NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF BARRIE
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The City of Barrie reminds residents of the following schedule changes during the holidays:
Barrie Transit
There will be no transit service on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. On Boxing Day, Barrie Transit will operate on a Sunday service schedule with an early, 7 a.m. start. On New Year’s Eve, transit will be free starting at 5 p.m., and routes 1 and 8 will operate until 3 a.m.
Garbage, recycling, organics collection
There will be no changes to collection during the weeks of Dec. 26 to 30 and Jan. 2 to 6. Remember to place materials curbside by 7 a.m. and do not place them on the snowbank. Christmas trees are collected weekly during the month of January on your regular waste collection day.
Landfill
The landfill will close at noon on Christmas Eve and will reopen on Wednesday, Dec. 28. The landfill will close at noon on New Year’s Eve and will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 3.
City Hall
City Hall will be closed on Dec. 26, Dec. 27 and Jan. 2.
Recreation
Below are the holiday hours for the city’s recreation centres (Allandale Recreation Centre, East Bayfield Community Centre and Peggy Hill Team Community Centre):
Christmas Eve — closed at noon
Christmas Day — closed
Boxing Day — closed
Dec. 27 to 30 — open regular hours
New Year’s Eve — closed at noon
New Year’s Day — closed
Jan. 2 — open regular hours
Parking
Enjoy two-hour free on-street metered parking downtown during December. Downtown parking (on-street and lots) is free on all statutory holidays. Waterfront parking is enforced 24/7/365; residents must have a waterfront pass and visitors are required to pay.
From Dec. 1 to March 31, on-street parking is not permitted from 3 to 6 a.m. within the Downtown BIA, and on other city streets from 12:01 to 7 a.m. As well, there is no parking permitted in any waterfront or hybrid parking lots, or waterfront on-street areas, 12:01 to 5 a.m., Dec. 1 through March 31. Due to the forecasted winter storm, there will be no exceptions to the overnight parking bylaw on Dec. 25 and 26. Visit barrie.ca/parking for more information.
Visit barrie.ca/snow for more information on the city’s winter road and sidewalk maintenance.
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