Holiday season operating hours for City of Winnipeg facilities and services

Winnipeg, MB - The City of Winnipeg would like to wish you and your family all the best this holiday season.

All civic offices are closed at 12 noon on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 (Christmas Eve), closed on Thursday, December 25, 2014 (Christmas Day), and closed on Friday, December 26, 2014 (Boxing Day).

Civic offices will also be closed on Thursday, January 1, 2015 (New Year’s Day).

For information on City services during the holidays, please contact 311 by phone at 311, or by email at 311@winnipeg.ca. City of Winnipeg 311 services are always available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including throughout the holiday season.

Recycling/Garbage Collection

All customers (single-family homes, apartments, businesses):

• Recycling and garbage collection service as usual on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
• No recycling and garbage collection service on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Single-family homes - Adjusted collection schedule
For customers that normally have collection on Thursday or Friday, please put your recycling and garbage carts out one day later during the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s.

Christmas Week

New Year’s Week

Apartments and businesses - Collection schedule

For customers with:

• Thursday or Friday collection: recycling and garbage collection service will be one day later during the weeks with Christmas Day and New Year’s Day,
• Saturday collection: no change.

Brady Road Resource Management Facility (Brady Road Landfill)
Changes to the regular hours of operation during the holidays include:

Let’s Chip In Christmas Tree Recycling Depots

Residents can recycle their real Christmas trees by dropping them off at any of the 11 Let’s Chip In depots, open from December 27, 2014, to January 20, 2015. Please remove all plastic tree bags, tinsel, decorations, and tree stands when dropping off your tree. Free wood chips will be available at all depots in early January (while quantities last). Please bring your own container to collect chips.

Trees placed beside recycling or garbage carts will not be collected.

For more information on the recycling and garbage collection calendar, the Brady Road Resource Management Facility, or Let’s Chip In depots:

• visit City of Winnipeg - Water and Waste
• download the My Waste app at Winnipeg.ca/mywaste
• contact 311, available 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at 311@winnipeg.ca.

Winnipeg Transit

Winnipeg Transit will be operating on a Sunday schedule on:

• Thursday, December 25
• Friday, December 26
• Thursday, January 1

For route and schedule information, visit Winnipeg Transit or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at 311@winnipeg.ca.

Take a Free Ride New Year’s Eve and Celebrate Safely!
Take a free bus ride this New Year’s Eve starting at 7:00 p.m. until end of service. The last buses leave downtown at approximately 1:38 a.m. The free ride offer is sponsored by Manitoba Public Insurance and applies to all Regular and Handi-Transit Service.

Leisure Centres

Regular hours resume Friday, January 2, 2015
For specific Leisure Centre hours, visit The City of Winnipeg’s Leisure Centres site, or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at 311@winnipeg.ca.

Swimming Pools

Regular hours resume Friday, January 2.
For City of Winnipeg swimming pools hours of operation, please visit The City of Winnipeg’s Indoor Pools site or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at 311@winnipeg.ca.

Winnipeg Public Library

Regular hours resume Friday, January 2.

Online services, including downloadable eBooks, catalogue searching, and holds/renewals, are available anytime at City of Winnipeg - Winnipeg Public Libraries.

For more information on Winnipeg Public Library Holiday Hours please visit City of Winnipeg - Winnipeg Public Libraries, or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at 311@winnipeg.ca.

Animal Services Agency

Visit City of Winnipeg - Animal Services for more information on the City of Winnipeg’s Animal Services Agency, including how to purchase or renew your dog or cat license online, and to see a list of dogs available for adoption or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at 311@winnipeg.ca.
Animal Services officials remind pet owners to call 311 and visit Animal Services if you lose your dog.

Cemeteries

Cemetery grounds at Brookside, St. Vital and Transcona Cemeteries will be open for visitation from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day throughout the holiday season.

Cemetery offices will be open until 3:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and closed on December 25 and 26, and January 1.

For more information on City cemeteries, visit City of Winnipeg - Cemeteries or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at 311@winnipeg.ca.

Winnipeg Parking Authority

Hours of operation for the Winnipeg Parking Authority during the holiday season are as follows:

For more information on the Winnipeg Parking Authority, including how to pay a parking ticket online or by phone, please visit The Parking Store or contact 311, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at 311@winnipeg.ca.