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Mark Bryson Chronicle Staft â€" Canada Post will go ahead with plans to establish community mail boxes in Waterloo regardless of whether city councilâ€"or anyone else for that matterâ€"â€" gives it their blessing. . o e The straightâ€"forward and "frustrating"‘ message was dealt to council Monday night by Canada Post‘s Director of Delivery Services Ted Leptick. The crown corporation representative told a large gathering in the city‘s council chambers that although it would be nice to receive the blessings of council to discuss potential boxâ€"sites with city planners, Canada Post will be going ahead with plans to erect 1,600 community mail boxes in Bridgeport and Waterloo by Dec. 1 whether they gain municipal approval or not. ‘"We have a mandate from the federal government to cut our deficit and this is one of the ways they want it done. The law allows us to to place them on municipal property," said Leptick. _ The law he refers to is the 1981 Canada Post Act which gives the Crown Corporation the right to place receptacles on municipal property. _ c Council members seemed both upset and somewhat shocked by Leptick‘s announcement. â€" i _ ‘"What‘s really frustrating is that he says they (Canada Post) don‘t need our approval," said Mayor Marjorie 131st Year No. 37 Chronicle Staff They walked, ran, rode in wheelchairs and cycled, and when it was all over 260 Kâ€"W residents had raised approximately $10,000 in Sunday‘s Terry Fox Run. They were part of a nationâ€"wide effort, which is expected to bring in more than $4 million for cancer research. Although pledges down from last year thrilled with results. ‘"Of course you always think of more, what more you can do, but that doesn‘t mean we‘re disappointed with what we‘ve got," said local run organizer Karl Czekus. 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Melodee Martinuk photo Carroll.Ald. John Shortreed then promptly called on his colleagues to deny any such bléssing. _ c "I don‘t think we should give you any sort of resolution saying it‘s OK with us if you put these things up. Perhaps you should consider raising your rates so everyone can have home delivery,‘"‘ said Shortreed. Following a brief volley of assaults on Canada Post by council, aldermen decided to seek the advice of the city solicitor before giving approval for city staff to talk to Canada Post officials. Council also decided to lobby Waterloo MP Walter McLean for doorâ€"toâ€"door delivery where numbers warrant it. Leptick seemed unimpressed with the response and later told reporters that city staff would be contacted by Canada Post officials this week. He also shrugged off the resolution to McLean. «(Council‘s) support for doorâ€"toâ€"door delivery will not go anywhere. We already have the support of the federal government," he said. The new community boxes are part of Canada Post initiative to bite into the corporation‘s $184 million deficit. With anticipated savings in excess of $100 million per annum, the "attractive" boxes will be located no more than 600 feet from the most distant home it services, "a refreshing walk for most of us." _ _ â€" The move marks the end of doorâ€"toâ€"door delivery in new districts such as Lakeshore North, but also marks Waterloo, Ontario 25 cents the end of long trips to the post offices in Kitchener and Waterloo for general delivery pickâ€"up. And with more than 30,000 boxes in use across the country to date, Leptick says that number will balloon to more than 100,000 by year‘s end. â€" Each community grouping will have anywhere from eight to 36 units and the boxes will rid city corners of the green boxes that are currently in use. . S _ _ Canada Post‘s strong wording not only upset council, it also seemed too much for postal union representatives to handle. "If you (council) don‘t deny approval you will be treating many of your constituents as second class citizens. They don‘t want green boxes or community boxes, they want doorâ€"toâ€"door delivery," said John Van Dock, local representative from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. After finding out, however, that council approval was unimportant, Van Dock encouraged aldermen to battle Canada Post at the Supreme Court of Ontario, similar to the city of Nepean. "What about the older members of our community who wouldn‘t be able to get out in the winter? Who is going to shovel snow away and clean up the debris?," asked Van Dock. Leptick assured aldermen that Canada Post would handle the maintenance of the boxes and surrounding areas.