VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Canada Post has made some changes to its alerts after deliveries were delayed Monday because of smoky air.
The corporation said it wasn’t safe to send carriers out, but conditions in certain regions have changed.
Some places are affected by a red alert, meaning they won’t get mail at all.
UPDATE: there are now different kinds of alerts today (Tues) for @canadapostcorp deliveries:
RED ALERTS: (no deliveries)
-Castlegar
-Cloverdale
-Duncan
-Ganges
-Mayne Island
-New Westminster
-Okanagan Valley
-Sooke
-Trail
-White Rock— Ria Renouf (@riarenouf) September 15, 2020
Other places have been given a yellow alert, meaning that Canada Post will try to deliver what it can.
YELLOW ALERTS: (@canadapostcorp will try its best to deliver):
– Abbotsford
– Campbell River
– Courtenay
– Cranbrook
– Kamloops
– Kimberly
– Parts of Metro Vancouver
– Nanaimo
– Nelson
– Parksville
– Powell River
– Surrey
– Vernon
– Greater Victoria area— Ria Renouf (@riarenouf) September 15, 2020
Service was called off Monday in parts of southern B.C. as the company cited concern for its employees working in the smoky air.
An air quality advisory remains in place around Metro Vancouver and conditions aren’t expected to improve until the weather changes later this week.
Canada Post updates will be posted here.
