Deliver their letters, the sooner the better
More than two years after 15 Mississauga homes had mail delivery cut off, the postman is about to start calling again. On Tuesday, our story was about how some residents of Mississauga’s Mineola neighbourhood had been without home mail delivery for more than two years, after a Canada Post letter carrier was attacked and injured by a dog owned by one of their neighbours.
After the attack, Canada Post singled out 15 homes and suspended delivery, on the grounds that a letter carrier could be bitten again. The neighbour who owned the dog got rid of it long ago, as well as another, but Canada Post refused to resume delivery.
Despite appeals to Canada Post’s ombudsman, their local MP and MPP, and a letter from Mayor Hazel McCallion, residents had to pick up their mail from the post office or a community mailbox. When we called Canada Post, a spokesperson sent us an email saying that since Mississauga Animal Services couldn’t verify “the location of dogs on the property,” mail service would not resume.
So we were surprised to get a call yesterday from an elated Sheru Morgoch, who first contacted us about the problem, saying she and her neighbours had just received letters from Canada Post saying mail delivery would resume Monday.
“We think the story in the Star was the reason why Canada Post changed its mind, and we thank you.”
WHO GOT IT FIXED: We did.