As the holiday season is approaching, the town of Oakville has shared its temporary schedule for public facilities closures and service availability between Tuesday, Dec. 24, 202 and Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
Here is what to expect during the holiday week:
Town Hall
- Administrative offices at Town Hall will be closed at noon on December 24, 2024, and will reopen January 2, 2025.
- You can report urgent problems related to roads, traffic lights and signs, parks and trees or storms, by calling 905-845-6601 and connecting with our after-hours service.
- Stay up to date by calling the town's snow clearing information line at 905-815-5999. Visit our Snow Clearing page for more information.
- Online services are available to register for programs or to report concerns such as noise or illegal parking.
Recreation facilities (all community centres, pools, arenas, and seniors centres)
- Closed at noon on December 24
- Closed December 25 and 26
- Closed at 4 p.m. on December 31
- Closed January 1
- Sir John Colborne Recreation Centre for Seniors is closed December 24 to January 2
- Joshua's Creek Arenas, Kinoak Arena, and Maple Grove Arena will be closed from December 24 to January 2
Additional schedule changes may occur. Please contact the facility for more information.
Oakville Public Library branches
- Closed at 1 p.m. on December 24 and December 31
- Closed December 25, 26, and January 1
Harbour offices
- Closed at noon on December 24 to January 2
Cemetery offices
- Closed at noon on December 24 to January 2
Cold alerts
When Halton Region issues a cold alert, town facilities may be available for use as warming centres. Visit our Cold Alert page for information.
Trafalgar Park outdoor rink
- Open 10 a.m. to noon on December 24 (recreational skating only)
- Closed on December 25
- Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December 26, 31 and January 1 (recreational skating only)
Please contact the Trafalgar Park Community Centre at 905-338-4406 to check on any schedule changes or updates.
Visit the Outdoor Ice Rinks page for more information.
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
- December 24 to 26: closed
- December 27 to 29: open
- December 30: closed
- December 31: open
- January 1: closed
Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate
- Closed December 24 to 26
- Open from 1 to 4:30 p.m. December 27 to 31
- Closed January 1
Transit Office
- Oakville Transit front counter will be closed on December 25 to 27 and January 1.
Transit Service and Schedules
- December 23: Regular service level
- December 24: Regular service level, with all service ending at 9 p.m.
- December 25: Holiday service level
- December 26: Saturday service level
- December 27: Regular service level
- December 31: Regular service with Late Night Service from Oakville GO at 11:40 p.m. and 12:40 a.m. Free service after 7 p.m.
- January 1: Holiday service level
School specials will not operate during the weeks of December 23 and December 30. Dates not shown will maintain regular scheduled service.
For more transit schedule information, visit the Oakville Transit website.
Fire Administration office
- Closed at noon on December 24 and will reopen on January 2
Fire Training and Prevention offices
- Closed December 25, 26, 27 and January 1
Central Operations office (Roads and Works)
- Closed December 25, 26 and January 1
Parking services
- Book temporary overnight parking using our online permit system.
- For information about available parking permits in your neighbourhood, please visit our Parking Permits page.
- Visit our Parking page for more information.
Social Media
While our offices at Town Hall are closed from December 24 to January 2:
- We have scheduled automated posts to share seasonal information from our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
- Questions or comments directed to our accounts may not be addressed until January 2, 2025.
- Online services are available for service requests.
- After-hours service is available to report urgent problems related to roads, traffic lights and signs, parks and trees or storms by calling 905-845-6601.
- Get 24-hour information by calling the town's snow clearing information line at 905-815-5999.
- Our website is an excellent resource for program and service information.