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    • Part 1: First Nations of the Peace River Region
    • Part 2: The Fur Trade Era
    • Part 3: Transportation and Communication
    • Part 4: Old Timers and the Price of Land
    • Part 5: Dawson Creek: The Story of the Community
    • Part 6: Mysteries, Adventures and Indian Legends
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    • Part 11: Health Care
    • Part 12: Industries and Enterprises
    • Part 13: Policing the Peace
    • Part 14: Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and Other South Peace Communities
    • Part 15: Chetwynd and the Fort St. John Area
    • Part 16: The Alberta Peace
    • Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region
    • Part 18: Interviews with Old Timers
    • Part 19: Remembering Our Veterans

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BN03-20: New Postal Outlet Announced

Recent History 2000-2002

October 3, 2003 — By Jamie Dirom, Daily News Staff

Canada Post announced its new 10th Street postal outlet Thursday. The crown corporation is moving its downtown outlet just a block away from its current location at 10401, 10th Street. Construction has been ongoing since the summer.

“We’ll be opening a new facility with a new image,” said Neil VanNoortwyk, operations supervisor for Canada Post. “We’re driving towards getting with the times, so to speak.”

The outlet’s move from its current home will mean a more appropriate space for the post office. The downtown office’s current location used to act as a home and sorting plant for the postal outlet, which has since been relocated. Since the move, Canada Post has only been using a small portion of the existing location.

“We had way too much space,” said Van Noortwyk.

Key features of the new outlet include doors and a counter for the handicapped. There’s also room for more post office boxes to be installed if they’re needed. Everyone who currently has a mailbox at the outlet will be notified of the move before it takes place.

Van Noortwyk said Canada Post is targeting a move-in date of mid to late November. He said employees seem to be looking forward to the change.

“We had consultation about it not too long ago, and they seem pretty excited about it.”

This article is taken from the Peace River Block Daily News, Dawson Creek, with the permission of the publisher. The Daily News retains all rights relating to this material. The information in this article is intended solely for research or general interest purposes.

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