List of City Services' Availability During Canada Day

Many City services will be closed or offering modified service this Thursday on Canada Day in a release issued Monday.

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City Hall

City Hall offices, including Building Services, the Clerk’s Office and the Tax Office, will be closed. Online services are available at www.peterborough.ca.

Arenas Division

The Arenas division office will be closed.

The COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic will operate in the Evinrude Leon’s Pad for scheduled appointments only. Please visit www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca for more information on booking a vaccination.

Art Gallery of Peterborough

The Art Gallery of Peterborough's facility remains closed at this time, in compliance with the province's Roadmap to Reopening. Programs and services, including virtual camps for children, families and teens, continue online.

To stay up-to-date with what's happening online, and updates to hours of operation at the Art Gallery of Peterborough, please visit www.agp.on.ca, or visit their social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Garbage, recycling and green waste

Garbage, recycling and green waste will not be collected on Thursday, July 1. Collections for this date will move to Monday, July 5.

Residents who normally have Thursday collection must have their garbage, recycling and green waste set out to the curb by 7:00 a.m. on Monday, July 5. All other collections that week will remain unchanged.

The Household Hazardous Waste Depot and the Peterborough County and City Waste Management Facility (landfill) will be closed on July 1.

The Pido Road Recycling Depot remains open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

For more details, please call the City of Peterborough Waste Management Division at 705-742-7777 ext. 1657.

Peterborough Museum and Archives

The Peterborough Museum and Archives and gift shop will be closed on July 1.

Summer Discovery Camp begins July 12. Information is online at www.peterborough.ca/museum.

Peterborough Public Library

Peterborough Public Library will be closed on Thursday, July 1.

Transit

Peterborough Transit will operate on a Sunday/Holiday service schedule on July 1. Please visit the website www.peterborough.ca/transit or call 705-745-0525 for detailed schedules.

Sport and Wellness Centre

The Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre offices will be closed on July 1. The Centre remains closed in compliance with Province’s Reopening Roadmap.

Summer camp will operate July 5 through to September 3 at the Sport and Wellness Centre, 775 Brealey Dr. and the Navy Club, 24 Whitla St. Registration is available online at www.peterborough.ca/summercamps or by calling 705-742-0050.

Marina

The Peterborough Marina office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 1. To contact the marina, please phone 705-745-8787 or email marina@peterborough.ca.

City Beaches

Lifeguards will be on duty at the two City-operated beaches at Beavermead Park and Rogers Cove on July 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All visitors are required to follow public health guidelines. If the beach is crowded, consider visiting at another time.

Provincial Offences office

The Provincial Offences office at 99 Simcoe St. will be closed on July 1. Fine payments can be made online at www.peterborough.ca/POA.

Social Services office

The Social Services office at 178 Charlotte St. will be closed. Emergency shelter services remain open: call 705-926-0096 after hours, during weekends and on holidays.

Child care centres

City-operated child care centres will be closed on July 1.

Public Works

Public Works can be reached at 705-745-1386. This line is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Peterborough Giving Out Free "Celebrate at Home" Kits for Canada Day

The City of Peterborough will be handing out 500 free Canada Day “Celebrate at Home” kits for June 29 announced Friday after the cancellation of the annual Canada’s Day parade.

Peterborough’s Canada Day Parade runs on George Street from City Hall to Morrow Park annually. Photo Courtesy of City of Peterborough.

The cancellation occurred since it could not comply with step 1 of the Province of Ontario’s Reopening Roadmap that restricts outdoor gathering to a maximum of 10 people.

The kits include Canada Day-themed decorations, crafts, activities, contests, scavenger hunts and fun giveaways to help celebrate the nation's birthday safely.

Families can participate in the contests and activities and share their photos online using #PtboCanadaDay2021. The kits are a way for the community to celebrate together.

“Brighter days are ahead and we look forward to celebrating future holidays together when it’s safe but we’re not there just yet,” said Diane Therrien, Peterborough Mayor. “The health and wellbeing of residents is our priority and it’s important that we follow the measures of Ontario’s Reopening Roadmap. We hope the ‘Celebrate at Home’ kits deliver some Canada Day fun to families.”

Peterborough families are invited to pick up one kit per family at one of the four pickup locations and celebrate Canada Day at home this year. Pick up locations are as follows:

• City Hall, 500 George St. N

• Peterborough Memorial Centre, 151 Lansdowne St. W

• Peterborough Public Library, 345 Aylmer St. N

• Peterborough Sport & Wellness Centre, 775 Brealey Dr.

Kits can be picked up starting at 10:00 a.m. on June 29 on a first-come, first-serve basis. Staff will be at City Hall to hand out the kits until 6:00 p.m. or until all kits are distributed.

Curbside pick-up and all COVID safety protocols will be followed. Residents are reminded that face coverings are mandatory and are asked to maintain physical distancing of two metres from people who are not from their household.

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What's Open & Closed Canada Day

Canada Day falls on a Sunday so some stores will be closed on holiday Monday this year. Here's a list we've begun compiling (and will update):

*Although both the Bensfort Road Landfill Site and Hazardous Waste Depot will be closed both days, the Recycling Depot will remain open and garbage and recycling collection will not be impacted.

*The Library will be closed both days (but the book drop is always open).

*Peterborough Transit and Arenas will be closed Sunday, but reopen on Monday.

*Lansdowne Place mall will be open on Canada Day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. but closed on July 2nd.

* The Trent University Athletics Centre will be open for reduced hours on both July 1st and 2nd.

* The Silver Bean Cafe will be open all holiday weekend long

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Happy Birthday Canada, You Rock!

To all our readers, have a happy and safe long weekend! Happy Canada Day!!

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