What’s open and closed during New Years weekend

Here is a list of services that are opened, closed and operating on a modified schedule throughout the New Years weekend in Ottawa.

City Services

• Provincial Offences Courts are open by appointment only but will be closed on Monday, January 3.
• Client service centre, including the one at 110 Laurier Ave. W. and at Ben Franklin Place, will be close on Monday, January 3.
• The 311 contact centre will be open for urgent matters that require immediate attention.

Green bin, recycling and garbage collection

• Curbside and multi-residential green bin, garbage and recycling and bulky item collection will happen as per regular schedule. There will be no delay.
• The Trail Waste Facility will be closed on Saturday, January 1.

Parking

• Free parking will be available at City Hall on Laurier Avenue West from Friday, December 31 at 4 p.m. until Sunday, January 2 at 7 a.m.
• The ByWard Market Garage at 70 Clarence St. and the Dalhousie Garage at 141 Clarence St. will have free parking form Friday, December 31 at 4 p.m. until Sunday, January 2 at 7 a.m.

Recreation and cultural services

• Pools, arenas and fitness centres will operate on modified schedules. This includes public swimming, witness and public skating.
• Holiday schedules for refrigerated outdoor rinks — including the Rink of Dreams, Lansdowne Park skating court, Ben Franklin Place skating rink and Jim Tubman Chevrolet Rink — can be found at ottawa.ca/skating.

Ottawa Public Health

• The Site program office and supervise consumption services at 179 Clarence St. will be closed on Saturday, Jan 1 to Monday, January 3.
• The Sexual Health Clinic and satellite clinics will be closed on Monday, January 3 but will be open on December 31 for appointments only.
• The Ottawa Public Health Information Centre is closed for general calls from January 1 to 3.
• The COVID-19 phone line at 613-580-6744 will be closed January 1 to 3.
• The Baby Help Line is closed on January 1.
• All municipal childcare centre are closed on Saturday, January 1.

COVID-19

• The Ottawa Public Health COVID-19 Vaccine Booking Line is closed on January 1 and will be open January 2 and 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Visit the COVID-19 vaccine webpage for updated hours for each testing location, which may have modified hours up until January 3.

OC Transpo

• The holiday service will run until January 1.
• Shopper routes will operate on a normal schedule.
• Customer service will be open on New Year’s Eve from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and New Year’s Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• The Rideau Centre service centre will be closed on New Year’s Day, but will be open on New Year’s Eve from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Para Transpo

The service will operate on a holiday schedule on New Year’s Day.

Regular scheduled trips are automatically cancelled, but customers may book trips for these days by calling 613-560-5000, or by using the online web form, up to seven days before the holidays.

Services will be extended to 3 a.m. on New Year’s Eve (with the last trips booked for 2:30 a.m.).

Para Transpo phone reservations and cancellations will be available over the holidays during regular hours, except for New Year’s Eve when cancellations will be available until 3 a.m.

The taxi coupon line will be closed New Year’s Day.

Library services

• The Ottawa Public Library is closed on January 1.
• All branches normally open on Fridays will be open on Friday, December 31 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

LCBO and Beer Stores

• All LCBO and Beery Store outlets are closed New Year’s Day.

Malls

All malls are open on New Year’s Eve, but closed New Year’s Day.

Check individual websites for specific times.