The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-06-08, Page 6Page 6—Lacknow Sentinel, Wednesday, Jane 8, 1988
Keeping our commitment
in rural Canada
Canada's rural communities are vital to Canada Post. In fact, one of the most important parts
of our commitment is making postal products and services more accessible to rural Canadians.
To help us do this, we plan to use the resources and the expertise of the private sector. Where
practical, we are approaching local business people in communities across the country offering
them the opportunity to provide you with postal products and services through their businesses.
As a result, you will be able to buy postal products or services in attractive locations at
convenient hours, often including evenings and weekends.
Certain groups see our changes as an erosion of postal ser-
vices in rural communities such as yours. Nothing could be
further from the truth. By allowing local merchants to operate
retail postal outlets, postal services as a whole will be more
accessible – and more efficient – than ever before. In the long
run it will help us keep postal rates reasonable and leave
the way clear for Canada Post to preserve their presence
in rural Canada.
— Nothing to lose --
Consultatlon For a start, we will engage in at least a
90 -day consultation period involving all of our customers in
your community, including your municipal authorities.
Jobs Changes are being made when natural opportunities
occur, such as when a postmaster resigns, retires or is pro-
moted. No postmaster has lost a job as a result of this program.
Identity The postal identity and name of your community
will be preserved intact on signage and for addressing o
purposes.
Security Retail outlets will be bound by contract to maintain
the same security and sanctity of mail standards as Canada Post.
Commitment, service More and more, retail postal
outlets will be operated by Iocal business people who already
have strong roots in your community and share with you the
same interest in maintaining high postal standards, and where
possible, improving them. Local delivery service will be
maintained.
Simply stated, by using retail merchants to sell stamps and
other postal products and services, Canada Post can concen-
trate on what it does best: picking -up, processing and deliver-
ing the mail in a cost-effective way that benefits all Canadians,
rural and urban alike.•
— Everything to gain —
More Outlets The objective is to increase the number of
rural locations where you can access postal products or ser-
vices from 5,000 to 7,000 and nationally by a third to 18,000.
More convenience Retail postal outlets will be conve-
niently located in a business close to other services in your
community. Longer business hours will give you even more
flexibility.
More business for local merchants
Opportunities for Iocal merchants to provide postal products
or services will strengthen the community's business base.
More efficient service By utilizing Iocal merchants'
retail experience, Canada Post will be able to concentrate on
reliable pick-up, processing and delivery of mail to Canadians.
CanadaPostisinrural Canada to stay.
That's a promise
CANADA POST CORPORATION
Our commitment: better service for you.