Tag: Canada Post
Saugeen fills vacant band council seat
C. Fay Roote won a byelection to fill a vacant seat on Saugeen First Nation council on Dec. 5. Roote received 74 votes among the 212 valid ballots and two rejected ballots cast. There were 10 candidates running and the next nearest vote-getter was Bert A. Ritchie, with 38 votes, the statement of votes posted […]
Christmas giving in and around London: Who’s in need, how you can help
Itâs called the season of giving for a reason. London-area charities are making a major push to help the less fortunate, collecting everything from food to toys to toiletries to help low-income Londoners, support the city’s homeless or make the holidays brighter for kids in hospital. Here are some of the London-area organizations with donations […]
London charities’ holiday campaigns feel pinch as Canada Post strike drags on
The Canada Post strike is forcing London charities to pivot during prime holiday giving season, finding different ways to reach donors that typically drop a cheque in the mail at this time of year.  Both the Business Cares Food Drive, the single-largest annual campaign in support of the London Food Bank, and the Ark Aid […]
Area fathers step up to ensure children’s letters get to Santa
Canada Post strike prompts group of Oxford County dads to help Santa ensure letters to the North Pole are returned before Christmas Eve.
Letters to the Editor: December 7, 2024
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Sauble ski club is back in business
Winter weather has arrived and Sauble Beach Ski & Snowshoe Club is ready to put that snow to use, when more arrives. Even if this first blast of winter is short-lived, the ski club successfully weathered the theft of its trail-maintenance and grooming equipment last summer and is back in business this season. “We have […]
Canada Post strike: What workers are seeking, what Canadians are missing
With the notable exception of social security cheques, the only thing being collected in mailboxes across the country these days is dust. Until the dust settles on the strike of 55,000 Canada Post employees that began on Nov. 15, itâs a waiting game as the busiest time of year for letter and parcel traffic fast […]
Postal strike impacting United Way of Bruce Grey donations
The United Way of Bruce Grey is hoping for a resolution to the Canada Post strike as they experience a drop in donations at a time of the year when they rely on them. Executive Director Francesca Dobbyn said Monday that the organization was feeling the effects of the strike 10 days after workers walked […]