Crown corporation approved to move forward with transformation plan, end door-to-door delivery. If your dog goes crazy every time the mail delivery person shows up at your door, you may be relieved to know that it soon may no longer be a problem.
But beyond that, a lot of people are uncertain what the pending demise of door-to-door mail delivery means for them.
Canada Post said on Monday that it’s moving ahead with a transformation plan that includes a transition to community mailboxes, eventually ending home delivery. It’s something Public Services and Procurement Canada directed last year — as it faces what’s been called an “existential” crisis and faltering finances. Toronto city Coun. Josh Matlow understands Canada Post needs to adapt. But he, like many Canadians, has plenty of questions about the switch to community mailboxes and concerns “about everything from beauty and design to safety and accessibility.”
How soon could this happen?
In a statement to CBC News, Canada Post says it’s beginning to take the “initial steps” of its plan, first consulting with the bargaining agents for its unionized workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), and then with municipal officials and other stakeholders.
Federal government loans $1.01B to Canada Post as postal service continues to struggle. New sum is in addition to $1.03-billion loan announced early last year… Source: cbc.ca/news
