HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-03-15, Page 66A — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MARCH 15 1989'
More rural Canadians are enjoying increased access to postal products and services
through retail postal outlets in their communities. This is happening in partnership with
hundreds of local businesses right across the country, in a variety of ways.
Whistler, British Columbia. Two new retail postal outlets, operated tw local
businesses, have opened this year. The new outlets complement the services offered at the
Whistler corporate post office. They are the first step to improved service in this rapidh-
developing communit .
"The response from the customer's has been fantastic. It's working out well,"
— Harry McKeever, Operator, Retail Outlet, McKeever's General Store
Ii Rose Bay, Nov Scotia. We have another link in Canada Post Corporation's
growing network of postal outlets. This time in a community where for two years, retail
service was not provided through a corporate outlet. Retail postal service is now provided in
partnership with a local business.
"I feel that the postal outlet here is great step in the right direction
to service the people in the area,"
Sam Emulous, President, Rose Bay area Board of Trade
lit Ste-Filicite-tle7l'islet, „Quebec. A retail postal outlet is now offering postal
services and products in a community where no post office existed before.
"in addition to the services provided b ya retail postal outlet established
in a local business, we now have the benefit of our own postal code."
—Jean-Paul Pellerin, Mayor, Municipality of Ste-Felicite-de-l'ISIet
In Leirean, Saskatchewan. A retail postal outlet is now open to serve customers.
The outlet provides customers with access to postal products and services. These services
have not been available locally for four years.
'The retail postal outlet in the Co-op umveniowe store is agood arrangement
— they support each othe rand it provides all the necessary pasta' services."
— Larry Davis, Councillor, Rural Municipality of Wellington, Saskatchewan
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Local businesses are benefiting from increased customer traffic. It means .a better and
stronger business base for the community. We are building local partnerships with the com-
munity and business, to provide Canadians with reliable, accessible and affordable postal
service.
Canada Post is in ruraleanada to stay.
That's a promise.
CANADAPQST CORPORATION
Our commitment: better service for you.
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