Richmond Civic Services Holiday Closures
23 December 2022
Richmond Civic Services will be closed from Saturday, December 24, 2022 to Monday, January 2, 2023 and will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 8:15am.
While City Hall is closed, many services are also accessible 24/7 through the City of Richmond’s website at www.richmond.ca. These online services include a variety of transactions, interactive tools and data searches. In addition, most information, forms, bulletins and flyers are also available on the website.
City operations such as parks, recreation, cultural centres and the Works Yard will continue during most of the holidays.
The holidays are also an ideal time to visit arts, cultural and heritage venues or spend time outside at one of Richmond’s many parks. View Community Facility Holiday Hours.
For a list of activities in Richmond over the winter break, visit www.richmond.ca/winterbreak.
Program registration is still available in-person through City Community Facilities or through www.richmond.ca/register.
The Recycling Depot will be closed on December 25 and 26, 2022 and January 1, 2023.
Due to expected snow accumulations and freezing rain, traffic advisories have been issued for Thursday – Saturday. As road travel is not recommended, there will be no Garbage and Recycling collection on Friday, December 23.
If your recycling was not able to be collected, please hold all materials until your next collection day for the week of December 27 – 30. Unlimited volumes of recycling will be collected at that time. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding given the recent severe weather events.
Residents are asked to please ensure snow build up on carts is removed and to clear a path to allow crews to wheel carts more safely to the collection truck.
Please note adverse weather events such as snow could further delay collection. Visit www.richmond.ca/recycle or download the Richmond Recycling app to check your collection day as well as any updates that may affect collection.
For emergencies such as broken water mains, sewer problems, downed trees on roads, traffic lights out or other problems of this nature, please call the City’s 24-hour Emergency Line at 604 270-8721.
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There are several ways you can recycle your Christmas tree:
- Drop off at Richmond Recycling Depot, 5555 Lynas Lane. Visit www.richmond.ca/depot for operating hours
- Drop off at Ecowaste Industries, 15111 Williams Rd. Call 604-277-1410 or visit www.ecowaste.com for operating hours.
- Residents with curbside Green Cart collection can cut up and bundle their tree and place it at the curbside for collection on their regular collection day. Please cut and bundle the tree to a maximum size of 3 feet x 2 feet. Branches must be less than 4 inches in diameter and all decorations must be removed prior to bundling to ensure collection.
- Support Richmond Fire Fighters Association - IAFF Local 1286 while giving your tree back to nature. The annual Christmas Tree Chipping Event will take place on Saturday, January 7 and Sunday, January 8 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in the parking lot at Garry Point Park, 12011 7th Ave. Donations are welcome to support Richmond Firefighters Association's charities.
Winter Weather
For updates and information on winter weather impacts, the City’s response plans, and preparedness tips, visit www.richmond.ca/weather