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Adjusted Holiday Hours & Civic Services including Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day

For immediate release: December 21, 2021 - 10:41 am
ST21-2738

The City of Saskatoon will have a number of adjusted civic services and hours of operation over the holidays, as follows:

CITY HALL

All Administrative Offices are closed on the following days:

  • Monday, December 27 & Tuesday, December 28 (reopens Wednesday, December 29 at 8:00 a.m.)
  • Monday, January 3 (reopens January 4 at 8:00 a.m.)

PAY PARKING

  • Parking payment is not required on Christmas Day, December 25 and New Year’s Day, January 1.
  • Motorists are reminded that all other parking requirements remain in effect, including parking time limits.

MUNICIPAL IMPOUND LOT 

  • Vehicles will not be released to the public December 25 & 26, or on January 1.

SASKATOON PUBLIC LIBRARY

  • All locations will be closed on December 25 & 26, and January 1.
  • Closed early at 5:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24 and New Year’s Eve, December 31.

LANDFILL

  • Closed on December 25 and January 1. All other days are regular winter hours (7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m).

COMPOST DEPOTS

  • Both locations closed for the season; re-opening April 2022

WASTE COLLECTIONS

  • Waste Collections are not impacted this year as the holidays fall on weekends.
  • Registration for the 2022 Subscription Green Cart season begins January 5, 2022. Full details on the Early Bird Rate and more at saskatoon.ca/greencart

TRANSIT SERVICES

Saskatoon Transit:

For more information, please call Transit Customer Service at 306-975-3100

Access Transit:

  • Will operate with Holiday Service on December 27, 28 and January 3. Holiday Service hours are 8:15 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
  • Access Transit subscriptions do not apply on Statutory Holidays
  • In partnership with SGI, Saskatoon Transit is offering free service on ALL routes after 7:00 p.m. on New Year’s Eve!

Transit Customer Service Center:

  • Will be closed for walk-in customers on December 25 & 26 and January 1.
  • Customer Service phone lines will be available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.)

INDOOR RINKS

  • All rinks will be closed December 25, 26 & January 1.  Lions and Gordie Howe Kinsmen arenas will be closed from December 20 to January 1, 2022.
  • The holiday public and parent & tot skating schedules are listed on Leisure Online and at saskatoon.ca/indoorrinks

LEISURE CENTRES

Search for drop-in program information including fitness and weight room hours, public swim sessions and fitness programs on Leisure Online at saskatoon.ca/leisureonline

Cosmo Civic Centre

  • December 24: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • December 25: Closed
  • December 26: Closed
  • December 31: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • January 1: Closed

Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre

  • December 24: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • December 25: Closed
  • December 26: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • December 31: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • January 1: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Lakewood Civic Centre

  • December 24: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • December 25: Closed
  • December 26: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • December 31: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • January 1: 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Lawson Civic Centre

  • December 24: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • December 25: Closed
  • December 26: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • December 31: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • January 1: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saskatoon Field House

  • December 24: 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • December 25: Closed
  • December 26: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • December 31: 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • January 1: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Shaw Centre

  • December 24: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • December 25: Closed
  • December 26: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • December 31:  6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • January 1: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Terry Fox Track

  • December 24: Closed
  • December 25: Closed
  • December 26: Closed
  • December 27: Closed
  • December 31:  Closed
  • January 1: Closed

SASKATOON FORESTRY FARM PARK & ZOO

December 25: Closed

Regular Hours of Operation December 26 & January 1:

  • Zoo 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Forestry Farm Park 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

REMAI MODERN

Closed on Christmas Day, December 25. Open on Boxing Day, December 26 and New Year’s Day (January 1) from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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YXE SERVICE ALERTS

For information and updates on service disruptions such as power or water check saskatoon.ca/servicealerts or follow @yxeservicealert on Twitter.