On Dec. 4, I walked past the post office in Wetaskiwin, thinking of the postal workers striking for the last few weeks and how for the present time they are not benefiting.
I also thought of the hardships being placed on us as customers and businesses. I thought "why at Christmas time? Well, in the long run, it is going to cause Canada Post to lose even more money as customers change from using mail and letters to email. I have always received bills, etc. by postal mail in the past, but now have changed to email and will not switch back after the strike ends.
Parcel shipping is being delivered through other services other than Canada Post and could leave them with no clients. That is just fact!
I also noticed six delivery vehicles used by mail carriers with their engine heaters plugged into electric outlets to keep their engines warm in cold weather. Well, the units are not in use during a strike and the temperatures outside above 0 degrees do not require this waste of energy melting the snow off the hoods of the engines.
The government wants us to be energy efficient, but I guess there is a reason it doesn't apply to them. I took a picture of the units plugged in. I am not against the strike, but am very much against it at a time when it hurts everyone.
Dwight Bergstrom,
Wetaskiwin
