No mail delivery due to smoke

Sep 14, 2020 | 3:00 PM

It’s too smoky for mail carriers to safely do their jobs today in several parts of B.C.

Canada Post issued what it calls a red service alert, meaning a suspension of delivery for the day due to poor air quality from the wildfire smoke.

“The safety of our employees is our number one priority,” a Canada Post media release said. “A red service alert means that we are suspending delivery for the day and not sending our delivery agents out, as air quality conditions have made it unsafe. Delivery will resume once it is deemed safe to do so.”

There are eight impacted regions including the Okanagan.

1. Central and Southern British Columbia
2. Metro Vancouver area
3. South Vancouver Island (Duncan, Sidney and Victoria)
4. North Vancouver Island (Campbell River and Powell River)
5. West Vancouver Island (Courtenay, Nanaimo and Port Alberni)
6. Okanagan Valley and Similkameen regions (Kelowna and Penticton)
7. Kootenay regions (Cranbrook, Castlegar, Nelson and Trail)
8. Thompson, Nicola and Fraser regions (Vernon and Kamloops)

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“An alert can be issued for a particular community or an entire province, depending on the weather event,” the release said. “A yellow service alert means we are going to do our best to deliver, but there may be delays. These alerts are posted on the Canada Post website, as well as on Twitter and Facebook.”

by Pete McIntyre

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