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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, February 21, 2014 | 10 HERITAGE SALES EVENT Lifestyle Home Furnishings Table $999 Chair $699 Since 1977 Postal service copes with change continued from p.9 The mayor asked residents living north of Upper Middle Road to contact Halton MP Lisa Raitt at lisa.raitt@parl.gc.ca. Canada Post has asked residents with questions to contact its customer service line at 1-866607-6301. It said affected residents would receive an information package from Canada Post in the next week or so telling them how they can express their priorities and preferences about their new delivery method. There will be no change in delivery for people in apartment buildings, seniors' buildings and condominiums who have mail delivered in the building's lobby. Customers who have mail delivered to a rural mailbox at the end of a driveway and businesses in well-established business areas, such as main streets, will also see no change. Young offered that letter mail is a dying business and Canada Post has to cut costs. "In 2006, there were five billion pieces of mail sent out. By 2012, it dropped to four billion and it continues to drop," he said. "The question is does it make sense to pay people to get up early in the morning and take mail out to people's homes when the volume is shrinking daily?" Young said if Canada Post continued operating the way it is, by 2020 it would be losing $1 billion per year. "Should the Canadian taxpayers subsidize a In 2006, there were five billion pieces of mail sent out. By 2012, it dropped to four billion and it continues to drop... Should the Canadian taxpayers subsidize a dying business to the tune of a billion dollars a year or more? Terence Young Oakville MP dying business to the tune of a billion dollars a year or more?" asked Young. "With this change, by 2019, Canada Post will save between $700 million and $900 million a year. There is no other change they could make that would offer those kinds of savings." Young said he is concerned about how those with mobility issues will make use of the mailboxes and said he wants to have discussions with them about this. He noted those he has talked to in such situations have caregivers or visitors who can pick the mail up for them. He also said at the end of the day, community mailboxes are nothing new as the town currently has 32,400 people receiving their mail that way. Young advised those with questions or concerns about the coming mailboxes to contact Canada Post or himself. "If I find my constituents, who are sick and shut in, can't get their mail, I will be looking for some kind of mitigation from Canada Post," he said. Sofa with Chaise $2799 Welcome to different CONTEMPORARY QUALITY HOME FURNITURE - LEATHER/FABRIC SOFA SETS - BEDROOM SETS MATTRESSES & BOX SPRINGS - DINING/PUB SETS - COFFEE TABLES/SOFA TABLES LARGE SELECTION ARTWORK - SPORTS MEMORABILIA - HOME DECOR ITEMS - ACCESSORIES 4205 Fairview Street, Burlington 905-634-5298 www.heritagefurniture.ca TERMS & CONDITIONS: PAYMENTS - CASH, VISA, M/C OR DEBIT. BUYERS PREMIUM APPLIES. PRODUCTS MAY DIFFER FROM PICTURES ILLUSTRATIONS AS SHOWN AND DESCRIBED. ITEMS SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS & DELETIONS. ADDITIONAL TERMS & CONDITIONS AS POSTED AND ANNOUNCED.