City services holiday information
Thursday, December 22, 2022
The City of Sault Ste. Marie advises of the following hours of operation for services provided during the holiday season.
Administrative Offices: Closed December 26, 27 and January 2. This includes the Cemetery office, Ronald A. Irwin Civic Centre, GFL Memorial Gardens office, Sault Transit office, Fire Services Administration and Public Works and Engineering Services. For 24-hour emergency service requests, call Public Works at 705-759-5201.
Arenas: City operated arenas (John Rhodes and McMeeken) are closed December 25, 26, 27 and January 1 and 2. Free holiday skating, sponsored by Algoma Steel is available. Visit
saultstemarie.ca/skating for the schedule.
GFL Memorial Gardens: Administrative and Box Office is closed December 24 to 27. Open for the Greyhound Game December 31, closed January 1 and 2.
The arena is open for scheduled programming. The arena will close at 4 p.m. on December 24 and 31 and will be closed January 1 and 2. For a complete list of hours, visit
www.gflgardens.ca.
John Rhodes Community Centre Pool: For a holiday schedule, visit
johnrhodespool.ca or call 705-759-5419.
Northern Community Centre: Closed December 24 at 4 p.m. and reopens December 28. Open December 31 until 4 p.m. and closed January 1. December 20 through to January 2, the Northern Community Centre is open for scheduled events.
Ermatinger•Clergue National Historic Site: Closed December 24 to January 3.
Seniors Centres (Drop-In & Northern Community Centre Seniors 55+): Closed December 24 to January 3.
Public Library: December 24, the James L. McIntyre Centennial Library will be open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the North Branch will be open from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. All library locations will be closed on December 25 to December 27. On December 31, the James L. McIntyre Library will be open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the North Branch will be open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All libraries will be closed January 1 and reopen Tuesday January 3, 2023.
Garbage and Recycling Collection: There is
no impact to garbage or recycling collection during the Christmas and New Year holiday. Garbage and recycling will be collected on your regularly scheduled day.
All garbage must be in the roll out cart and meet the City’s weight restrictions. Bag tags must be adhered to any bags beyond the roll out cart capacity. Bag tags can be purchased at various locations throughout the city. Visit
saultstemarie.ca/bagtags for more information.
Cardboard, steel cans, aluminum containers, glass bottles, #1 and #2 plastics and all wrapping paper that is not foil or cellophane can be recycled.
Natural Christmas trees, towels, blankets and books can be dropped off at the Clean North collection depot at the Cambrian Mall parking lot December 26 to January 14. Also accepted are DVDs, music CDs and empty prescription bottles with lids. No Styrofoam will be collected. All Styrofoam can be placed with regular garbage pick up. No cardboard/paper, wrapping paper or boxboard will be collected. Residents are encouraged to use their recycling bins for cardboard and paper. Visit
www.cleannorth.org for more information.
The Landfill site located at 402 Fifth Line East will be closed December 26, 27 and January 2.
Sault Ste. Marie Transit: Last buses depart the terminal December 24 at 5:15 p.m. Transit will not operate December 25 and 26. Regular weekend service will run December 31 with On Demand starting at 7:15 p.m. No regular transit January 1. The transit office will be closed December 26, 27 and January 2. For more information call 705-759-5438.
Parabus service – last pick up or return December 24 will be at 5:00 p.m. Parabus will run December 25 and 26. Last pick up or return December 31 at 11:15 p.m. No Parabus service on January 1.
Free downtown parking: December 19 to December 30, 2022, available at all meters, pay and display units, and two-hour municipal parking lots in the downtown area. The exemption does not include parking in accessible spaces without a permit, any identified no parking areas, fire routes and private lots. Motorists should respect 2-hour limits.
The City of Sault Ste. Marie offers its best wishes to the residents of Sault Ste. Marie and thanks you for your continued support. We look forward to serving you in 2023.