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Crossroads—June 8, 1983—Page 7
Mainstream
Canada
A , ostaI
shaft for
small papers
By W. RogerWerth
Canada Post President
Michael Warren and his fel-
low executives should be
ashamed of themselves. The
reason: Canada Post has
made the brash decision to
openly participate in com-
petition with the
nation's
smaller newspapers, acting
as a catalyst for local mer-
chants to put together throw-
away advertising flyers to be
delivered by the posties
along with other junk mail.
Canada Post believes it
can earn money on the
scheme. There's little won-
der. Here we have highly
paid postal employees pro-
moting advertising ventures
that compete directly with
other media in the real busi-
ness world.
Yet Warren's employees
are directly subsidized by
government to the tune of
$400 to $500 million per year,
consumers and businesses
pay 32 cents to have a first •
class letter delivered (com-
pared with 25 cents in the
United States) and Canada
Post's monf'tooly on the mail
continues.
What's worse, worse, it's the
smallest papers that will be
hardest hit. They will lose
some of the cash spent by
local merchants to purchase
advertising in the flyers. And
that's why Warren, a -big city
boy who earns wefl over
$150,000 per year, should be
ashamed.
He simply doesn't under-
stand the nature of smaller
newspapers, the people who
run them and the integral
role they play in the com-
munity. Like the church, the
Legion and the civic centre,
the community paper is part
.and parcel of a town's
identity, providing life and
vitality. as well as being a '
medium for individual give
and take on important issues
affecting.tp area.
Comm unit ..newspapers
Y
also play a large role in local
activities, not only dispens-
ing information, but spear-
heading everything from
minor hockey tournaments
to the latest voluntaryfund
raising effort.
Closing the paper is akin to
' closing the school. A very
real loss would be felt by lo-
cal residents.
• Canada Post's Warren
should also consider the peo-
ple who run the nation's
smaller newspapers when he
attempts to grab their
revenue by using govern-
ment -subsidized staff. For
many of the editors and pub-
lishers, the paper is more a
la
liarf
o love
than a money-
making venture. In fact,
some publishers might feel
lucky to earn the $23,000 per
year paid to letter carriers.
Canada Post also has a po-
tential conflict in this situa-
tion The organization has
the capacity to slow Gown
mailed weekly newspapers,
while speeding up handling
of the competing advertising
flyers.
it should be noted that, in
most cases. local post-
masters (,or postmistresses)
are simply following orders
when they get involved in the
scheme.
So what to do"
Warren should immediate-
ly issue a pointed statement
indicating his employees will
no longer participate in such
ventures. Local merchants
should pass up the opportun-
ity to advertise in the flyers.
And subscribers who feel
strongly about the issue
should have a chat with their
local member of Perlia ment,
pointing out the unfairness of
the situation.
A final note, Michael War-
ren wasn't available when
representatives of the Cana-
dian Community Newspaper
Association met with post
office executives to complain
about the issue. He should be
"ashamed.
TERRY SPROUL
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