93/04/88 W9212 PACIFIC comm

“edie Past Socie Malate

Corparaan . 4 wh POSTUS
Pacifir Division
Communications

P.O. Box 2110
Vancouver, BC
V6B 423

1968-02-12

Mayor Louis 9@kora
District of Coquitlam
1111 Brunette Avenue
Coquitlam, ac

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Deer Mayor Sekora;:

You may have been Contacted by CUPW ofp Citizens of
community Fegarding Canads Post's decision to transfer
SurCation From ew Westminster Vancouver
Processing Plant, Infor

(attached) Pecently dist NM Coquitiam,
Burnaby, Port Mog, » is misleading, if
not self-serving,

Tt is not UNuSual for fanada Pracessing
From hand Sortation farilit; i Capacity, to
mechanized plants Chat S4slly accomodate @xtra volumes with

Qteater ecCuracy. This is the Case in New Westmingter,

This means that SCremt letter bax clearances will be
transported directly ta Vancouver for Sortatian, Sinee 70%
Of the mail in the four affected cammunities ends up oin
Vancouver for Further Pracessing wa are making the whole
Processing system more efficient Dy making our mechanized
Vancouver Facility its point of entry, Currently it al}
Goes to New Westmingter and then jg forwarded to Vancouver,

There will, of course, be game movement of employee hours

among fecilities |; Tecognitian increased of reduced

mail volumes, But to Suggest there
is simply Act true,

The New Westminster Facility Nas, j Frankly, exceeded
its Capacity as g mail Sortation Facility, However, mail
Sortatioan represents only one 88pect of Naw Westminster's
Operation, Letter Carrier Functions, retail activities and
& pottian of mat | Pocessing will Continue in New
Westminster,

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