Thanksgiving Day operations for City facilities and services

Photo of fallen leaves on the ground

Thanksgiving Day holiday schedule changes on Monday, October 13, 2025.

The following facilities and services are closed on Monday, October 13:

  • Bay Street Active Living Centre and the Northern Community Centre Active 55+
  • Cemetery office
  • City Landfill and Household Hazardous Waste Depot
  • The Downtown Plaza
  • Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site
  • GFL Memorial Gardens office and Box Office
  • John Rhodes Community Centre Arenas
  • Northern Community Centre turf and community space
  • Public Libraries – James L. McIntyre Centennial and North Branch
  • Public Works office. For 24-hour emergency service, call 705-759-5201
  • Ronald A. Irwin Civic Centre
  • Sault Transit main office

Garbage and Recycling Collection: There will be no garbage, leaf, yard waste, or recycling pickup on Monday, October 13. Following the holiday, collection will be one day late.

Garbage and Leaf and Yard Waste (Route A) week of October 13:

  • Monday – Tuesday
  • Tuesday – Wednesday
  • Wednesday – Thursday
  • Thursday – Friday
  • Friday – Saturday

Recycling week of October 13:

  • Monday – Tuesday
  • Tuesday – Wednesday
  • Wednesday – Thursday
  • Thursday – Friday
  • Friday – Saturday

Leaf and Yard Waste is collected curbside on your scheduled garbage day bi-weekly. The landfill also collects Leaf and Yard Waste in compostable paper bags for free. The final two weeks of leaf and yard waste collection are weather permitting (week of October 27, collection A, and the week of November 3, collection B). To view the leaf and yard waste collection calendar and see which week your leaf and yard waste collection will be, visit saultstemarie.ca/leafyardwaste

The Household Hazardous Waste Depot will close for the season on October 18, 2025.

The Landfill will close on Saturdays for the season on October 18, 2025.

Marinas: The Roberta Bondar Marina and Bellevue Marina are closed for the season

Pool: The John Rhodes Pool is open for holiday hours on Sunday, October 12, and Monday, October 13.

Parent and child/lane swim 11:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Public Swim 1:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

 Transit: There will be no regular Transit service. Parabus service will operate on Monday, October 13.

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