Canada Post Stops Delivering Mail In Rural Ottawa Because Mailboxes Are Too Small

Dozens of homeowners on Constance Lake Road near Dunrobin say Canada Post stopped deliveries to their roadside mailboxes weeks ago. “Most of the residents on the street here, all but one of my neighbors had stopped getting home delivery at the same time I did,” Judd tells CTV News. Constance Lake Road residents say they were never given the reason. After contacting Canada Post himself several times, Judd says they told him his mailbox doesn’t meet courier height regulations — it’s too short. Canada Post regulations say rural mailboxes must be between 42 and 45 inches (107-114 cm) above the ground. “I measured mine and it’s 37 inches,” Judd says. Judd was advised that when his driveway was repaved in July 2020, it raised the height of the driveway. However, more than two years later, after no issues were raised about the height of his mailbox, his mail was stopped. Judd says he approached the city of Ottawa about the road project. “They said their standard procedure was to strip the pavement that was there before and resurface it with the same amount of asphalt. So there shouldn’t be any change to the pavement that was there two years ago like there is today.” Up the road, resident Steve Edgett had his business affected by the disrupted mail service. “I was waiting for an urgent piece of mail from Revenue Canada,” Edgett tells CTV News. “It makes me feel quite frustrated, mainly because of the lack of communication,” he says. “Had we known that the mail was intercepted and not delivered, it would have been helpful. If we had known the reason why it could have been fixed very quickly.” After learning why his mail had stopped being delivered, Edgett says it took him 20 minutes to raise his mailbox to the required height. He also left a sign on the side that said it was now 45 inches. Non-compliant Constance Lake Road residents must travel to the Canada Post depot on Hawthorne Street in Ottawa’s east end and present identification to pick up their mail. Canada Post was unable to comment on the situation. Judd finally got a message Thursday. a notice from Canada Post to move his mailbox up. “They sent someone, but they didn’t bring the mail.”

title: “Canada Post Stops Delivering Mail In Rural Ottawa Because Mailboxes Are Too Small Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-16” author: “Rick Irvin”

Dozens of homeowners on Constance Lake Road near Dunrobin say Canada Post stopped deliveries to their roadside mailboxes weeks ago. “Most of the residents on the street here, all but one of my neighbors had stopped getting home delivery at the same time I did,” Judd tells CTV News. Constance Lake Road residents say they were never given the reason. After contacting Canada Post himself several times, Judd says they told him his mailbox doesn’t meet courier height regulations — it’s too short. Canada Post regulations say rural mailboxes must be between 42 and 45 inches (107-114 cm) above the ground. “I measured mine and it’s 37 inches,” Judd says. Judd was advised that when his driveway was repaved in July 2020, it raised the height of the driveway. However, more than two years later, after no issues were raised about the height of his mailbox, his mail was stopped. Judd says he approached the city of Ottawa about the road project. “They said their standard procedure was to strip the pavement that was there before and resurface it with the same amount of asphalt. So there shouldn’t be any change to the pavement that was there two years ago like there is today.” Up the road, resident Steve Edgett had his business affected by the disrupted mail service. “I was waiting for an urgent piece of mail from Revenue Canada,” Edgett tells CTV News. “It makes me feel quite frustrated, mainly because of the lack of communication,” he says. “Had we known that the mail was intercepted and not delivered, it would have been helpful. If we had known the reason why it could have been fixed very quickly.” After learning why his mail had stopped being delivered, Edgett says it took him 20 minutes to raise his mailbox to the required height. He also left a sign on the side that said it was now 45 inches. Non-compliant Constance Lake Road residents must travel to the Canada Post depot on Hawthorne Street in Ottawa’s east end and present identification to pick up their mail. Canada Post was unable to comment on the situation. Judd finally got a message Thursday. a notice from Canada Post to move his mailbox up. “They sent someone, but they didn’t bring the mail.”

title: “Canada Post Stops Delivering Mail In Rural Ottawa Because Mailboxes Are Too Small Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-13” author: “Blanca Steinbach”

Dozens of homeowners on Constance Lake Road near Dunrobin say Canada Post stopped deliveries to their roadside mailboxes weeks ago. “Most of the residents on the street here, all but one of my neighbors had stopped getting home delivery at the same time I did,” Judd tells CTV News. Constance Lake Road residents say they were never given the reason. After contacting Canada Post himself several times, Judd says they told him his mailbox doesn’t meet courier height regulations — it’s too short. Canada Post regulations say rural mailboxes must be between 42 and 45 inches (107-114 cm) above the ground. “I measured mine and it’s 37 inches,” Judd says. Judd was advised that when his driveway was repaved in July 2020, it raised the height of the driveway. However, more than two years later, after no issues were raised about the height of his mailbox, his mail was stopped. Judd says he approached the city of Ottawa about the road project. “They said their standard procedure was to strip the pavement that was there before and resurface it with the same amount of asphalt. So there shouldn’t be any change to the pavement that was there two years ago like there is today.” Up the road, resident Steve Edgett had his business affected by the disrupted mail service. “I was waiting for an urgent piece of mail from Revenue Canada,” Edgett tells CTV News. “It makes me feel quite frustrated, mainly because of the lack of communication,” he says. “Had we known that the mail was intercepted and not delivered, it would have been helpful. If we had known the reason why it could have been fixed very quickly.” After learning why his mail had stopped being delivered, Edgett says it took him 20 minutes to raise his mailbox to the required height. He also left a sign on the side that said it was now 45 inches. Non-compliant Constance Lake Road residents must travel to the Canada Post depot on Hawthorne Street in Ottawa’s east end and present identification to pick up their mail. Canada Post was unable to comment on the situation. Judd finally got a message Thursday. a notice from Canada Post to move his mailbox up. “They sent someone, but they didn’t bring the mail.”

title: “Canada Post Stops Delivering Mail In Rural Ottawa Because Mailboxes Are Too Small Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-22” author: “Juana Harrington”

Dozens of homeowners on Constance Lake Road near Dunrobin say Canada Post stopped deliveries to their roadside mailboxes weeks ago. “Most of the residents on the street here, all but one of my neighbors had stopped getting home delivery at the same time I did,” Judd tells CTV News. Constance Lake Road residents say they were never given the reason. After contacting Canada Post himself several times, Judd says they told him his mailbox doesn’t meet courier height regulations — it’s too short. Canada Post regulations say rural mailboxes must be between 42 and 45 inches (107-114 cm) above the ground. “I measured mine and it’s 37 inches,” Judd says. Judd was advised that when his driveway was repaved in July 2020, it raised the height of the driveway. However, more than two years later, after no issues were raised about the height of his mailbox, his mail was stopped. Judd says he approached the city of Ottawa about the road project. “They said their standard procedure was to strip the pavement that was there before and resurface it with the same amount of asphalt. So there shouldn’t be any change to the pavement that was there two years ago like there is today.” Up the road, resident Steve Edgett had his business affected by the disrupted mail service. “I was waiting for an urgent piece of mail from Revenue Canada,” Edgett tells CTV News. “It makes me feel quite frustrated, mainly because of the lack of communication,” he says. “Had we known that the mail was intercepted and not delivered, it would have been helpful. If we had known the reason why it could have been fixed very quickly.” After learning why his mail had stopped being delivered, Edgett says it took him 20 minutes to raise his mailbox to the required height. He also left a sign on the side that said it was now 45 inches. Non-compliant Constance Lake Road residents must travel to the Canada Post depot on Hawthorne Street in Ottawa’s east end and present identification to pick up their mail. Canada Post was unable to comment on the situation. Judd finally got a message Thursday. a notice from Canada Post to move his mailbox up. “They sent someone, but they didn’t bring the mail.”

title: “Canada Post Stops Delivering Mail In Rural Ottawa Because Mailboxes Are Too Small Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-22” author: “William Lockett”

Dozens of homeowners on Constance Lake Road near Dunrobin say Canada Post stopped deliveries to their roadside mailboxes weeks ago. “Most of the residents on the street here, all but one of my neighbors had stopped getting home delivery at the same time I did,” Judd tells CTV News. Constance Lake Road residents say they were never given the reason. After contacting Canada Post himself several times, Judd says they told him his mailbox doesn’t meet courier height regulations — it’s too short. Canada Post regulations say rural mailboxes must be between 42 and 45 inches (107-114 cm) above the ground. “I measured mine and it’s 37 inches,” Judd says. Judd was advised that when his driveway was repaved in July 2020, it raised the height of the driveway. However, more than two years later, after no issues were raised about the height of his mailbox, his mail was stopped. Judd says he approached the city of Ottawa about the road project. “They said their standard procedure was to strip the pavement that was there before and resurface it with the same amount of asphalt. So there shouldn’t be any change to the pavement that was there two years ago like there is today.” Up the road, resident Steve Edgett had his business affected by the disrupted mail service. “I was waiting for an urgent piece of mail from Revenue Canada,” Edgett tells CTV News. “It makes me feel quite frustrated, mainly because of the lack of communication,” he says. “Had we known that the mail was intercepted and not delivered, it would have been helpful. If we had known the reason why it could have been fixed very quickly.” After learning why his mail had stopped being delivered, Edgett says it took him 20 minutes to raise his mailbox to the required height. He also left a sign on the side that said it was now 45 inches. Non-compliant Constance Lake Road residents must travel to the Canada Post depot on Hawthorne Street in Ottawa’s east end and present identification to pick up their mail. Canada Post was unable to comment on the situation. Judd finally got a message Thursday. a notice from Canada Post to move his mailbox up. “They sent someone, but they didn’t bring the mail.”