Door-to-door mail delivery is coming to an end across the country as Canada Post proceeds with the restructuring plan mandated by the federal government last fall.
The federal mail service announced the upcoming change in a March 31 statement. It said the directive from Ottawa was to move ahead with the plan to end home delivery.
“These proposed changes include converting the remaining addresses that still receive delivery at the door to community mailboxes and modernizing our retail network,” the Crown corporation said in the statement.
The announcement comes several months after Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said sweeping changes were coming to curb the financial losses of the Crown corporation as mail volumes continue to decline….