Canada Post & This Weekend’s Events
As you may already know, Canada Post has responded to the Canadian Union of Post Workers 72 hour notice that was issued yesterday with a lockout notice and a postal strike is looming for Friday.
This will hinder small business shipments that primarily use Canada Post and not courier services, and will cause delays on international and eBay shipments that rely on Canada Post for last mile deliveries from customs.
Most urbanites will probably not see a reduction of shipments from the major chains like Amazon.ca or Best Buy Canada as their Boxing Week Sales begin on the November 21st, but pickups at Canada Post outlets will likely be unavailable.
Most businesses will likely offer pick-up options of a strike occurs and hopefully it will be over before Best Friday on the 29th. But you can also purchase goods and help small businesses this weekend by attending one of the three records shows and/or two comic conventions that are occurring this weekend:
The Record and Vinyl Show will be occurring in Vancouver on Sunday, the 17th of November at the Vancouver Flea Market from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be $5 and the venue is an 11 minute walk from the Main Street-Science World station and Pacific Central Station. The nearest bus stops to the venue are 51354 and 51276 on Translink.
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The Oshawa Record Show will also be held on Sunday but at the LVIV Hall from 10am to 4pm and admission will be $5 or free for students and kids under 14.
Work on the two bridges near the venue is almost completed but may still offer challenges for drivers and pedestrians. Contact Durham Region Transit for information of possible detours or the relocation of bus stops. And yes, they do have a travel planner.
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The last of this weekends record shows, the Brantford Record Show, will also be held on Sunday, the 17th of November but from 11am to 4pm at the Royal Canadian Legion.
Admission will be a toonie to the Legion. And multiple stops and routes service the area so you might want to use the travel planner on Brantford Transit.
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The Avalon Expo is this weekend’s first comicon events and it will be held on both Saturday and Sunday at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland.
Admission information can be found by clicking here. And the venue is serviced by Route 3 via Bus Stop 1985 by Metrobus.
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And last but not least, the Belleville Comicon will be held at the Masonic Temple on Sunday, the 17th of November from 10am to 3pm.
Admission is $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the nearest bus stops to the venue are a three minute walk away, at the corner of Albert and Newberry, which are serviced by Routes 5A and 5B on Belleville Transit.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at the above events so always look for the nearest ATMs. Enjoy.
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Postal Strike Talks This Weekend
Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will be in meetings this weekend to avert a possible postal strike.
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Canadian Postal Strike Update
Although both parties have agreed to negotiate using a special mediator, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will be in a legal strike position as of 11:59pm Sunday, August 28, 2016.
It appears that Amazon.ca, Banana Republic Canada, chapters.indigo.ca, Gap Canada, Jysk Canada, Newegg.ca
, Old Navy Canada, Sears.ca
and Staples are still using alternatives so people using those retailers should have few issues if a strike were to happen.
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Canada Post To Phase Out Door-To-Door Deliveries
Canada Post has unveiled a five-point action plan and unfortunately this means people will loose their door-to-door deliveries, which will be phased out over five years.
Parcels and letters requiring signatures will continue to be delivered door-to-door and more franchised postal outlets are planned. But an estimated 5 million Canadians will loose their regular weekday door-to-door postal deliveries and will receive their mail from community mailboxes instead.
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Postal Services To Resume Tuesday
Canada Post has stated in an email to customers that postal services will be restored Tuesday, the 28th of June, including mail delivery.
“Canada Post has initiated the process to resume operations following the passage of back to work legislation (Bill C-6, An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services). In accordance with the Act, employees will begin to report to work for their regularly scheduled shifts on Monday June 27 and on Tuesday June 28.”
All of the mailboxes will be unsealed on Monday but local post offices will open on Tuesday.
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Postal Update : Back To Work Legislation Passes
Bill C-6, the “Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act“, has passed Parliament. 158 members votes for the bill whilst 113 voted against the bill.
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