~ Christmas and New Year’s ~
Midhurst/December 17, 2025 – The County of Simcoe reminds residents of the following schedule changes and updates during the upcoming holiday period, including Christmas and New Year’s.
Curbside Waste Collection, Waste Drop-off Facilities, Provincial Recycling Change
- Curbside Waste Collection will not occur on Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25) and New Year’s Day (Thursday, January 1)
- To maintain full service to all households, curbside waste collection will be bumped by one day for households that typically receive collection on Thursday. Instead, material will be collected on Friday, December 26 and on Friday, January 2.
- Due to the provincial recycling change going into effect on January 1, the County is no longer responsible for recycling as of the New Year. Recycling collection days will remain the same throughout the year, but if your recycling is missed, (inclusive of January 2) please contact Emterra at 1-888-597-1541 or [email protected].
- For more information on the recycling change, please visit simcoe.ca/recyclingchange.
- All County Waste Drop-off Facilities will close at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24 and be closed all day on December 25, 26 and January 1.
- Check our new waste-depot fee rates starting 2026, which align with the Provincial Recycling change.
Christmas Tree Collection
- Christmas tree collection runs bi-weekly by zone on your garbage weeks during the month of January.
- Please place Christmas trees out on the Monday of your garbage week as collection will occur during the week, not necessarily on your regular collection day.
- Please click here for more information on how to safely and properly dispose of your Christmas tree.
LINX Transit
- LINX Transit services are not in operation on December 25, 26 and January 1 (with the exception of Route 4).
- Route 4 onlywill be operating a Sunday schedule on Friday, December 26 and Thursday, January 1.
- Return to regularly scheduled services for all routes will resume from December 29-31 and on January 2.
- Please visit https://nextlinx.simcoe.ca/ to check all route schedules.
County Administration Centre (Midhurst) & Service Simcoe Contact Centre
- The Administration Centre, including the Service Simcoe Contact Centre, will close at 1 p.m. on December 24 and will be closed on December 25, 26 and January 1.
Ontario Works and Children Services
- All Ontario Works and Children Services offices will close at 1 p.m. on December 24 and will be closed on December 25, 26 and January 1.
Lake Simcoe Regional Airport
- The Lake Simcoe Regional Airport be operational on December 24, 25, 26 and January 1.
- December 24, 26: Normal operations
- December 25, January 1: Services available on an “on call” basis. Staff will be readily available and will attend the airport as required.
Simcoe County Museum
- The Simcoe County Museum will close at 1 p.m. on December 24 and will be closed on December 25, 26 and January 1.
- The Simcoe County Museum will be running special programming over the winter holidays, for more details please visit https://museum.simcoe.ca/.
Simcoe County Archives
- The Simcoe County Archives will close at 1 p.m. on December 24 and will be closed on December 25, 26 and January 1.
About the County of Simcoe
County of Simcoe is composed of sixteen member municipalities and provides crucial public services to County residents in addition to providing paramedic and social services to the separated cities of Barrie and Orillia. Visit our website at simcoe.ca.
