Re: Mail Service (WP, Jan. 13) experienced by John Hamon.
During the 1960s and 1970s I lived in Cranbrook, Calgary, Lethbridge, Kelowna and Creston.
My mother would mail me a letter from Kelvington, Sask., on a Friday or Saturday and I would receive it the following Monday or Tuesday. What has happened to such great mail service?
Even at the local level I get other people’s mail in my P.O. box and my mail is sent out on the R.R. to another family with the same surname, much of which I never get back. I’ve changed a lot of my magazine and newspaper subscriptions to another name to ensure I receive them.
Read Also
Going beyond “Resistant” on crop seed labels
Variety resistance is getting more specific on crop disease pathogens, but that information must be conveyed in a way that actually helps producers make rotation decisions.
I’ve also reported this problem to Canada Post twice.
The Western Producerwas always delivered on a Thursday for years and years, now it can be up to 15 business days later before it can be reported to Canada Post and that applies to any mail not deemed first class.
Postage rates keep rising and service gets worse and worse.
The EPCOR monthly bill for January, correctly addressed, arrived with the envelope all covered with mud and postmarked Pickardville, AB, with the red arrow sticker pointed to our Busby address.
Sending out any mail without the postal code will result in it being returned to sender.
Bring back the pony express, it has been proven to be faster and please employ postal workers who can read.
Elaine Sloan,Busby, Alta.
