July 3, 1988 News 985-2131

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NVD COUNCIL BLASTS
SUPERMAILBOX SCHEME

CANADA POST has responded to North Vancouver
District Council’s rejection of the Supermailbox option in a
letter which Ald. Joan Gadsby described Monday as

‘*blackmail’’.

In- his tter, John Felfows,
general manager of National Col-
Iection and Delivery, states the
corporation’s intent is to “respect
the: views of North Vancouver

NORTH Vancouver District Ald.
Joan Gadsby...post office
**blackmail.’””

Council.”’

“Unfortunately, this will mean
- that the residents of North’ Van-
couver: will) remain on general
‘delivery or green group box service
and will not enjoy the advantages
of the upgrading of service offered
by Supermailboxes,’’ . Fellows
stated. ;

Areas affected include all ‘‘new
. points of call situated (next to) city
blocks currently receiving letter
carrier delivery” and ‘‘within an
area separated from existing letter
carrier routes by an unserviced
geographic area." '

In turn, district council unani-
mously passed a resolution Mon-
day to inform Canada Post of
council’s . expectation that door-
 to-door delivery to each residential
address in the district’ be carried
out.

Ald. Ernie Crist described the
situation: as ‘‘frustrating’’ -but
“simple — the purpose of Canada
Post. is. to deliver mail door-to-

By LIZ, JAEGER

/ door.”

Port Coquitlam Mayor Leonard
Traboulay described a similar situ-
ation Tuesday in his municipality,
which he referred to as ‘‘the big
squeeze’’. Two public hearings
were held, and the municipality is
presenting a “united front’’ in its
opposition to Canada Post, he
said.

Following the lead of the
municipality of Markham, On-
tario, a local chapter of Residents
Against Mailboxes is being formed
in Port Coquitlam.

Traboulay described the quan-
dary of one woman who commutes
to Vancouver and is unable to pick
up her mail from general delivery
before 5 p.m. As a result, her mail

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NORTH Vancouver District: Ald.
Ernie Crist...‘*the . purpose of
Canada Pos! is to deliver mail
door-to-door.”

has been returned.

Other complaints include those
of persons not receiving mail in
areas where promised group boxes
have not been installed, due to the
“unavailability’’ of boxes from
Canada Post, Traboulay said.

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NEWS photo Neit Lucente

JEFF DRUGGE of North Vancouver reaches for the top during a rock climbing ses- t
sion at Lighthouse Park. The cliffs in the park are a popular local rock climbing area.