01/06/2025
Guelph Community Cold Weather Response.
Warm-up Location Hours:
23 Gordon Emergency Shelter (23 Gordon Street, Guelph) – Overnight, 8:00pm-8:00am (7 days a week – intake done upon arrival)
Youth Emergency Shelter (18 Norwich Street East, Guelph) – 24/7 (7 days a week)
Youth Hub (133 Woolwich Street) – 9:00am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri, closed Sat & Sun)
Royal City Mission (50 Quebec St.) – 2:00pm-7:00pm (Closed Mon – Tues, Wed-Sun)
Hope House (10 Cork Street East) – 9:00am-4:00pm (Mon-Wed), 9:00am-6:00pm (Thurs), (closed Fri-Sun)
Chalmers Downtown (41 Macdonnell Street) – 9:30am-12:00pm (Mon), 10:00am-12:00pm (Tues), 6:30pm-8:00pm (Wed), (closed Thurs), 10:00am-12:00pm (Friday), (closed Sat-Sun)
Chalmers West (577 Willow Rd) – 9 AM – 11 AM (Thurs)
Guelph City Hall (1 Carden St.) – 8:00am-4:30pm (Mon-Fri, closed Sat & Sun)
Please note: Guelph City Hall will be open on Sundays from 10am-4:00pm when extreme cold warnings are issued by Environment Canada. These warnings are issues when the temperature or wind chill is expected to reach -30°C for at least 2 hours.
Guelph Main Branch Library (100 Norfolk St.) – 9:00am-9:00pm (Mon-Thurs), 9:00am-5:00pm (Fri & Sat), 1:00pm-5:00pm (Sun)
Guelph Public Library West End Branch (21 Imperial Road South) – 9:00am-8:00pm (Mon-Thurs), 9:00am-9:00pm (Fri), 9:00am-5:00pm (Sat), 1:00pm-5:00pm (Sun)
All other library locations (380 Eramosa Rd., 1 Starwood Dr., 650 Scottsdale Dr., 100-31 Farley Dr.) – 9:00am-8:00pm (Mon-Thurs), 9:00am – 5:00pm (Fri & Sat), 1:00pm – 5:00pm (Sun)
Grove Hub at University of Guelph (50 College Ave W.) – 11:00am-6:00pm (Mon-Fri), (closed Sat-Sun)
Grove Hub Woolwich (737 Woolwich St.) – 12:00pm-8:00pm (Mon-Fri), (closed Sat-Sun)
The following locations will be closed at the below times due to holiday hours (all other locations will remain open at the above times regardless of holidays):