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Canada Post workers on nationwide strike after government demands reforms (www.cbc.ca)

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[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Community mailboxes are almost always a block away or less. Everywhere I've lived in the last 10 years I've just had to cross the street to check the mail. There's no 15 minute walk...

If you're used to having your mail right at your door, then having to go check it is a little extra hassle, but really not terrible. I check mine like once or twice a week.

Maybe Canada Post could implement something like USPS has: They'll send you an email summary of pictures of the mail arriving each day.

[-] Whitebrow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Never heard of the USPS approach but it does seem interesting as a solution, thanks for sharing

[-] ThatOrangeBird@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

What if you live in a very rural place? I shouldn't have to drive to retrieve my mail which would surely happen as there aren't enough houses nearby to warrant it being a community box location. I'd likely make sure I receive nothing via Canada Post anymore as much as possible, and they can fill some community box with junk mail until there's no more room.

[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 points 1 week ago

My grandparents live on a farm in rural Canada and have never gotten delivery to their door. They have a PO box at the nearest town which is a 30 minute drive away. They can't even get anything shipped by a courier because non will deliver to a PO box or outside of town. As far as I know it's always worked this way, and nothing is changing there.