City of Brandon 2019/2020 Christmas & New Year’s Holiday Hours of Operation


December 23, 2019

Please be advised of the following 2019/2020 Christmas and New Year’s Holiday Hours of Operation for the City of Brandon:

Brandon City Hall (410-9th Street), the A.R. McDiarmid Civic Complex (638 Princess Avenue), the Civic Services Complex (900 Richmond Avenue East), the Parks Complex (2020 McGregor Avenue) and Cemetery Office, and Brandon’s Community Sportsplex (30 Knowlton Drive) will all be closed on Wednesday, December 25th and Thursday, December 26th to mark Christmas Day and Boxing Day. All of these facilities will re-open for regular business hours on Friday, December 27th.

Brandon City Hall, the A.R. McDiarmid Civic Complex, the Civic Services Complex, the Parks Complex and Cemetery Office, and Brandon’s Community Sportsplex will also all be closed on Wednesday, January 1st, 2020, in recognition of New Year’s Day, and will re-open for regular business hours on Thursday, January 2nd.

 

BRANDON TRANSIT:

On Tuesday, December 24th, Brandon Transit will operate from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Regular Brandon Transit Routes will NOT be running on Wednesday, December 25th; HOWEVER, Brandon Transit is pleased to offer bus service to those attending the Westman Traditional Christmas Dinner. Bus service will be available on two fixed routes to and from the Victoria Inn (3550 Victoria Avenue) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Christmas Day. A map of these fixed routes can be found at the following link: http://brandontransit.ca/images/Westman_Christmas_Dinner-_2019_Route.pdf. Handi Transit is also available to transport individuals to and from the Westman Traditional Christmas Dinner through the regular booking process.

Brandon Transit services will then run on statutory holiday hours (9 a.m. to 7 p.m.) on Thursday, December 26th. The Brandon Transit Info Centre will be CLOSED on December 25th, December 26th and January 1st. Brandon Transit routes can be found here: http://www.brandontransit.ca/routes-schedules/regular-routes-schedules.

A reminder to all that FREE New Year's Eve bus service will being offered from 6 p.m. on Dec.31st to 3 a.m. on January 1st! Regular Brandon Transit Routes will NOT be running on Wednesday, January 1, 2019.
 

SANITATION:

Refuse and recycling collection will be slightly modified to observe Christmas Day & New Year’s Day. Collection that would have occurred on Wednesday, December 25th will take place on Saturday, December 28th; while collection that would have occurred on Wednesday, January 1st will take place on Saturday, January 4th. NO other regular collection days will be impacted, and regular Wednesday collection will resume on January 8th, 2020.

The Eastview Landfill Site will be CLOSED on Wednesday, December 25th, Thursday, December 26th, and Wednesday, January 1st.

Regular winter hours of operation at the Eastview Landfill Site and Material Recovery Facility can be found at http://www.brandon.ca/sanitation/landfill/landfill-overview.

 

For all after-hours Public Works emergencies, residents are encouraged to call 204-729-2285.

 

HAVE A VERY SAFE AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!