The island is accessible year-round only by a bridge from Maine, so all mail to the community must pass briefly through the United States
East Quoddy Lighthouse on Campobello Island, N.B., on Aug. 1, 2009. Over the last year, residents have been experiencing a rise in the number of their letters and packages being searched and seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities.Canada Post has asked cannabis producers to stop shipping marijuana to a small island in Eastern Canada, in order to curb a sharp increase in the number of mail trucks being stopped and searched by U.S. border officials.
“Given the sanctity that we view the mail service as a way to communicate with our physicians, our banks and our families, this is distressing.”Kathleen Case, a postmaster at a local post office, said she recalls stepped-up searches and seizures of mail by U.S. authorities in the past, including after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.Story continues below advertisement
Despite this, Canada Post is “seeing its vehicle stopped regularly and packages seized,” according to a briefing note prepared for Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand. “Our goal is to provide timely and reliable service to the residents of the island,” said Phil Legault, a media relations officer for Canada Post.
“Residents comment and discuss the issue daily. Packages accessed by U.S. Customs and mail services being disrupted is not normal,” he said. Steven MacKinnon, parliamentary secretary to the public services minister, sympathized with the residents, calling it a “vexing conundrum.”
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