Snow, Ice Among Problems for Residents Accessing New Communal Mailboxes, Survey Finds

A survey of residents in communities that have lost home postal delivery shows respondents having problems accessing the new mailboxes due to snow, as well as incidents of slips and falls.

A community mailbox is seen in the east end of Montreal March 5, 2015. A survey of residents in communities that have lost home postal delivery shows respondents having problems accessing the new mailboxes due to snow, as well as incidents of slips and falls. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

A new survey of residents in communities that have lost home postal delivery shows respondents reporting difficulty accessing Canada Post’s new community mailboxes due to snow and incidents of slips and falls.

The online survey by Stratcom, commissioned by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), found that 61 percent of people polled experienced problems with access to the mailboxes due to snow.

Respondents also reported difficulty in “access due to frozen locks” (59 percent), and 59 percent reported slipping or falling when they were walking to retrieve mail. Among those who fell, 8.5 percent reported they required medical attention.

I don't know if it is a majority, but certainly a huge segment of the population are opposed to this or don't support it.

— Herb John, National Pensioners Federation