NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF ORILLIA
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City of Orillia holiday schedule:
Orillia City Centre (50 Andrew St. S.)
The Orillia City Centre will be closed beginning at 12 p.m. (noon) on Monday, Dec. 24, 2018 through Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Regular hours resume on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. No marriage licences or lottery licences will be issued during this time.
Municipal Operations Centre (20 James St. W.) Wastewater Treatment Centre (40 Kitchener St.) and Water Filtration Plant (200 Bay St.)
Dec. 24 - closed at 11:30 a.m.
Dec. 25 and 26 - closed
Dec 27 and 28 - open
Dec 31 - closed at 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 1, 2019 - closed
Regular hours resume on Jan. 2, 2019.
Waste Diversion Site (100 Kitchener St.)
Dec. 24 - closed at 3 p.m.
Dec. 25 and Dec. 26 - closed
Dec. 27 to 29 - open
Dec. 31 - closed at 3 p.m.
Jan. 1, 2019 - closed
Regular hours resume on Jan. 2, 2019.
Holiday Waste Collection (Garbage, recycling, green bin collection)
There will be no recycling or green bin/yard waste collection on Tuesday, Dec. 25 (Christmas Day) and no garbage, recycling, or green bin/yard waste collection on Tuesday, Jan. 1 (New Year’s Day). Collection will be delayed by one day each week.
If your regular day is Dec. 25, it is rescheduled to Dec. 26. If your regular day is Jan. 1, it is reschedule to Jan. 2.
Christmas tree collection runs from Dec. 26 through to Jan. 11.
The regular collection schedule will resume Jan. 7, 2019. Garbage, recycling, and green bin/yard waste must be at the curb by 7 a.m. to ensure collection. For more information, contact the Waste Diversion Site at 705-325-3522 or visit orillia.ca.
Orillia Opera House (Administration and Box Office)
Dec. 23 to Jan. 1 - closed
Regular hours resume on Jan. 2, 2019.
City of Orillia recreation facilities
Brian Orser Arena: Closed Dec. 24, Dec. 25, Dec. 26, Dec. 31, and Jan. 1, 2019. Alternatively, open regular hours.
Barnfield Point Recreation Centre: Closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, 2019. Alternatively, open regular hours.
Rotary Place: Closed Dec. 25.
Dec. 24: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 26, Jan. 1: 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 31: 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Alternatively, open regular hours.
Orillia Waterfront Centre (including park washrooms):
Closed Dec. 24, 25, 26, 31, Jan. 1, 2019.
The public washrooms will be open regular hours on all other dates.
Orillia Public Library (36 Mississaga St. W.)
Dec. 23 - closed
Dec. 24 - open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dec. 25 and 26 - closed
Dec. 27 - open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Dec. 28 - open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 29 - open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 30 - closed Dec. 31 - open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 1 - closed
Regular hours resume on Jan. 2, 2019 at 10 a.m.
Orillia Transit/OWLS
Dec. 24 - Service ends at 7:45 p.m. (final departure downtown) Dec. 25 and Dec. 26 No service.
Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve) Regular service from 6:15 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Free transit from 7:45 p.m. to 1:15 a.m. (final departure downtown) sponsored by Tim Horton’s.
Jan. 1 - No service
Regular service hours resume on Jan. 2, 2019.
Orillia Farmers’ Market (Orillia Public Library)
Dec. 22 - Special Christmas Market! 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dec. 29 - No market
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