With Ontarians celebrating with their family on Monday, many people will have the day off and some businesses and agencies will be closed for the holiday.
All municipal offices in Chatham-Kent and most services will be closed on Monday. CK Transit will also not be operating on the holiday.
As always, police, fire and ambulance services are operational 24 hours a day, every day. However, the fire administration office will be closed on the holiday.
All branches of the Chatham-Kent Public Library usually open on Monday will remain open on February 15 for curbside service.
Garbage collection services in Chatham-Kent will be delayed by one day the week of February 15. Residents can refer to the Recycling and Waste Collection Guide for further details. The Harwich and Wallaceburg Transfer Stations will be closed Monday while all other transfer stations will be open regular hours. All leaf and yard depots will also be closed.
Entegrus and the Public Utilities Commission will not operate on Monday. The emergency call number is 519-352-6300.
The Health and Family Services building will be closed for the holiday, including the offices of Employment and Social Services, Housing Services, Child Care and Early Years, and Public Health. The Employment Resource Centres in Chatham and in Wallaceburg will also be closed. The Chatham-Kent Homeless Response Line is available at 519-354-6628.
Some local facilities will be closed, but not because of Family Day. Blenheim Gable Rees Rotary Pool and Wallaceburg Sydenham Pool remain closed due to COVID-19. Chatham Capitol Theatre, Kiwanis Theatre, Chatham Cultural Centre, Chatham-Kent Museum, Thames Art Gallery, ARTspace, The Milner House and the Ridge House Museum are also closed due to the lockdown.
Several services offered at both Chatham-Kent Health Alliance's sites will also be altered on Monday in recognition of the holiday.
All outpatient diagnostic tests will not be available on Monday. Ambulatory care services, out-patient rehabilitation services, pre-surgical screening services, the Diabetes Education Centre, the TIA and CAD clinics, pulmonary function lab, outpatient lab services, health records and patient appointment offices will be closed. The oncology/chemotherapy department will also be closed as well as Elston Pharmacy at the Chatham site.
The Chatham-Kent Mental Health and Addictions Program Outpatient Department will be closed on Monday as well as the Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine Clinic. The immediate crisis line can still be reached by calling 1-866-299-7447.
Anyone looking to get a COVID-19 test will be able to do so. The COVID-19 Assessment Centre at the St. Clair College HealthPlex in Chatham will be open on Monday. Hemodialysis care will stay open on the holiday as well.
The emergency departments at both the Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will remain open as usual, 24 hours a day.
