The Editor,
Post haste or post mortem?
London's Landing is a beautiful and growing part of Richmond situated at the south end of No. 2 Road. In September 2010, I wrote to ask Canada Post if they would provide a street mailbox for London's Landing. I pointed out that the location is a growing community at the natural end of their route and that their staff regularly stop there for a coffee at the (excellent) Diplomat Bakery, so servicing a mailbox there would require minimal extra time.
They assigned the matter to a representative. Having heard nothing by September 2011, I inquired again and was told Canada Post will not provide a London's Landing mailbox.
On Feb. 4, CTV reported that Canada Post has "junked" more than 1,000 street letter boxes across the country in the past two years to save money. Apparently, with more people using email than sending letters, their focus will be more on parcels.
FedEx, Purolator, UPS and others already provide parcel service. In abandoning so many locations and not adding local service to promising new ones such as London's Landing, one must wonder if the great Canadian institution that is Canada Post will ultimately make itself redundant.
Has anyone lost their community street mailbox?
Adrian Wade Richmond
