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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1999 SHOW. ME _ THE MONEY: Parts of a cash register were found on the Halton/Milton Townline, south of High- way 7 on Monday after- noon. Police were able to get fingerprints from it and are investigating the crime. - Angela Tyler photo Public may be asked to help Canada Post with mail problems By FRANCES NIBLOCK liver rural mail in this area. adding that no decision has The New Tanner That company then sub-con- _ been made yet. tracted the routes -- some of "We think that through a Canada Post may ask peo- which have had numerous combination of maybe per- pletoputmore informationon delivery people over the past haps some extra awareness letters -- including ruralemer- _ nine months. on behalf of the delivery con- gency numbers -- to try to Creech said that they think tractors, a clean-up of the improve rural mail delivery _ the master contractor is do- _sortation cases--I mean some service in Acton. ing a good job and things modifications of how the cus- "There's not much more _havepickedup lately interms tomers are actually identified we can do. There just aren't of deliveries and they are --- would goa long way." many other options out working ona plan of attack. RR 2 resident Debbie there," explained Canada Post "Wemayaskourcustom- Lindsay said she was disap- information officer Tom _ ers to provide us with some _ pointed that the people who Creech following a recent additional address informa- _aren't getting their mail -- in- % meeting to deal witha grow- _ tion to ee to give 2 deliv- ae family -- ween t ke R OYAL ing list ofcomplaints fromru- ery folks more information. _ invited to that meeting to dis- Ti at ral residents about missing Wemaybegoingtothepub- cuss local post problems. air ranisa te mail, mis-directed mail and _ lic and asking for their help, "We've had nothing but Departures trom Toronto spotty delivery service. There maybetouse their municipal problems --- we're still waiting has been a raft of complaints atiieers eens locator for a government epee at Depart with one airline, return with another at since July when an Ottawa- number as part of their mail- | was mailed to my husban based company won the _ ing address -- but we're still Johnsix weeks ago and hasn't NO EXTRA COST Canada Post contract to de- | working on it," Creech said, _ arrived," Lindsay said, add- D April 20 $ ing it's not uncommon for epart: Apri their rural mail carrier to not HALIFAX P : Ke i130 1 2 9 close the door on boxes along return: Apri retum Highway 7, east of Acton. $ "You drive down the road Depart: May 1-June 22 a. 9 and the guy can't even be . 3 bothered to close the ST. JOHNS NFLD return: May 1 -June 22 return mailboxes and the big trucks go by and sucks the mail right GANDER depart: May I-June 22 a 4 3 out of the boxes," Lindsay return: May 1-June 22 said adding that she keeps : returm getting mail for a Mark d : Lindsey in Erin and a David epart: June 3-17 $ cari who lives on High- CHARLOTTETOWN return: June 3-17 if way 2). retum "My husband has left nu- merous complaints at both the depart: June 22-Sept 14 $ Acton and Georgetown post SYDNEY return: June 22-Sept 14 offices and nothing is done. return He keeps taking the mail we $ get for other people to the depart: June 21-Sept 13 3 7 @ post office and they say ST.JOHNS N.B. P Jj P thanks for bringing it in, but return: June 31-Sept 13 return nothing changes." = $ Creech said the decision FREDERICTON depart: June 21-Sept 13 3 79 about asking the public for J 21-5 13 help will be made within weeks return: June 21-Sept return by the superintendent for this = area and the director of col- THUNDERBAY depart: June 25 - Sept 10 a 4 +} 9 lection and delivery. return: June 25 -Sept 10 Peat BALL PIT: Acton's Christopher and Emily MONTREAL YUL depart: May 2 - Oct 31 $ Bourque check out the return: May 2 - Oct 31 ball pit at the Acton retum arena during Sunday's $ annual skate-a-thon for WINNIPEG depart: May 2 - Oct 31 2 9 9 Cystic Fibrosis which return: May 2 - Oct 31 retum raised $3,400. -- Frances Niblock photo ; depart: May 4 -June 27 $% 79 fT ey AY N) EDMONTON return: May 4 -June 27 ----; retum POLICE BEAT jie eT and rain are depart: May 1-30 $359 Bovine postal theft | | Pte Dea guarantee CALAGARY return: May 1- 30 Halton police are udderly | s return baffled in their investigation : into the theft of a hand-crafted VICTORIA depart June 29-Sept 1 § 5 4 9 black and white mailbox -- return: June 29-Sept 7 made to os dairy cow retum -- that was stolen from in front of a Young Street home over- depart: June 25-Sept 11 $ Ge 3 9 pe We also have a large REGINA return: June 25-Sept 11 = olice report the ox is : retum valued at $100. They believe selection of garden decor. depart June 25-Sept 11 § who ever took the box also : : 7 stole and tore up a real estate * Mexican Chimneys * Statues SASKATOON return: June 25-Sept 11 4. 3 9 sign that was on a neighbour- ¢ Water Fountains * Bird Baths Tetum pa ; and much more Your smile is our signature! Rural vandalism ae ; te ; : . SES 3 y Subject to availability at time of booking. Prices valid for new bookings and are subject to change For the third time in six OUnN without notice. Mon-Thur departures only. Valid departure taxes and related transportation fees to months vandals have be added at time of booking. wrecked the ae tae Gifts & Balloons re roperty on the Fourth Line = ~ rd Side Road 'The latest 37 Mill St. Acton _ =? "TYLER TRAVEL oe L a vandalism occurred over- 853-1 996 ele ueen St, night Saturday. Police have i be wkipects eae Hours: Tues. - Sat. 10-5 Open Sundays 11-4 SERVICE Loy casciela