Spike in Toronto mailbox vandalism leaves fewer snail mail options

The Crown corporation says a ``rapid and unprecedented increase in vandalism'' to its street letterboxes has prompted it to wrap them in plastic to keep customers from depositing mail in damaged or unsecured boxes.

In response to the crime spike, it says it has ramped up repair and replacement of the signature red rectangles now garbed in industrial shrink-wrap. Canada Post says its investigations team is working with Toronto police and other local authorities to look into the incidents, and is also reviewing its "street equipment'' to enhance their security.

In an email, spokeswoman Lisa Liu says Canada Post apologizes for any inconvenience and hopes to have defective mailboxes back in operation "shortly.''This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 28, 2023

So lucky for the past year I’ve taken all mail and parcels to Shoppers at Woodbine and O’Connor. The service ladies are so helpful and pleasant

I can see people can’t read articles and just look at pictures 🙄

I think it has to do more with the cost, rather than the vandalism. $14 to ship a small bubble mailer to the US is ridiculous. Also, those mail boxes have anti graffiti coating on them for easy removal,but they cant even bring a package to my door step, why would they clean it up

If you took off the hands as punishment for the vandalism’s I guarantee this would end.

People love not reading the article and assuming graffiti is the problem eh?

lmao what

More detailed city services at work?

take them away... you want to mail something go to shoppers drug mart postal kiosk

How does that make sense? 'Well, I can't deliver the mail, there's graffiti on the bin' 🤣

It was me. Was getting too many bills. If you think that is a stupid excuse, then please explain why spray paint on mailboxes is leaving fewer snail Mail options. SMH

These boxes have graffiti. How does that make them unusable?

canadapostcorp is thr worst anyway. Ordered something from Germany and sent via FedEx , here in three days. Gift cards sent by RBC from Montreal- Feb 2 - via Canada Post… still not here.

Hey vandals, I hear those speed cameras are worth a pretty penny.

Nevermind guns and break-ins ,this damn spray painting has got to stop !

Oh no not spray paint

Hey Canada Post, I put all my junk mail in these boxes to return it to you. Want me to stop? Then stop delivering junk mail to my home.

Super convenient narrative to justify eliminating paper mail delivery… 🤷🏻‍♀️

How does the paint on a mailbox affect mail speed, are the carriers fainting when they see this?

wat?

Found a broken one with parcels inside, notified Canada Post immediately.

We look like inner city USA now

Soo they will be vandalizing post offices. Diversity at its best

Import the 3rd word and here are the results.

Vandalism is all over the city, sooooo progressive Toronto

We need to put police at mailboxes 24/7 please. This is terrible

LMAOOOOOOO oh no we must stop these heathens for this. How dare they

Vandalism is out of control in many cities.

Reopen asylums! Also, I know Trudeau Liberals are opposed to this. But fully prosecute offenders and inform the public about the harsh penalties.

What ? It will Slow the mail down !!! Really ? How will we know ?

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