Canada Post Update
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 7:56AM This is the latest information I have on how we will be moving forward.
- the backlog will be handled by first in first out.
- the backlog will not be cleared until sometime in the middle of January.
- there are no delivery guarantees until the backlog is cleared.
- priority and expedited post will not be moving until the backlog is cleared.
- we will be taking delivery of the mail from Canada Post about 1:00 PM tomorrow and will have extra staff on to sort it as quickly as possible. Please give us time to make that happen.
- everything from Wednesday should be in your boxes by 10:00 AM Thursday. And we will be on our regular hours (below) from that point on.
- mail will not be going out until Thursday at 11:00 AM.
- we will have extra staff through Friday until we get caught up.
Mail delivery should start Wednesday Dec 18. We will be open for regular hours starting Wednesday.
Hours of Operation
· Monday to Saturday
· 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (closed from 12:00 to 12:30 for lunch)
· Closed holidays
Services
All regular postal services except bill payments and any type of money transfer. We do not have the resources to offer this service.
Red Drop Box and Post Office Boxes
· Mail is sorted into the Post Office boxes between 9:00 and 10:00 AM each morning.
· If you want your mail to go out on a given day, have it in the red box before 9:00 AM or bring it to the Post Office before 11:00 AM
· EXCEPTION: Mail is picked up at 9:00 AM on Friday therefore if you wish your mail to go out Friday, then you need to get it into the Post Office (NOT the red box) before 5:00 PM Thursday.
Mail and Parcels
· According to regulations, we are only supposed to keep mail and parcels for 2 weeks and then we are to send it back.
Obviously we have not been doing that. If you are going to be away longer than 2 weeks please let us know length of time so we can hold your mail. Depending on the length of time, there could be a fee charged for parcels.
· Please bring parcel tags to facilitate retrieving your parcels.
Theoretically, there should be no more strike action until May 23, 2025, the end of the current Labour Board contract. I will keep you informed if anything changes.
Fred
