 for the whole week of May 22. Refer to the 2023 Recycling and Waste Collection Guide for further details.
Transfer Stations: The Harwich and Wallaceburg Transfer Stations will be closed Monday, May 22. All other transfer stations will be open regular hours.
Leaf and Yard Depots: All Leaf and Yard Depots will be closed Monday, May 22.
Chatham-Kent Tourism/Community Attraction and Promotion: CK Tourism will be closed Monday, May 22. To access visitor information at any time, please go to visitck.ca.
Some health care services offered at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will be altered on Monday, May 22, 2023, in recognition of the Victoria Day holiday.
During the statutory holiday, some 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.
Ambulatory Care Services, Outpatient Rehabilitation Services, Pre-Surgical Screening Services, Diabetes Education Centre, the TIA and CAD Clinics, Pulmonary Function Lab, Outpatient Lab Services, Health Records and Patient Appointment Offices will be closed Monday, May 22, 2023.
The Chatham-Kent Mental Health and Addictions Program Outpatient Department will be closed on Monday, May 22, 2023. The Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine clinic will be closed on Monday, May 22, 2023. For any immediate crisis, please call the crisis line at 1.866.299.7447 or visit your nearest Emergency Room.
Elston Pharmacy, located at the Chatham Site, will be closed on Monday, May 22, 2023.
The Oncology/Chemotherapy Department will be closed on Monday, May 22, 2023.
The Business Office and Cashier’s Office will be closed on Monday, May 22, 2023. Please note there are two bill changers in the building to accommodate change for coins. A drop box is located beside the Cashier window for drop off of payment in a sealed envelope when the Cashier’s office is closed.
Hemodialysis Care will be open on Monday, May 22, 2023.
The Emergency Departments at the Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will remain open 24 hours daily.
