Civic Holiday Municipal Services & Hours

Municipal offices and most services will be closed Monday, August 7 in recognition of the Civic Holiday.

Other services are scheduled as follows:

Cemetery Operations: Cemetery staff will be available on call for funeral homes that need at-need lot sales or internment orders.

RIDE CK: All Ride CK Transit services will not operate Monday, August 7.

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, August 7, and re-opening on Tuesday, August 8 at 8:30 am.

Arts and Culture: Chatham Capitol Theatre, Kiwanis Theatre, Chatham Cultural Centre, Chatham-Kent Museum, Ridge House Museum, Thames Art Gallery and ARTspace, will be closed Monday, August 7. The Milner House will be open from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Service Ontario: Both the Chatham and Dresden locations will be closed on Monday, August 7.  

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, August 7.

Employment and Social Services: Employment and Social Services will be closed Monday, August 7. 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, August 7.  

EarlyON: All EarlyON programs are closed on Monday, August 7.

Libraries: All branches of the Chatham-Kent Public Library will be closed Monday, August 7.

CK Public Health: CK Public Health will be closed on Monday, August 7. 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, August 7 and will re-open on Tuesday, August 8 at 8:30 a.m. Please note that during office closures fines can continue to be paid online at www.paytickets.ca.

Pools – All pools will be open on Monday, August 7. Rec swims are free all summer long at all municipal pools.

Arenas: All arenas are closed Monday, August 7.

Riverview Gardens: Reception and administrative offices will be closed Monday, August 7 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 August 7.  Refer to the 2023 Recycling and Waste Collection Guide for further details.

Transfer Stations: All Transfer Stations will be closed Monday, August 7. 

Leaf and Yard Depots:  All Leaf and Yard Depots will be closed Monday, August 7.

Chatham-Kent Tourism: CK Tourism will be closed Monday, August 7. To access visitor information at any time, please go to www.visitck.ca.


Media Contact:

Eric Labadie

Manager, Corporate Communications

Municipality of Chatham-Kent

519-360-1998 x 2039

ericl@chatham-kent.ca