Please see below for municipal hours of operation during the holidays.
- Municipal Office / Administration
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The municipal office, currently located at the Komoka Wellness Centre, will close at 4:30 pm on December 22, 2023, and reopen at 8:30 am on January 2, 2024.
To leave a message for staff (phone or email), please see our staff directory.
- Recreation - Komoka Wellness Centre and Ilderton Arena
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The Komoka Wellness Centre and the Ilderton Arena will be closed on December 25, December 26 and January 1. They will close early on December 24 and December 31 (at 3 pm).
The Booking Desk at the Komoka Wellness Centre is closed December 24, 25 and 26, as well as January 1, with modified hours during the week:
- December 27 and 28 - desk open 9 am to 7 pm
- December 29 - desk open 10 am to 6 pm
- December 30 and 31 - desk open 10 am to 3 pm
- Recreation - Public Skating
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A special skating schedule is in place for December 23 to January 7, including daily free public skating!
- Recreation - Programs
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Middlesex Centre recreation programs do not run over the holidays. Please visit our online recreation booking site to register for new programs starting in January.
- Recreation - Ilderton Youth Centre
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The drop-in programs at the Ilderton Youth Centre finish for the year on December 20. Please follow @HeyIldertonYouth on Facebook or Instagram for information on when the youth drop-in will be returning in 2024.
- Waste and Recycling Collection
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Over the holidays, waste and recycling will be collected on your normal day except for those with Monday collection.
- If your normal collection day is Christmas (December 25), your waste and recycling will be collected instead on Saturday, December 23.
- If your normal collection day is Boxing Day (December 26), your waste and recycling will be collected on the 26th - there is no change to your schedule.
- If your normal collection day is New Year’s Day (January 1), your waste and recycling will be collected instead on Saturday, December 30.
As always, please set out your materials before 7am.
Bluewater Recycling Association would like to remind you that wrapping paper, greeting cards and Christmas lights do not belong in your recycling bin - please put them in with your garbage.
- Christmas Tree Recycling
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Trees may be dropped off at select locations until January 7.