[ad_1]Kitchener-WaterlooWednesday marks Canada Day, which means that many offices and businesses will be closed. Curbside garbage, recycling green cart, and yard waste collection schedules remain unchanged. Grand River Transit will run on a holiday timetable.Most businesses and offices are closed for the holidayKate Bueckert · Ontario Chronicle · Posted: Jun 30, 2026 3:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 30Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Most businesses and offices will be closed on Wednesday for Canada Day. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)Wednesday is Canada Day which means several businesses and government offices will not be open for the holiday. Curbside garbage, recycling green cart, and yard waste collections remain unchanged. It's best to have your items out early. Grand River Transit will operate according to a holiday schedule. A few The Beer Store locations will stay open in the region (Cambridge: Holiday Inn Drive and Franklin Boulevard, Kitchener: Bleams Road and Highland Road W). All LCBO stores will be closed.Region of WaterlooAll Regional administrative offices will be shut down. Transfer stations for residential drop-off at both the Cambridge and Waterloo Waste Management sites will also be closed. Airport administration offices will close but airport operations won’t change. All branches of the Region of Waterloo Libraries are closing. Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, Schneider Haus National Historic Site, and Mc Dougall Cottage Historic Site will remain open.CambridgeThe city hall along with all administrative offices will close. All community centers and arenas are shutting down. All branches of the Cambridge Public Library are also closing. The Cambridge Centre for the Arts is off-limits. The pools at W. G. Johnson Centre and John Dolson Centre are closing. George Hancock Pool and Ed Newland Pool will be open from 11:30 a. m. to 7 p. m. for drop-in swims. The cooling space at 150 Main St., Cambridge, opens from 8:30 a. m. to 4 p. m.KitchenerThe city hall is accessible but there won’t be any in-person services available. Kitchener Market's food hall remains open. All outdoor pools are operational while all community centers, arenas, and indoor pools are closed. Activa Sportsplex indoor walking track won't be available.WaterlooThe city hall is shut down but public restrooms can still be accessed from outside. Albert Mc Cormick Community Centre, Bechtel Park, RIM Park along with the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex and Swimplex are all closed. Moses Springer Community Centre pool is available from 1:30 p. m. to 4:30 p. m., though the building itself remains closed.ABOUT THE AUTHORKate is the producer for CBC Kitchener-Waterloo. She has been covering issues in southern Ontario for more than 20 years. Reach her by email: kate. bueckert@cbc. ca.Corrections and clarifications·Submit a news tip·Report error[ad_2]Source link
