Easter Weekend Municipal Holiday Hours

Municipal offices and most services will be closed Friday, April 7, and Monday, April 10, 2023, in recognition of the Easter weekend.  

Other services are scheduled as follows:

Cemetery Operations: Cemeteries staff will be available on call for funeral homes that are in need of at-need lot sales or interment orders.

RIDE CK: All Ride CK Transit services will not operate Friday, April 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 Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10 and will re-open on Tuesday, April 11 at 8:30am.

Arts and Culture: All municipal Arts and Culture venues are closed on Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10 including:

  • CK Museum
  • Chatham Capitol Theatre
  • 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 Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10.  

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 on Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10.  

Employment and Social Services: Employment and Social Services will be closed Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10. 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 Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10.  

EarlyON: All EarlyON programs are closed on Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10.

Libraries:  All branches of the Chatham-Kent Public Library will be closed on Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10. Branches normally open on Saturdays and will be open on Saturday, April 8. Administration offices will be closed.

CK Public Health: CK Public Health will be closed on Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10.  

Essential after-hours Public Health services are available by calling 1-866-446-8207.

Provincial Offences Court: The Provincial Offences Court will be closed on Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10 and will re-open on Tuesday, April 11 at 8:30 a.m.  Please note that during office closures fines can continue to be paid online at www.paytickets.ca.

Pools: Gable Rees Rotary Pool and Wallaceburg Sydenham Pool will be closed on Friday, April 7, Sunday, April 9, and Monday, April 10, but will be open for regular hours Saturday, April 8, 2023. On April 8, Play Rangers will be at Gable Rees Rotary Pool from 1pm-3pm.

Arenas: Blenheim Arena and Chatham Thames Campus Arena will be open for scheduled rentals on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday but all other arenas will be closed.

Riverview Gardens: Reception and administrative offices will be closed on Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10 but services, activities and visiting hours will continue as normal. Nursing staff can be reached 24/7 by calling 519-352-4823.

Waste and Recycling: Collection services will only be affected by Good Friday (April 7). Those residents who would normally receive curbside collection on Friday, April 7 will receive it on Saturday, April 8. There are no collection changes for the week of April 10 (Easter Monday). Refer to the 2023 Recycling and Waste Collection Guide for further details.

Transfer Stations: All Transfer Stations will be closed Friday, April 7.

Leaf & Yard Depots: All Leaf and Yard Depots will be closed Friday, April 7.

Chatham-Kent Tourism/Community Attraction and Promotion: CK Tourism will be closed Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10.


Media Contact:

Amy Wilcox
Manager, Corporate Initiatives & Communications
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
519-360-1998 x 3055
amyw@chatham-kent.ca