City services during the 2024-2025 holiday period

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Peterborough, ON - Many City of Peterborough services will be offering modified hours, with some closures, from Tuesday, December 24 to Wednesday, January 1, 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 timeCity-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 changescollection 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 2and 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. 

 

Detailed schedule of City services and facilities

LocationTuesday, December 24Wednesday, December 25Thursday, December 26Friday, December 27Saturday, December 28Sunday, December 29Monday, December 30Tuesday, December 31Wednesday, January 1

Airport

7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Unstaffed

7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

City Hall

8:30 a.m. to noon

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Art Gallery of Peterborough

Closed

Closed

Closed

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed

Closed

Closed

Downtown Youth Space

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Hazardous and Electronic Waste Depot

Closed

Closed

Closed

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Healthy Planet Arena

8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Closed

Closed

6 a.m. to midnight

Public skate: 2:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

6 a.m. to midnight

Public skate: 3:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

6 a.m. to midnight

Public skate: 3 to 5 p.m.

6 a.m. to midnight

Public skate: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Public skate: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Closed

Kinsmen Civic Centre

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Landfill (Bensfort Road)

8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Closed

Closed

8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Closed

8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Closed

Parking Services office

8:30 a.m. to noon  Closed Closed 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Closed 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. to noon Closed

Peterborough Public Library

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Closed

Closed

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Closed

Grant Thornton Box Office

9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Closed 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Pete's Game at PMC: 2:05 p.m.

9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.  9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed

Peterborough Museum and Archives

9 a.m. to noon

Closed

Closed

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Noon to 5 p.m. 

Noon to 5 p.m.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

9 a.m. to noon

Closed

Provincial Offences Act Office

8:30 a.m. to noon

Closed

Closed

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Closed

Closed

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

8:30 a.m. to noon

Closed

Social Services Office

8 a.m. to noon

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Sport & Wellness Centre

6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Closed

Closed

6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Closed