NEWS RELEASE
COUNTY OF SIMCOE
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The County of Simcoe reminds residents of the following schedule changes during the upcoming holiday period, including Christmas and New Year’s.
Curbside waste collection and waste drop-off facilities
- Curbside waste collection will not occur on Christmas Day (Wednesday, Dec. 25) or New Year’s Day (Wednesday, Jan. 1)
- To maintain full service to all households, curbside waste collection will be bumped by one day during the weeks of Dec. 23 and Dec. 30.
- This means that Wednesday routes will be collected on Thursday, and Thursday routes will be collected on Friday during those weeks. Monday and Tuesday routes will be unaffected, and collected as usual.
- All county waste drop-off facilities will close at 12 p.m. on Dec. 24 and be closed all day on Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1.
- Christmas tree collection runs biweekly by zone on your garbage weeks during the month of January.
- Place Christmas trees out on the Monday of your garbage week as collection will occur during the week, not necessarily on your regular collection day.
- Please click here for more information on how to properly dispose of your Christmas tree.
LINX Transit
- LINX Transit services are not in operation on Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1 (with the exception of Route 4)
- Route 4 only will be operating a Sunday schedule on Thursday, Dec. 26 and Wednesday, Jan. 1
- Return to regularly scheduled services for all routes will resume from Dec. 27 to 31 and on Jan. 2
- Please visit nextlinx.simcoe.ca to check all route schedules
County administration centre (Midhurst) and Service Simcoe Contact Centre
- The administration centre, including the Service Simcoe Contact Centre, will close at 1 p.m. on Dec. 24 and will be closed on Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1.
Ontario Works and children services
- All Ontario Works and children services offices will close at 1 p.m. on Dec. 24 and will be closed on Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1.
Lake Simcoe Regional Airport
- The Lake Simcoe Regional Airport will be operating on Dec. 24, 25, 26 and Jan. 1.
- Dec. 24, 26: normal operations.
- Dec. 25, Jan. 1: Services available on an ‘on call’ basis. Staff will be readily available and will attend the airport as required.
Simcoe County Museum
- The Simcoe County Museum is currently closed to the public while undergoing renovations, with an expected reopening to occur in April.
- The outdoor skating trail is expected to open in early January depending on weather conditions.
Simcoe County Archives
- The Simcoe County Archives will close at 1 p.m. on Dec. 24 and be closed on Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1. The archives are currently closed to the public while undergoing renovations with an expected reopening date in June.
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