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Plans for 2015 home delivery cancels becoming clear
So far communities in four Canadian provinces know they will lose home delivery in 2015.
Canada Post has not formally announced which communities will lose home delivery in 2015, but the word is leaking out through local announcements. While the corporation has yet to work out all its details for the next year, some communities in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia know their turn is next. Canada Post has... Continue reading →
Collectors urged to take up exhibiting
It took me quite a while to get my head around exhibiting, but I think it was worth the time and effort. The concept of exhibiting is deceptively simple: you take some stuff, and make a display. Afterwards, some judges check it over, and if you’re good enough you get an award. Then I discovered... Continue reading →
Tracing national roots with a stop in Quebec
Quebec conference delegates are featured in the photo on the first-day cover honouring the founding of Canada.
Canada Post’s tribute to the path of Confederation continues, with a commemorative envelope to celebrate the Quebec Conference. Along with the Charlottetown Conference envelope issued this past September, it continues the story of the first steps in the foundation of our country, through archival photographs, art and documents. The envelope showcases a photograph of the... Continue reading →