Municipal Hours for Easter Weekend

Municipal offices and most services will be closed Friday, March 29, and Monday, April 1, 2024, 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, March 29.

Emergency Services: Police, Fire and Ambulance are operational 24 hours a day,  sevens days a week, and are accessible by dialling “911” for emergency calls only. The Fire Administration office will be closed on Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1 and will re-open on Tuesday, April 2 at 8:30am.

Chatham Capitol Theatre: Closed except for regularly scheduled events

Chatham Cultural Centre

  • CKTickets Box Office - Closed March 29, 30, 31 and April 1.
  • Kiwanis Theatre - Closed except for regularly scheduled events
  • CK Museum - closed March 29, 31 and April 1. Open regular hours Saturday, March 30 from 11 to 4pm.
  • Thames Art Gallery Closed - exhibition changeover

ARTspace: Closed Friday, March 29 and Monday April 1. Open regular hours Saturday, March 30 from noon to 5pm.

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, March 29 and Monday, April 1.  

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, March 29 and Monday, April 1.  

Employment and Social Services: Employment and Social Services will be closed Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1. 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, March 29 and Monday, April 1. 
 

EarlyON: All EarlyON programs are closed on Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1.

Libraries: All branches of the Chatham-Kent Public Library will be closed on Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1. Branches normally open on Saturdays will be open on Saturday, March 30. Administration offices will be closed.

CK Public Health: CK Public Health will be closed on Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1.  

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, March 29 and Monday, April 1 and will re-open on Tuesday, April 2 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, March 29, Sunday, March 31, and Monday, April 1, but will be open for regular hours Saturday, March 30, 2024.

Arenas: All arenas will be closed on Friday, March 29. Blenheim Arena will be open for scheduled rentals on Sunday, March 31. Thames Campus, Tilbury and Ken Houston Memorial Arenas will be open on Monday, April 1. Ice programming information and schedules are available at Chatham-Kent | Ice Skating.

Riverview Gardens: Reception and administrative offices will be closed on Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1 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 (March 29). Those residents who would normally receive curbside collection on Friday, March 29 will receive it on Saturday, March 30. There are no collection changes for the week of April 1 (Easter Monday). Refer to the 2024 Recycling and Waste Collection Guide for further details.

Transfer Stations: All Transfer Stations will be closed Friday, March 29.

Leaf & Yard Depots: All Leaf and Yard Depots will be closed Friday, March 29.

Chatham-Kent Tourism: CK Tourism will be closed Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1.

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Media Contact:

Eric Labadie
Manager, Corporate Communications
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
519-360-1998 x 2039
ericl@chatham-kent.ca

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