What’s open and closed in Vaughan this Canada Day
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Canada Day is almost here! As citizens prepare to recognize the holiday, the City of Vaughan is reminding everyone of the following facility closures and modified hours on Thursday, July 1.
Municipal facilities
Most facilities – including Vaughan City Hall and the Joint Operations Centre – remain closed to the public until further notice in response to COVID-19. Essential services, such as fire and emergency response, and by-law and enforcement services, will continue uninterrupted on Canada Day. Non-essential administrative services will resume on Friday, July 2, by phone, email and online.
Community centres and recreational programming
Vaughan community centres remain closed until further notice due to Provincial COVID-19 restrictions. In addition, the vaccination clinics at Father E. Bulfon Community Centre and Maple Community Centre remain open by appointment only.
Outdoor in-person and virtual fitness classes will not be held on Thursday, July 1, and will resume on Friday, July 2. On Canada Day, residents can still enjoy a fun exercise session at home with the free full-length fitness classes (40- to 60-minutes long) available on the Recreation Services YouTube channel. For more information, visit vaughan.ca/recreation.
The Thornhill Outdoor Pool will be open for recreational and length swimming, and aquafitness on Canada Day. Pre-registration is required for all swims. For details visit vaughan.ca/swim.
Outdoor park amenities
The following outdoor amenities are open:
- Baseball fields
- Basketball courts
- Bocce courts
- Off-leash dog park
- Outdoor exercise equipment
- Playgrounds
- Skateboard parks
- Soccer fields
- Splashpads
- Tennis courts
- Trails
- Volleyball courts
The City urges the public to continue to do their part to help stop the spread of COVID-19 while visiting outdoor amenities. It’s important to follow all York Region public health guidelines – including practising physical distancing, washing and sanitizing hands thoroughly and often, and wearing a face mask or covering when physical distancing cannot be maintained, among others. Splashpads and playgrounds are not sanitized.
Vaughan Public Libraries
All Vaughan Public Libraries (VPL) branches will be closed on Thursday, July 1. Curbside pickup will be unavailable and will resume on Friday, July 2, on regular operating hours at select branches. All other branches remain closed.
Lobby service at Bathurst Clark, Civic Centre and Pierre Berton Resource Libraries is unavailable on Thursday, July 1, and will resume on Friday, July 2. To view curbside hours and lobby service information, visit vaughanpl.info/curbside.
Citizens can still access many free digital items – including eBooks and audiobooks, films and television programs, music streaming services, e-learning courses, bilingual materials and more – anytime through VPL at Home.
Waste collection holiday schedule
Residents with their waste collection day on Thursday, July 1 or Friday, July 2 will have collection moved one day later; those with collection on Thursday will be moved to Friday and those with collection on Friday will be moved to Saturday. Please have waste set out by 7 a.m. For the complete curbside collection schedule, visit vaughan.ca/WasteCalendar.
Citizens can register online at any time to purchase garbage tags, blue boxes and green bins and exchange broken City-branded bins through Service Vaughan. For information on all things waste in Vaughan, visit vaughan.ca/waste.
Vaughan Animal Services
The Vaughan Animal Services Shelter remains closed to the public on Thursday, July 1, and appointment-only adoption and pet recovery services will resume on Friday, July 2. Citizens can still purchase pet licensing tags online at any time through Service Vaughan. For more information, visit vaughan.ca/AnimalServices.
Access Vaughan
The City’s contact centre will be closed on Thursday, July 1. However, a live agent will be available to respond to municipal emergencies. For additional information about holiday hours, City programs and municipal services on Canada Day, contact Access Vaughan at 905-832-2281 or accessvaughan@vaughan.ca.
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