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ptjsjmhgwmgswwmgjg gggwggggssess vwaaawaftctaagwgmgssgesibssyvfy jjekender june271987 p5 editors mail theatre festival called a success post office nonreply irks this local resident dear sir in a recent article toronto home builders assoc was not very pleased with the response it had receive from the public over their fight for home deliv ery with canada post for the few of us that have sent many letters to the prime ministers office canada post harvey andre and our mps the response comes without sur prise it takes time to sit down and compose a letter and not many of our neighbours are willing to take that extra time and do something about an issue that they are obviously upset over however at times i have be gun to question whether the true majority will be heard in this issue or not most recently i received a letter from canada post they obviously had not answered any of the questions i had asked them but sent along a form let ter designed specifically to deal with those of us who date question the system quoting once again their famous poll their attempt to thwart the issue has not been successful they have only proven that not only are they incapable of de- liverying a letter they are un able to read them as well mrs d fera unionville ontario editors note the follow ing is the text of the letter mrs fera received from canada post dear mrs fera i have been asked to reply to your letter concerning canada posts delivery policy when canada post became a crown corporation in 1981 it was given a mandate by parlia ment to improve human rela tions within the corporation and to achieve financial self- sufficiency due to rapid rise in housing starts canada post has been faced with the fact that the cost of providing doortodoor deliv ery to all new homes is prohibi tive without massive increases in postal rates or greater de pendency on taxpayers dollars i am sure you will agree that it is an extremely difficult task to strike an equitable balance be tween the financial mandate and efforts to improve service where the need is most critical under the delivery policy let ter carrier delivery will not be withdrawn from areas where it already exists and will be pro vided to new points of call lo cated on a block face directly opposite on the same street such as you have observed in your neighborhood residents of urban and sub urban communities who live within postal boundaries of let ter carrier offices and are re ceiving mail delivery through general delivery of group mail boxes will have their mode of delivery upgraded to super- mailboxes the supermailboxes will pro vide a delivery service within 600 feet of the customers door and will also provide parcel compartments and an outgoing mail receptacle i might mention that canada post commissioned a poll by de- cima research which indi cated that an overwhelming majority of our customers more than 93 percent now re ceiving this service are satisi- fied with it thank you for taking the time to write i hope i have been able to clarify the corporations position on this matter r c smith general manager york division dear sir the festival committee and markham little theatre very much appreciated the advance publicity and advertising accorded theatre ontario festiv al 87 by your newspaper in terms of the quality of the productions and adjudications and the smoothness of its opera tion the festival was a resounding success we are also most grateful for the generosity either financial or in services of the following businesses and organizations magna international matthews ingham lake inc the sheraton parkway hotel rosco laborator ies inc the kiwanis club of mar kham barthau jewellers alexell litho ltd davis henderson ltd the markhamunionville newcomers club and william f white ltd we are further indebted to the mayor and council of the town of markham and the board of direc tors and management of the mar kham theatre for their enthusias tic support and cooperation to the ontario arts council for its generous grant to our program advertisers and friends of the festival and to those members of markham little theatre who assisted the committee whereyer needed mlt is proud to be a part of community theatre in ontario and to have shared in the experi ence of showcasing its finest pro ductions of the 198687 at mar- khams splendid new theatre elizabeth wyatt publicityprogram chairman theatre ontario festival 87 call us for a free estimate ask about our extended warranty all work performed by government licensed technicians i your locals heating v7dealer- for consumers gas family owned operated business serving markham unionville surrounding areas for over 30 years uthbertson 4799544 heating air conditioning located in markham titiijtjt fm h i