Changes are in store for mail in Yorkton. As of this month all of the city's mail will now be sorted in Regina, both local and outgoing mail. It's part of a measure called de-twinning and as a result all mail will be handled by a single red box.
John Caines, spokesman for Canada Post, says that the changes should not have any noticeable effect for local mail traffic, as the target remains two days for local mail.
"It will be unbeknownst to customers, the service levels will remain the same, it's just a way for us to make our service levels more efficient. These trucks are going throughout these communities on a daily basis," says Caines.
Local mail is usually around twenty per cent of the mail picked up in Yorkton boxes, Caines says, so he says this effort should make Canada Post's operations more efficient. Caines emphasizes that this is part of larger measures taken nationally to help Canada Post save money and rationalize the postal system.
"We have to make our network more efficient and more effective. We have to find better ways to generate revenue because if we don't, according to the Conference Board of Canada we will be in one billion dollar deficit by 2020."
Caines emphasizes that there will be no layoffs with the change in operations, and he says that other than only using one mailbox, Yorkton residents should ideally see no change in the level of service.
