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Page 16, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, September 30, 1987 Schreiber Recreation Department Programs and news continued from page 9 Medals and certificates will be presented when the Olympic Torch stops in Schreiber in January of 1988. Crafts, Corn Husk Doll Making, Kids' Drawing, Needlepoint, Quilting, Rice Paper Lampshades, Stained Glass, Paper Tole and Wreathmaking. If you are interested in teach- ing any of these programs or have skills in any other activities Knitting, office at 824-2317. Canada Post announces a ommitment to all Canadians. Every Canadian deserves to know what is happening at Canada Post. For fundamental change is under way that will benefit every one of you. We'll be the first to admit, it's time Canada Post improved. Now, for the first time, we have the sort of change that allows us to make a concrete commitment of better service for you. These changes haven't come easily. We've been working on them for over two years. We're running this ad so you will know what the changes are and how they will help you. And these changes are by no means the end. They are just the beginning. We will continue to improve. And we will continue to keep you informed. . 8 immediate actions to deliver better service. Retail Franchises to bring you longer hours = and convenient locations. Standardized postal outlets are going up all over rural and urban Canada in grocery stores, book stores, drug stores, shopping malls and the like. Each offers you all the things you can get at traditional post offices plus the benefits of the stores they are in, including convenient location, parking and longer hours. Each outlet observes strict security standards. Our first franchises are already up and running in Toronto, Winnipeg and London. Our objective is to have 50 active by year end. Over the next 10 years, the total number of postal outlets will increase from 12,000 to 18,000. More places to pick up and post your = mail. Over the past year, we've added over 3,500 new mail drop off points across Canada. We are adding new retail franchises and more Supermailboxes where you can conveniently post your mail. We've also added more than 360 postal outlets where you can pick up parcels, registered letters and any other mail you must sign for. We will continue to add even more postal outlets for mail pick up and post, based on locational analysis that tells us where they are most needed. : A more dependable nation-wide = transportation system. Improvements to our transportation system make it more dependable and reduce transport time dramatically. For example, we have phased out the use of trains. In - addition to our air and marine transportation, we will use additional trucks for land transportation. Trains follow set schedules, whereas trucks can come and go as needed. This can speed up transport as much as two days for mail moving between Montreal and Vancouver. Faster delivery of incoming, duty-payable » foreign mail. We've negotiated with Canada Customs to allow you to receive duty-payable foreign mail before duty is paid. Instead of being held at a Customs office, your mail will now be delivered directly to you. You can then send Canada Customs a cheque for the amount owed. 5 Tight controls to keep the price of stamps = inline. Our new, tighter management controls, in addition to our efficiency improvements and volume growth, allow us to keep basic letter rate increases at or below the rate of inflation. We are anticipating a 1¢ increase in January, 1988. New processing methods to bring you = more reliable delivery. We're beginning to install new equipment in our plants that speed up processing. We've put all equipment under vigilant monitoring and on rigid maintenance schedules to help avoid breakdowns. What's more, we're using a new colour coding system on all mail. When mail comes in, it's assigned a colour. At any given time, we know whether or not mail is on schedule by simply looking at the colour code. If it's not, we get it back on schedule immediately. New standards to bring you more = consistent delivery. At Canada Post, we know you need delivery you can count on. So we've established a rigid delivery standard that every employee is working to. For properly prepared letter mail, that means a maximum time of 2 days within a city, 3 days between major centres within a province and 4 days between major centres in Canada after the day of mailing. 4 A 24-hour Control Centre to keep your mail = on schedule. For the first time in Canada Post history, we have a Control Centre that's in constant touch with your mail as it moves about the country. If something goes wrong, Control Centre staff know immediately and act immediately. If equipment at one processing plant breaks down they send in a team of technical staff to get it up and running immediately. Ifa plane is grounded by fog, they send in trucks. Whatever the problem, the Control Centre takes immediate action. And it operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. please contact the recreation Another commitment: we'll put our performance on the line. At Canada Post, we know we have to carn your respect. To do that, we are prepared to put our performance on the line. How? The answer is Clarkson Gordon, an independent auditing firm, They will monitor our delivery reliability and publish the results quarterly. The first report will be available early in 1988. CANADA POST CORPORATION Ourcommitment: better service for you.