City services holiday information and schedule changes
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
The City of Sault Ste. Marie advises of the following services changes provided during the holiday season.
Administrative Offices: Closed December 24 at noon, 25, 26, and January 1. 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 Northern Community Centre) are closed December 25, 26, and January 1. Free holiday skating, sponsored by Algoma Steel is available. Visit saultstemarie.ca/skating for the schedule.
Downtown Plaza: Open for skating Christmas Eve, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Christmas Day, noon – 4 p.m.; Boxing Day, noon – 4 p.m.; New Year's Eve, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. and New Years Day noon – 4 p.m. Regular Hours Monday to Friday noon – 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Join us for the inaugural New Year’s Even Puck Drop December 31 at 8 p.m. and midnight.
GFL Memorial Gardens: Administrative and Box Office is closed December 25 and 26. Closed January 1.
The arena is open for scheduled programming. The arena will close at 4 p.m. on December 24 and 31 and will be closed on January 1. 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 27. Open December 31 until 4 p.m. and closed January 1.
Bay Street Active Living Centre & Northern Community Centre Seniors 55+: There will be no programming from December 23 to 29. Open for registered programming December 30, 31, 2 and 3. Closed January 1 to January 4.
Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site: Closed December 22 to January 2.
Public Library: The James L. McIntyre Centennial Library and the North Branch Library will close early on December 24, starting at 12:00 p.m. Both locations will be closed on December 25 and December 26. On December 31, the James L. McIntyre Centennial Library and the North Branch will both be closed early, starting at 4:30 p.m.
Garbage and Recycling Collection: No garbage or recycling collection on December 25 and January 1. Both garbage and recycling will be one day late following Christmas Day and New Year's Day. There will be garbage and recycling collection on Boxing Day – Thursday, December 26.
Garbage Collection Schedule
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Recycling Collection Schedule
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All garbage must be in the rollout cart and meet the City’s weight restrictions. Bag tags must be attached to any bags beyond the rollout 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 other than foil or cellophane can be recycled.
Natural Christmas trees, towels, blankets, gently used books, magazines etc. can be dropped off at the Clean North collection depot at the Cambrian Mall parking lot from December 26 to January 11. No Styrofoam will be collected; all Styrofoam can be placed with regular garbage pick up. Cardboard or wrapping paper can go in the recycling bin. Visit
www.cleannorth.org for more information.
The Landfill site located at 402 Fifth Line East will be close December 24 at 3 p.m. and be closed on December 25, 26, and January 1.
Sault Ste. Marie Transit: The last buses depart the terminal on December 24 at 5 p.m. Transit will not operate on December 25 and 26. Regular service will run on December 31. No regular transit on January 1. The transit office will be closed on December 25, 26, and January 1. For more information call 705-759-5438.
Parabus service: The last pick–up or return on December 24 will be at 5 p.m. Parabus will operate on December 25 and 26. The Last pick-up or return will be on December 31 at 11:15 p.m. There will be no Parabus service on January 1.
Free downtown parking: December 16 to December 31, 2024, 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 2025.