TORONTO – Beginning this fall, 11 communities across Canada will start collecting mail at community mail boxes as Canada Post begins its move to phase out door-to-door delivery.
Nearly 100,000 addresses will see the end of home delivery during the first phase of a five-year national plan, the postal service announced Thursday.
Canada Post said that in large cities during this phase, only a few neighbourhoods will be affected, and delivery will continue to businesses.
In the smaller municipalities, nearly all households and a higher proportion of businesses will move to community mailboxes.
The Crown Corporation said these neighbourhoods are near areas that already have community mailboxes, so the infrastructure is already in place.
The 11 communities and the approximate number of affected addresses are:
– Some neighbourhoods in Calgary, Alta. (10,450 addresses – postal codes starting with T2B and T3J)
– Fort McMurray, Alta. (8,450 addresses)
– Some neighbourhoods in Winnipeg, Man. (12,500 addresses – postal codes starting with R2P and R2V)
– Oakville, Ont. (26,400 addresses)
– In Ottawa, Ont., neighbourhoods in Kanata (7,900 addresses – postal codes starting with K2K, K2L, K2M)
– Rosemère, Que. (3,350 addresses)
– Lorraine, Que. (2,550 addresses)
– Bois-des-Filion, Que. (2,750 addresses)
– Charlemagne, Que. (1,300 addresses)
– Repentigny, Que. (14,400 addresses)
– In Halifax, N.S., neighbourhoods in the Lower Sackville and Bedford areas (9,950 addresses – postal codes starting with B4A, B4B, B4C, B4E, B4G).
In December, the national postal service said rising costs and falling mail volumes made it impossible to continue its traditional operations. As a result of the new business plan, Canada Post said it will eliminate 6,000 to 8,000 positions.
*with a file from The Canadian Press
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