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Kerry Munro. head of digital delivery at ”nus paperless billing is easy and conven‘ ' ' ‘ " ”‘35,; the crown corporation. should know what tent and a good environmental choice for . . ' ' "' he’s talking about. The former head of ourcityand residents" _ ' g .3 ,- Yahoo! Canada has joined the decade-old Munro said Canada Post is also working " “”“2 ; digital mail service to demonstrate how its to add the Region of Waterloo and it's tax - mt,“ new authentication capability will strettgth- billing to the service. is” . - en their users con- Munro said the if. ' ' nections to local lev- advantage for ‘i S els of government municipalitiesisthat f j and services like util~ ( i it cuts down on their 31'.“ “an “p at 9l305tta ‘ ities. . in postage and having ‘3 g . ‘K-W is the tech M f to mail out all their $33; 2 , . ‘ hotbed in Canada." 2, :. information. 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"They have the right under the Patriot been a strong early A ings and gives them “You'll have the comfort of knowing all Act. which a lot of people don‘t realize.” said ' adopter of what has A; 3‘" an ability to intro~ your bills and statements are in that one Munro. ”The U.S. government can look at it become the largest u . duce e»services place, and you're one click away from what whenever they want." bill consolidation You don t have [0 searchfor where people want you already do in payments online on your To thank the local community for their service in the coun- your bill and when you have them.‘ said Munro. desk top laptop or mobile device." participation in the rollout of the upgraded try. There are already "You have the ability The service also holds that information service, Munro said they are also giving six million (‘anadi- [0 Pay them! they come to to not only have your for seven years for the epost user so that away six Smart Boards and 10 Dell Ultra- ans registered with you in your digital mil box tax and utility servic- they can track the information ifthey need books to local schools. the service that . . es transacted it in dealing with their financial institutions When any epost subscriber signs up two allows them to I t S one place, With one use” through epost. we're or when it comes to dealing with the Cana- or more bills through the service they will receive and pay their name and one password." working with city da Revenue Agency. be able to vote for a local school in the city bills online. and is governments to add ' 'Plus it's a higher level of security than they‘d like to help. They have until Oct. 12 to fully integrated with ' If"? Mm new services like receiving your bills and statements on enter a school's name with the top three ele- (Zanada’s major (M "’5' W ””8"“ “My parking permits and email,” said Munro “Your private informa- mentary schools and top three hid: schools financial institutions parking tickets. pet licenses and a whole tion is never at risk of being breached, winnings sman board. 'lt's actually one of our best markets in host of otherservicescan beenabled. which is a big deal thesedays The 10 runners-up will each receive a terms of users,” said Munro 'We have tens 'lt's safe and secure for the people who ‘We also have vault solution which is Dell Ultrabook. of thousands who are on epost and use it as want to use them. and it‘s also a cost-saving your online digital safety deposit box. where 'We have a lot of people who see this as their bill consolidation solution.’ for the municipality that is fully accrue" you can keep your special photos or finan- an opportunity to give back to the commuâ€" The next step was to get more institu- Munro said in addition to being simple cial and health-related documents it's safe, nity.’ said Munro. 'lt's our way to say thank- tional and government services on board. and secure. it‘s free to users signing up. A secure and digitized. and available no mat- you." The cities of Kitchener and Waterloo. as well successful rollout here will be a model for terwhere you are.” For more information about the school as the area's major utility companies like the rest of the country. Many of the biggest email servers are in program go to epost.ca/schoo|program. Waterloo North Hydro. have signed on to 'You don’t have to search for your bills the United States. but all the information Anyone who muster: at emote- aiso has a provide paperless billing for people who and when you have to pay them. theyoome collected through epost stays in Canada chance to win a $1.000 in the service's stylupfortheservicetotakeadvantageof toyouinyourdigtalmailbm'saidMunro. andawayfromthepotentialpryingeyeaof monthlydraw. . '1" “w “New” W ‘ am we“: 12,... 2' .. . 2 a . ,.-- ~ Junta. 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