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Yahoo
8 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Mail delivery halted in west side neighborhood
Mail delivery has been halted since April to a neighborhood on the west side of Owensboro, and residents have been unsuccessful in their attempts to get an answer as to when it will resume. Residents on French Street, Ebach Street, Nelson Avenue and Texas Avenue say when mail delivery stopped, they were not given any notice or reason for the stoppage. 'That's the whole thing about it, didn't nobody know about what was going on until we started to talk in the neighborhood, because we weren't receiving any mail,' said Charles Harrison, who lives on Ebach Street. 'We went down there, had to pick our mail up, but we were asking questions about it and nobody would give us any answers.' Residents finally received some understanding about the situation Monday when Susan W. Wright, the United States Postal Service's strategic communications specialist, released a statement about its action: 'The safety and security of our employees is our first priority — and we take it seriously. Delivery to a service area may be suspended or withdrawn completely if there is a hazardous or unsafe situation affecting the letter carrier, the mail, or postal property. 'In April, our carrier was hit by pellets fired from a BB gun while delivering on Texas Avenue. After careful consideration, including guidance from the United States Postal Inspection Service, delivery to the Texas Avenue area was suspended until further notice. 'We are working toward a solution to provide ongoing mail delivery to residents while ensuring a safe working environment for our carriers while they perform the duties of their job.' Wright declined to answer specific questions about the matter. USPS did not provide a timeline for when a decision would be made. While neighborhood residents are glad to know what instigated the stoppage, they're very disappointed a resolution hasn't been reached. 'I was told the postal inspector has got to make a decision — and it's been right at five weeks,' Harrison said. 'I just flat out asked them this morning, 'Is your inspector that lazy?' ' Harrison said there's no reason it has taken this long for a decision to be made, and he's ready to seek outside assistance to bring the matter to a close. 'My next step is the attorney general,' he said. 'I'm talking about getting the attorney general involved to find out what's taking so long.' Harrison said he and his neighbors just want their mail carrier back. 'We have a really good mailman,' he said. 'I told him I'd invite him over to a barbecue if he wanted.'
CTV News
27-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Coyote encounters in N.W. Calgary community force Canada Post to alter mail delivery
A coyote is seen in this file image. (Pexels) Encounters with coyotes have forced Canada Post to change their mail delivery strategy in a northwest Calgary community. Canada Post confirmed employees have encountered the animals on one of the delivery routes in Cambrian Heights, which is located near Nose Hill Park and Confederation Park. 'In this instance, we devised a temporary plan to deliver mail every three business days using a team delivery approach,' Canada Post said in a statement to CTV News. 'We have also been in touch with local officials about this situation. Regular delivery will resume as soon as it is safe to do so.' Canada Post said any residents with questions about mail delivery can contact the customer service team online or by telephone at 1-866-607-6301 (TTY: 1-800-267-2797). 'We encourage our delivery agents to make the call if they feel it is unsafe to deliver to a household,' Canada Post said. Coyote pups are likely emerging from their dens this week, which can lead to an increased level of territorial aggression, according to the City of Calgary. If you notice a coyote nearby, the city says to: Make sure your dog is under control—get it on-leash if it isn't already, or pick it up if it is smaller; Stand your ground and try to make yourself appear large; Wave your hands/arms; Shout and make noise; Do not run from the coyote—instead, back away slowly while keeping your eyes on the coyote; Consider carrying something that makes noise, like a jar with coins, that you can shake to deter a coyote; and If the coyote is very persistent, you can throw small rocks or sticks near, but not directly at, the coyote. The city encourages Calgarians to report coyote sightings and aggressive or threatening behaviour to 311. With files from CTV News Calgary's Jacqueline Wilson
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
AGAR: Once a week is just fine for Canada Post mail delivery
The post office can no longer afford to deliver mail to your door every day. Get over it. Perhaps the solution is not community mailboxes. I'm from a community on the Prairies that's never had home delivery of the mail. That's why I find it surprising to read of people who think the sky will fall and it will rain frogs if they don't get their mail delivered to their sofa every day. Global News ran a story that begins, 'Judy Frank says no longer getting mail at her door would make life harder. 'The 78-year-old Regina woman is unable to walk more than a few steps and says she would need someone to pick up her mail if Canada Post stops door-to-door service. ''It's very dangerous,' Frank said in a recent interview, pointing to the uneven and cracked sidewalk outside her home.' I don't know how older or housebound people got their mail in Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, back in the day. My father ran the post office and I don't remember him taking the mail to anyone's house. Perhaps a friend or relative handled it. Most of the people in my town lived farther from the post office than people live from their community mailbox — and somehow, we all survived. Canada Post estimates it would save about $350 million per year by converting to community boxes and says it can do that while still delivering to those with disabilities. Okay, then Frank has nothing to worry about if her mail is still being delivered to her home. Global also interviewed Melissa Graham, executive director of the Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities in Winnipeg, who said replacing door-to-door mail with community boxes has created barriers. '(Boxes) used to ice up. They used to be in areas that were difficult to get to, if you had a mobility disability,' Graham said. 'They often didn't have braille, so you could not find your mailbox easily.' I'm sure some people never leave the house for family visits, groceries, doctor appointments, etc., such that they can't go half a block for the mail a few days a week. Regardless, I still think the post office's solution of community mailboxes is the wrong way to go. You cannot convince me, with so much of what we do online, that we need daily delivery of the mail to residences. Businesses are a different matter. Perhaps you get a flood of mail every day that is of an essential nature, but I go days with no mail. I am good with that. Instead of community mailboxes, how about once-a-week delivery of the mail? That would still get the mail to your door, but it would cut the need for postal employees by a huge amount. The post office is hemorrhaging money and there is nothing to suggest the situation will get better. Postal workers should make a good living. But we don't need as many of them as we have now. A caller to my show said he delivers mail and once a week would result in too high a load of flyers for delivery to doorsteps. If it is that high, why isn't it paying the bills? Once a week, the day before garbage day. Get the connection?
CBC
25-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Canada Post to meet with union Sunday amid national overtime ban by mail workers
Canadian Union of Postal Workers yet to formally respond to agency's latest offer Canada Post was set to meet with negotiators from its union Sunday amid warnings of mail delivery delays tied to a national ban on overtime for postal workers. Sunday's meeting will be the first of the weekend, a spokesperson for the Crown corporation said. A mediator will be on hand to work with the parties, which have been deadlocked for months in efforts to secure a new collective bargaining agreement. Canada Post presented its latest offers to the union on Wednesday, which included a hike in pay and plans to roll out a fleet of part-time workers. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has yet to offer a formal response to the proposals, but its request for a two-week "truce" to consider the deal was rejected by the employer. On Sunday, the union said its negotiators had "worked hard to carefully evaluate the offers and prepare responses" ahead of the meeting. In an email, CUPW criticized Canada Post for rejecting its truce proposal, which it said left negotiators with only a few days to comb through the legal wording of the 700-page offer. "If instability hangs over these negotiations, it's due to Canada Post's uncompromising stance and time management," the union wrote in a statement. The most recent agreement between the parties, which was extended by the Canada Industrial Relations Board after Ottawa intervened in the month-long holiday-season strike late last year, expired Thursday. While CUPW issued a 72-hour strike notice earlier in the week that could have seen workers walk off the job first thing Friday morning, the union instead issued a national ban on taking overtime work while it considered the latest deal. The union said in a bulletin to members last week that Canada Post's most recent offers "fall short" on wages and other key sticking points in the negotiations. Canada Post said the offers reflect its financial realities. An Industrial Inquiry Commission set up by the federal government found the postal service was effectively "bankrupt" and recommended a series of structural changes in a report released earlier this month. That included recommendations to phase out daily door-to-door delivery and implement a "dynamic routing" system that could see mail carriers' routes change on a daily basis.
Reuters
23-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
UK regulator starts probe into Royal Mail's delivery performance
May 23 (Reuters) - British regulator Ofcom said on Friday it would investigate whether there were reasonable grounds for believing that postal company Royal Mail has failed to comply with its service obligations in 2024/25. The investigation comes after Royal Mail said that 76.5% of first class mail arrived within one working day, and 92.2% of second class mail were delivered within three days - both below the targets set by the watchdog, which oversees postal services.
