Canada Post's community mailbox plan won't work in Toronto, councillor says
Coun. Janet Davis says large mailboxes won't fit on dense, urban streets
At least one Toronto councillor is expressing serious concerns about Canada Post's plan to bring in community mailboxes to replace door-to-door delivery.
Coun. Janet Davis, who represents Ward 31, says the mail company's plan just won't work in dense areas of the city.
"Are they simply going to impose these boxes? Where are they going to put them? We don't even have room for our garbage bins, our bus shelters," Davis said.
"I'm sure the people of Toronto don't want to see this."
She's asking city staff to study the mail box issue. Davis wants Canada Post to agree to pay any additional costs the city may incur as a result — like extra garbage collection, or changes to snow-clearing routes.
She also wants Canada Post to present its plan for Toronto mailboxes to the public. Canada Post says it hopes to phase out door-to-door delivery by 2019, but hasn't started the mailbox program in Toronto yet.
Some Oakville residents already served by the community mailboxes have expressed concerns about security and safety issues surrounding their placement.