![]() ![]() Residents feel shut of out of the conversation, Dempsey says, and they should be included in discussions about how to resume deliveries for good.Ī statement from Canada Post says it understands concerns about the importance of mail delivery, and it is working hard to provide service while working on a permanent solution. Hannah Dempsey, an organizer with the Our Homes Can't Wait Coalition, says residents and neighbourhood groups weren't informed when service was suspended on March 23 and they only realized deliveries might be resuming when they saw postal workers in the area on Tuesday.ĭempsey says the suspension puts people's lives at risk, because many residents rely on monthly social assistance cheques. However, members of a group that helped organize a rally calling for the full resumption of mail delivery on Tuesday say they have not received any details about those safety concerns or when service will return for good. Canada Post has temporarily resumed delivery to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, more than a month after it stopped bringing mail to a two-block area where it says workers had safety concerns.
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