Canada Post is making some drastic changes to its operations, and it has revealed the areas around Metro Vancouver and B.C. where door-to-door delivery is going the way of the dodo.
Canada Post calls the move a multi-year transformation, in hopes of modernizing its services to protect the Canadian postal service.
The change will impact over 40,000 addresses in B.C.
“Canada Post is transforming to restore and renew the country’s postal service, and that work is now underway. The Corporation has reached a turning point and is taking action to ensure it can meet the evolving needs of Canadians in a financially sustainable way,” Canada Post said in a release.
The postal agency is focusing on two core initiatives to kick off this transformation, including converting the remaining addresses that receive door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes and modernizing its retail network.
In doing so, Canada Post has revealed the areas around Metro Vancouver and B.C. where door-to-door delivery will cease, including postal codes.
North Shore and B.C. addresses that’ll be impacted
In the North Shore, including the City of North Vancouver, the District of North Vancouver and West Vancouver, around 23,000 addresses will be impacted. In Abbotsford, it’s around 11,000 addresses, and in Mission, it’s around 6,000 addresses.
These are the North Shore postal codes that will be impacted:
- V7M
- V7P
- V7R
- V7S
- V7T
- V7V
- V7W
These are the Abbotsford and Mission area postal codes that will be impacted:
- V2S
- V2T
- V2V
Canada Post says that converting an address from a door-to-door delivery spot to a community mailbox takes “months.”
“Canada Post will engage with communities as it identifies suitable locations for community mailbox sites. It is also notifying residents of the upcoming change to their mail delivery, and will keep them, businesses, bargaining agents, and employees informed every step of the way.”
Canada Post adds taht most of the addresses that have been selected for this phase of conversion “are adjacent to areas that already receive delivery to community mailboxes.”
“Canada Post understands converting dense urban core areas poses additional challenges. These areas will be addressed in later stages of the multi-year conversion program.”
You can read more about the conversion on the Canada Post website. This news follows other recent major news from the Canadian postal service, including workers going on strike last year.
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