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Friday, December 18, 2020

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

The administrative offices and reception desk will be closed from December 21^st to January 1^st.

CITY HALL RECEPTION DESK :
Modified schedule for the week of January 4 to 8

Following directives issued by the Government of Quebec in the light of the pandemic, the opening hours of City Hall’s reception desk (temporarily relocated at 209, rue Sainte-Anne) have been modified for the week of January 4 to 8:

RECEPTION DESK WILL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Service offered by phone at 514-457-5500 or by email at info@sadb.qc.ca from 12:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., from Monday to Thursday.
Closed on Friday afternoon.

We thank you for your collaboration.

WASTE COLLECTION

The regular schedule for waste collection will be maintained during the holiday season.

The collection of household waste will take place on Tuesdays, December 22 and 29.

The recycling collection will take place on Wednesdays, December 23 and 30.

The organic waste collection, which is now every two weeks until the end of March, will take place on Wednesday, December 30.

Consult the waste collection schedule

OUTDOOR SKATING RINKS

Our teams are currently working on preparing the ice in order to be able to open the outdoor skating rinks as quickly as possible. Consult the Info-rinks page for the ice conditions.

Good news! We will also be opening an ice rink at Parc Godin. This year, to encourage distancing, this rink will be an ice ring.

While in the Red zone, as previously mentioned, the chalets will be accessible for toilets only. Make sure you are ready. You can use the outdoor benches to put on your skates.

To find out the opening hours, visit the skating rinks page of our website.

More information on the skating rinks

Visit the Info-rinks section

Ice hockey

Following the Government of Quebec's announcement on December 15, hockey games will now be permitted on outdoor rinks, with a maximum number of 8 players only.

PLAYGROUNDS:
Closed for the season

Since the cold temperatures have arrived, we would like to advise you that the playgrounds in the parks are now closed for the season.

That being said, the parks remain open and we encourage you to use them! Why not build a fort or a snowman? Have a snowball fight, play tag (running is harder in the snow!) Or explore and spot animal tracks? Be creative!

Why are the playgrounds closed in winter?

Several organizations, such as the Alliance québécoise du loisir public and the Institut National de Santé publique du Québec, recommend closing play modules in winter for the safety of our children. Here are some of the explanations:

Shock absorbing surfaces harden when the temperature drops and no longer play their role.
Winter clothes : cords or ties can get caught in module elements, causing fractures or suffocation.
Mittens prevent a good grip or secure grip.
Any bare skin that sticks to a frozen metal surface may be torn off.
Snow, ice or freezing rain can make playing surfaces very slippery.

LIBRARY:
Holiday schedule

The library will continue to offer a contactless loan service during the Holiday season.

December 23: 10 am to 1:30 pm
December 28-29-30: 10 am to 2 pm
January 4: 12 pm to 8 pm.

CLOSED from December 24 to 27 inclusive, and from December 31 to January 3.