Residents in B.C.’s fifth oldest municipality will soon be recognized by Canada Post with a unique mailing address.
In 1873, the Municipality of North Cowichan became the fifth to be incorporated in the province, but the city of Duncan became its own recognized municipality directly to the south in 1912. Mail through Canada Post has since been labeled with Duncan as its address.
That is set to change on March 17, according to North Cowichan officials.
The municipality says addresses within its jurisdiction that were previously labelled as Duncan will now be recognized as North Cowichan.
The municipality said it had been trying for some time to have its municipality recognized in the postal service, but that Canada Post just recently approved the request….