By Cheryl Jahn

Canada Post deadline creeping up

Dec 11, 2023 | 3:59 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – It’s that time of year once again when the busy folks at Canada Post are dealing with parcels coming in and heading out. But the COVID years have given them lots of practice.

“It can be really busy at any time,” says Rick Harris, President of CUPW, Local 182. “Like in the last couple of years, we were really busy because of the people staying at home and shopping online. And then last Christmas was not as busy. It was kind of a surprise to some of us. It really died off that week before Christmas. There was hardly any work at all. And so we were all kind of wondering about that. But not to fear, because this year we’re back in business.”

But another habit was borne out of COVID. Shopping online and shipping to the destination of choice is not a trend CUPW is seeing more frequently.

“That’s not what we’re seeing out at the plant. I mean, we’re seeing lots of boxes covered in tape and like we’re, we’re walls are packed, like we’re packed to the brim.”

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The deadlines are set out by Canada Post:

Local Deadlines:

Priority: December 21

Xpressport: December 21

Flat rate box: December 20

Regular parcel: December 19

National Deadlines:

Priority: December 20

Xpressport: December 20

Flat rate box:

December 12-19

Regular parcel: December 8-18