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Esquimalt wants more say in mail plan Council seeks more consultation on location of Canada Post’s community mailboxes
Kendra Wong Victoria News
The Township of Esquimalt wants Canada Post to halt the installation of community mailboxes until more public consultation can be done. “The very first thing that we’re doing is requesting a moratorium on the placing of mailboxes until we have further public consultation,” said Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins. She said there have been concerns from residents about where the boxes will be installed, security, lighting and accessibility.
Desjardins said the township hasn’t received any reassurance from Canada Post that there will be any further consultation other than the pamphlets that were mailed out to residents about what the mailboxes could potentially look like and where they will go. “You’re going to place things in an already developed community, some people will have disabilities and others will have difficulties being able to access certain places, those things all need to be taken into account,” she said, adding that there should be more of a back and forth discussion between residents and the corpora-
tion. At a committee meeting last week, council also directed staff to see what role the municipality has in dictating where the boxes can go. “There may need to be lighting, sidewalks, garbage cans – all of those things are adding on to the costs of a municipality,” added Desjardins. “Although Canada post needs to save money, they don’t need to do it on the backs of municipalities.” PlEASE SEE: Residents, council kept informed, Page A4
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