A disruption in Canada Post services would hit some Canadians harder than others. As the deadline approaches for a potential strike at midnight Friday, CTVNews.ca asked readers how it would affect them and how they are preparing.
Canada Post also notified the union that day that postal workers will be locked out if no agreement is reached by Friday.
As the deadline approaches for a potential strike at midnight Friday, CTVNews.ca asked readers how it would affect them and how they are preparing.People living in rural areas or smaller communities will have difficulty coping with mail disruptions, says Amanda Jeremy Chopping of Dubuc, Sask., a village of fewer than 100 residents.
Shelley Sherman of London, Ont., says she starts making elaborate Christmas cards in May, but is worried about sending them now. "With both the Canada Post strike and the holiday season happening around the same time, we are expecting the orders that we ship to be delayed," she wrote in an email to CTVNews.ca."We are trying to prepare for and minimize disruptions to our business by communicating often with our customers."
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