City of Peterborough Announces Holiday Hours for City Services During Easter Weekend

Over the Easter weekend, many City facilities and services will be operating under holiday hours or will be closed between Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6. 

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The City offers a variety of online services at peterborough.ca that are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  

Waste collection for residents in Zones 7 and 8 on Friday, April 3 moves to Monday, April 6.  

Art Gallery of Peterborough 

The Art Gallery of Peterborough (250 Crescent St.) will be closed Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6. The Art Gallery will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 6.  

City Hall  

City Hall (500 George St. N.) including Service Peterborough, the Clerk’s office, Building Services and the Provincial Offences Office, will be closed on Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6.  

Online services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at peterborough.ca.  

Provincial Offences Act tickets can be made online at peterborough.ca/POA.   

Parking Services  

Parking in City-operated parking garages, surface lots and on-street parking spaces is free on weekends and holidays, including Friday, April 3. Parking will not be free on Monday, April 6.  

The Parking Services office located in the King Street Parkade will be closed on Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6.   

Visit peterborough.ca/parking to find more information, including parking locations. 

Peterborough Museum and Archives  

The Peterborough Museum and Archives (300 Hunter St. E.) is closed Friday, April 3.  

The Museum will be open from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 4 through Monday, April 6.  

The exhibit “We Wear Many Hats” opens Saturday, April 4, inviting visitors to explore how something as familiar as a hat can carry both personal and collective meaning through a combination of objects, personal stories and thoughtful design. Visitors can also enjoy a new Spring Scavenger Hunt, a fun and interactive way for families and kids of all ages to explore the museum. Admission is a suggested donation of $10 per group. 

Peterborough Public Library 

The Peterborough Public Library’s main library (345 Aylmer St. N.) and the Miskin Law Community Complex (MLCC) branch (271 Lansdowne St. W.) will be closed from Friday, April 3 through Monday, April 6.  

Library card holders can access MLCC branch when the MLCC is open by scanning their library card at the door and entering their PIN to access the library. Card holders can then browse books, pick up holds and check out items using the self check-out machines.  

Audiobooks, eBooks, eLearning and eMagazines can still be accessed by visiting ptbolibrary.ca/DigitalCollections.

Peterborough Regional Airport  

The Peterborough Regional Airport will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.  

For more information on the airport visit peterborough.ca/airport.  

Public Works 

Public Works can be reached by phone. This line is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.   

Recreation Facilities  

The Kinsmen Civic Centre and Healthy Planet Arena 

Both the Kinsmen Civic Centre and the Healthy Planet Arena will be closed Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6.  

Miskin Law Community Complex

The Miskin Law Community Complex (271 Lansdowne St. W.) will be open Friday April 3 from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Monday, April 6 from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Peterborough Memorial Centre  

The Peterborough Memorial Centre is closed Friday April 3, and open Monday, April 6 from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.  

The Doane Grant Thornton Box Office is closed on Friday, April 3. Tickets for events can be purchased online at memorialcentre.ca.  

If the Peterborough Petes continue through the playoffs, the box office will open Monday, April 6 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

McDonnel Street Community Centre   

The McDonnel Street Community Centre is closed from Friday, April 3 through Monday, April 6, with the exception of pre-booked events at the facility.  

Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre  

The Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre (775 Brealey Dr.) is open Friday, April 3 from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Monday, April 6 from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.  

Riverview Park and Zoo    

The Riverview Park and Zoo is open and operating on regular hours, 8:30 a.m. to dusk, during the long weekend. The Gift Shop will be closed on Friday, April 3.   

Social Services and Child Care Centres  

The Social Services office (178 Charlotte St.) will be closed Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6.  

Emergency shelter services remain open over the holiday. To access emergency shelter services outside of regular business hours, or on holidays, call the after-hours service.  

City-operated child care centres will be closed on Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6. 

Transit  

Peterborough Transit will operate on a Sunday/Holiday service schedule on Friday, April 3.  

The Customer Service desk will be open from 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Regular Peterborough Transit service hours resume Monday, April 6.   

Visit peterborough.ca/transit for details or call Transit Customer Service. 

Waste Collection and Facilities   

The City/County Landfill (1260 Bensfort Rd.) and the Hazardous and Electronic Waste Depot (400 Pido Rd.) will be closed on Friday, April 3. The landfill will be open for its regular hours of 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Monday, April 6.  

Water Services    

Water Services Customer Service will be closed on Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6.  

For water services emergencies, including watermain breaks on public property, leaking hydrants, low water pressure, emergency water shut-offs, water quality concerns or rental water heater issues, call.   

For more information visit peterborough.ca/waterservices. 

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