If you did your round of online shopping or were receiving a gift from someone through the mail for this past Christmas, you may have encountered longer wait times than what is the industry standard when it comes to mail delivery services in Canada. Many residents of The Pas and area vented on social media during the month of December about parcels being held in Flin Flon, due to insufficient space at The Pas Post Office.
The longest wait time that residents shared on the post, was over 11 days, that their parcel was sitting at the Flin Flon Post Office, waiting to come to The Pas.
The Opasquia Times reached out to Canada Post to ask why the continued delay to deliver parcels around this time of year and when this issue will be addressed.
“The Pas Post Office has been very busy this year,” said Canada Post Media Relations Lisa Liu. “Our staff has been working hard to process and move all mail and parcels to ensure customers receive their items during the holidays.