MANITOULIN—Along with the community of Sheguiandah, the West End hamlet of Silver Water will now also see its residents’ mail delivered to community mailboxes as the position of postmaster has gone unfilled, but an eleventh hour application still might see that decision reversed.
In an interview with Phil Legault of Canada Post, the representative told The Expositor that as of May 2, Silver Water residents would begin picking up their mail in community mailboxes, although the location of those mailboxes has yet to be determined.
“All mail, including parcels, will be accessible at the boxes,” Mr. Legault explained. “Mail requiring signatures or large parcels will be delivered to the home address and if no one is home, they will go to the Gore Bay Post Office.”
Mr. Legault noted that it has come to his attention that a new family has moved to the community in recent weeks, with one of the family members expressing an interest in the postmaster’s job and has applied. “They’ll go through that process, and hopefully it works out,” he said, adding that Canada Post will, regardless, go ahead with its May 2 plans in the interim.
In Sheguiandah, The Expositor last reported that Green Acres Restaurant would act as a stamp depot and large parcel/signature pickup, but plans have since changed. While the community mailboxes remain at Green Acres, all other services are provided for Sheguiandah residents at the Little Current Post Office.
