How the Canada Post strike is impacting rural communities in Alberta
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Derby’s Lakeview General Store in Seba Beach, an hour west of Edmonton, is contracted by Canada Post. It offers everything a regular post office would, such as sorting letter mail and processing and storing parcels.
The impact of the on-going Canada Post strike is being felt in rural communities that rely on the service.
Derby’s Lakeview General Store in Seba Beach, an hour west of Edmonton, is contracted by Canada Post. It offers everything a regular post office would, such as sorting letter mail and processing and storing parcels.
The store processes at least two full bins of mail and upwards of 80 parcels a day. More than 500 mailboxes are inside the post office.
“People are very dependent on it, even though you get the people that have all their stuff online,” said Andrea Derbyshire, owner of Derby’s Lakeview General Store.
“They’re still ordering for deliveries, parcels, personal goods, and gifts.”
Canada Post workers went on strike on Friday after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employers. Around 55,000 workers with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are striking.
A special mediator has arrived to help with negotiations to end the strike with an impact that’s growing everyday.
