Newmarket resident Bert Nabuurs was waiting for his mail delivery so he could get to work on his taxes and get a voter information card.
As massive snowfall hit the area, Nabuurs said he understood why mail delivery was initially delayed. But, after his street got left more than 11 days without delivery, he grew concerned and questioned the wait.
“It was pretty bad,” he said. “After the snowstorm, I could see a couple of days on the weekend and stuff, it (the snow) was pretty bad … But then once it’s cleared away, still, nothing.”
Canada Post mail delivery is getting back to normal after a series of snow storms earlier this month. After putting much of southern and eastern Ontario through an alert about delayed mail collection, delivery resumed as normal Feb. 24, according to the mail service.
The Greater Toronto Area went through a yellow alert Feb. 14 due to heavy snowfall, meaning there could be delays in mail collection in some areas. Some areas, including Midland and Orillia, got red service alerts for that snowfall, meaning service was fully suspended for a day.
That alert day would be followed by Feb. 17, with another yellow alert impacting much of the province, only lifted this week Feb. 24.
“We encourage customers to clear the snow and ice from their walkways, stairs, and driveways to ensure safe access to the front door for both their visitors and their mail carriers,” Canada Post said as it issued alerts this month.
The Town of Newmarket has worked to clear up snow throughout the past week, estimating a two-week cleanup effort would be needed.
Nabuurs said he was glad at least to have finally received his mail after an extended wait.
"It is what it is," he said.