There will be some changes to garbage collection and transit because of Christmas and Boxing Day falling in the middle of the week.
Many City of Peterborough services will be offering modified hours, with some closures, from Tuesday, December 24th to Wednesday, January 1st, 2025. Regular hours for most City services resume on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
Essential services, such as emergency services, public works and wastewater treatment, continue uninterrupted. Public Works can be reached for urgent matters at 705-745-1386. This line is monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The Social Services administration office is closed from noon on December 24 until January 1, 2025 reopening with regular hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 2. For emergency shelter services, individuals can phone 705-926-0096 at any time. City-operated child care programs will be closed as of noon on December 24 and reopen with regular hours on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
City Hall, including the Tax Office, Clerk’s Office, Building Services, and Planning and Development, will be closed starting at noon on December 24, reopening with regular hours on Thursday, January 2, 2025. Many services are available online at peterborough.ca.
Curbside collection of Green Bins, garbage and recycling continues over the holiday period, with the following changes: collection for zones 3 and 4 moves from Wednesday, December 25 to Saturday, December 28. Collection for zones 5 and 6 moves from Thursday, December 26 to Monday, December 30. Zones 3 and 4 collection on Wednesday, January 1 moves to Saturday, January 4. Visit peterborough.ca/WasteApp to search the online collection calendar by address.
For missed recycling collection, please phone Emterra at 705-742-3139. For missed garbage or Green Bin collection, phone Public Works at 705-745-1386.
The City-County Landfill will close early at 11:45 a.m. on December 24 and December 31, and will be closed on December 25, December 26 and January 1.
Most recreation and community services are open over the holiday period with revised hours of operation. The Quaker Foods City Square outdoor rink is expected to be open weekdays 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. On December 24 the rink is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be closed on December 25. Unscheduled rink closures may be required due to inclement weather and ice conditions.
There will be holiday adjustments to Transit schedules from December 19 to January 5, 2025, including suspended late night trips and trips ending early on December 24 and December 31. There is no Transit service on December 25 and January 1. For full details about Transit holiday service and Transit Customer Service hours, please visit peterborough.ca/transit or phone 705-745-0525.
