Fewer Canada Post carriers means delays in deliveries

Some people in Saskatoon are complaining that their mail delivery has been suffering because there are fewer carriers covering the same number of routes.

Canada Post won't say it's short-staffed, but does confirm that a lot of workers are taking holidays or staying home sick these days. Kathi Neal with Canada Post admits they’ve had to resort to the odd Saturday delivery to make up for that.

“That is not common. You know, our job is to get the mail out within our service standards, so when we find that we have a lot of people away, we will offer our employees overtime,” Neal explained Wednesday.

Canadian Union of Postal Workers president Lana Smidt calls it a critical situation.