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Home mail delivery to stop at 26,000 addresses by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff 5 | Friday, February 21, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Home mail delivery will end for more than 26,000 Oakville addresses as community mailboxes are installed in the fall of 2014. Canada Post announced the change Thursday morning as part of a five-year national initiative involving approximately five million addresses from Calgary to Halifax. The switch to community mailboxes is intended to save the Crown corporation $400 million to $500 million a year. "We needed to do some things given the decline in our letter mail business and the primary thing we could do was move the one third of Canadian households that are on door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes," said Mary Traversy, Canada Post senior vice president of business transformation. "We needed to put our financial house in order to make sure we do not become a burden on taxpayers." A press release issued by Canada Post stated the change will allow it to reduce its employee numbers. A wave of retirements and attrition will see the reduction of between 6,000 and 8,000 positions. The mail service said it will respect its collective agreements and no regular full-time or parttime employees will lose their job as a result. Not everyone will be impacted. Traversy stated We needed to do some things given the decline in our letter mail business and the primary thing we could do was move the one-third of Canadian households that are on door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes. Mary Traversy Canada Post there will be no change in delivery for people living in apartment buildings, seniors' buildings and condominiums, who have mail delivered in the building 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. Traversy said Canada Post understands some seniors and Canadians with disabilities may not be able to get to their community mailbox and noted it is committed to finding solutions in these cases. see Canada on p.8 INJURED? I Can Help! YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY UNLESS I GET YOU MONEY Canada Post's Margaret Teskey walks her route in Halton. Canada Post announced Thursday morning it will begin delivering mail to community mailboxes, instead of door-to-door delivery, for approximately 26,000 Oakville addresses in the fall. | Oakville Beaver file photo Advertorial How to sell your home without paying commission My team of experienced lawyers can help you with: · Car accidents · Slip and Falls · Disability Claims (Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, CPP) · Wrongful Dismissal OFFICES IN OAKVILLE AND TORONTO For a free consultation call: Oakville: 905.842.2022 or Toronto: 416.351.9222 email: sspadafora@slspc.ca Sam Spadafora Injury and Employment Law The Academic Edge + Travel NJC is a Canadian, independent high school located in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Students in their pre-university year (Grade 12 & AP) develop rapidly through inspiring academics, extensive travel and enriching cultural exposure. NJC graduates possess the knowledge, confidence and independence to lead their own lives and others in making a positive difference in the world. Limited space for September 2014 Neuchâtel Junior College | Founded 1956 | Co-Ed | www.njc.ch Canadian Office | 1.800.263.2923 |