Canada Post has made an agreement with the union to reopen on Tuesday. The union, however, will be doing rotating strikes. The only difference this makes to us is that the delivery times can be 3 to 4 days later than normal. If your parcel gets caught in a distribution centre that is in a rotating strike, there could be delays. All mail will be delivered. Mail will be sorted on first in first out. New mail may face some delays until the back log is cleared
We are back to regular hours (below)
Post Office Information
Hours of operation
· Monday to Friday
· 1000 AM to 0500 PM (closed from 1200 to 1230 for lunch)
· Saturday
· 1030 AM to 0500 PM
· Closed holidays
· TDG Thursdays: Some TDG Thursdays we may be gone for about 20 minutes around 1100 to get the mail at the ferry to help the deliverer get back on the ferry.
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 0900 and 1000 AM each morning
· If you want your mail to go out on a given day have it in the red box before 0900 or bring it down to the Post Office before 1100 AM
· EXCEPTION: Mail is picked up at 0900 AM on Friday therefore it you wish your mail to go out Friday get it into the Post Office (NOT the red box) before 0500 PM Thursday
Mail and Parcels
· According to regulations we are only supposed to keep mail and parcels for 2 weeks 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
If you choose to put your on-island letters in the drop box, please advise the people you are leaving them for that they are there. If you want the post office to distribute your on-island letters, put them in the red mailbox. The Post office will NOT be checking the drop box. We take no responsibility for the use of the drop box.