Here’s a look at holiday hours for businesses and services around Waterloo Region:
Waste services
- Garbage, recycling and green bins will be collected Wednesday as per normal
- Homes normally receiving collection Thursday or Friday will be delayed one day
Public facilities
- All Region of Waterloo administrative facilities are closed Christmas and Boxing Day
- Kitchener City Hall offices close at noon Christmas Eve and will remain closed until Monday, Dec. 29, although the building itself will be open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 24 through Dec. 27
- The Kitchener Market will close at noon Christmas Eve
- All City of Kitchener pools are closed Dec. 24 through Dec. 26
- For more information about skating rink, community centre and library hours in Kitchener, click here
- Cambridge City Hall and administrative services close at noon Christmas Eve, reopening Jan. 2
- Arenas in Cambridge close at 11 a.m. Wednesday and remain closed through Christmas and Boxing Day
- For holiday hours for community centres in Waterloo, click here
Transit
- Many Grand River Transit routes are running on modified schedules from Dec. 22 to Jan. 4
- Many routes will run on reduced schedules Christmas Day
- Boxing Day will see a Sunday service schedule for all routes except the 200 iXpress, which will run on a Saturday schedule
- For more details on specific GRT schedules and terminal hours over the holidays, click here
Shopping
- Fairview Park Mall is open Christmas Eve from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Christmas Day and open Boxing Day from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Conestoga Mall is open Christmas Eve from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Christmas Day and open Boxing Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Cambridge Centre is open Christmas Eve from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Christmas Day and open Boxing Day
- The Outlets in St. Jacobs are open Christmas Eve from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Christmas Day and open Boxing Day from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- All The Beer Store and LCBO stores close at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve and remain closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day
- Many grocery stores, but not all, are open Boxing Day. Check your local store for its hours