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Family Day is Monday, February 16
Garbage collection schedule
There will be no garbage pickup on the Family Day holiday.
- Regular scheduled Monday garbage collection will be picked up on Tuesday along with the regularly scheduled Tuesday pick up. No other routes will be affected by the holiday.
- See the complete schedule.
- Canteen Road Yard & Garden Drop-off Facility will be closed Monday and Tuesday. It reopens Wednesday for regular hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Recycling is managed through the CRD. Schedules: crd.bc.ca/bluebox
Recreation
- Check out all our Family Day activities!
- We have all sorts of excitement in store for our 2026 Family Day event. Join us for Kindergym, swimming as well as a variety of activities that you can do as a family - and do it all for FREE. This event includes an community favourite - the Esquimalt Lions will be selling hot dogs, by donation, where all money received will be put back into the Esquimalt community.
- Esquimalt Recreation Centre is open 5:30am-10:30pm all weekend as well as Family Day Monday
- The Esquimalt Gorge Park Pavilion will be closed Family Day Monday
- See our other recreation schedules
Municipal business
- The municipal hall and archives will be closed Monday, February 16.
- See our municipal hall hours
B.C. Heritage Week starts February 16
Join us February 16-22 as we celebrate B.C. Heritage Week.
Meet our archivist!
- Feb 17: Heritage on a Plate: Learn, Cook, Connect (workshop) Registration needed.
- Feb 19: “Explore, Play, Cook: Heritage for All Ages.” Food Heritage interactive archives table at the library