Hamilton to close additional facilities to redeploy staff for COVID-19 vaccination effort

Hamilton says it will be closing all museums, all remaining recreation centres, municipal service centres (except City Hall) and some public service counters starting today (Dec. 22). 

It says it is redirecting staffing resources to aid with vaccination efforts in the face of surging COVID-19 infections. 

The city says the closures are being made to give the city the staffing capacity it needs to expand booster dose vaccination capacity and protect essential services that could be impacted by expected staff illness and potential quarantine periods. 

The closures/cancellations include: 

• All Municipal Service Centres (except City Hall)
  • Dundas Municipal Service Centre closed today due to staffing shortages
• All Recreation Centres and all indoor programming
  • Arenas are still operating at this time.
• Gage Park Greenhouse
• All Museums, including Dundurn National Historic Site
• Hamilton Business Centre counter at City Hall
• Licensing service counter at 330 Wentworth St N
• Hamilton Water service counter at 330 Wentworth St N