Labour Day Weekend: closures, service impacts, and more!

Learn how the Labour Day weekend will impact services, programs and facility hours on Monday, Sept. 2 for the City of Kingston, Utilities Kingston and other community organizations.   

Scheduling impacts:  

• Garbage, green bin and recycling: There is no collection on Sept. 2. Collection occurs the day after your regular collection day. Sign-up to receive collection reminders by phone, push notification, or email – or get the FREE “Kingston Waste” app on your Apple or Android device.
• Kingston Area Recycling Centre: Closed.
• Kingston Transit: A Sunday schedule will be in effect, except for Route 18 which will operate a weekday schedule.
• Kingston Access Services: Operates with limited service.  Call 613-542-2512 for information.
• Administrative Offices (including housing and social services on Montreal Street and Provincial Offences): Closed.
• Utilities Kingston and Kingston Hydro: Closed. Utilities Kingston customers experiencing a utility emergency such as a gas leak, power outage, or water main break, please call the 24-hour emergency line at 613-546-1181. Access useful links and tips to prepare for the long weekend at UtilitiesKingston.com, including information on holiday electricity pricing. 

Recreation Facilities:

• INVISTA Centre/Arenas: Closed
• Artillery Park Aquatic Centre: Closed
• Rideau Heights Community Centre: Closed
• Kingston East Community Centre: Closed
• Culligan Water Park: Open. 

• Kingston Frontenac Public Library: Closed.  Services and digital collections  can be accessed online. Don’t have a library card?  Register online. 
• Portsmouth Olympic Harbour and Confederation Basin marinas: Open.  
• Kingston Grand Theatre: Closed.  
• PumpHouse Museum: Closed.   
• Tett Centre: Closed.