Here's your guide to what's open, what's closed over this holiday week, and when you can expect your garbage and recycling to be picked up. If you encounter any city-service emergencies (downed trees, roads, water mains, etc.) you can call 905-546-2489.

Garbage and recycling pick-up

Garbage, recycling and green bin collection is pushed back one day to reflect the holidays on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, both Thursdays. Community recycling centres will be closed on those days.

That means if your normal garbage pickup is Thursday, your pickups will be Friday, Dec. 26 and Friday, Jan. 2. If your normal garbage pickup day is Friday, your pickups will be Saturday, Dec. 27 and Saturday, Jan. 4

The city reminds you to place your waste at the curb before 7 a.m. on your collection day.

Christmas tree collection: You can leave your Christmas trees on the curb the weeks of Jan. 5 and Jan. 12. Remove plastic bags and decorations.

Transit

Limited HSR bus service on Christmas Day. Call HSR information at 905-527-4441 for more details. The HSR Information Line will only be open from 9 am to 5 pm on December 25. Here's a brochure with some of the HSR holiday information.

Otherwise, expect regular HSR schedules except for:

Friday , Dec. 26: buses will operate on Saturday schedule

Wednesday, Dec. 31: buses will operate on Weekday schedule and service is free after 6 pm

Thursday, Jan. 1: buses will operate on Sunday/Holiday schedule

The HSR Customer Service Centre will be closed Dec. 25-28 and Jan. 1, and open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31.

DARTS: If you want to travel by DARTS on Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1, you need to first make a reservation by calling 905.529.1717. All other subscription trips are cancelled, except dialysis.

ATS customer service will be closed Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1. On Dec. 31, DARTS will operate on weekday schedule and service will be free after 6 pm.

Rec centres, museums, library

All recreation centres, aquatic centres and arenas will be closed for public programming on December 25 and January 1. More information about the week of Dec. 25 here.

Museums will be closed Dec. 25, 26, 29 and January 1.

The Tourism Hamilton Visitor Information Centre on James St. North will be closed Dec. 25, 26 and January 1.

All Hamilton Public Library branches closed Dec. 25, 26, 28 and Jan. 1. Bookmobile service closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 1, resuming Jan. 2.

Other closures

Ontario Works offices closed Dec. 25 to Jan. 1, reopening Jan. 2. For emergencies during closure times Ontario Works participants may call and leave a message at 905-546-3914.

Animal Services Shelter closed Dec. 25, 26, 31 and Jan. 1.

For more emergency numbers and information about paying property taxes and parking tickets, visit the city website.

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