Residents
Radway Post Office
Radway is the second biggest hamlet in Thorhild County, and the Post Office closure is devastating to the community, the small businesses, and as a result, the tax base. We want ALL of our communities in the county to remain cohesive and vibrant!
As of April 25, there has been no successful suitable alternative operator for the Radway Post Office.
Following the closed session portion of the Council meeting on January 10, 2023, Council voted to close the Radway Post Office with no public conversation.
Last operating day will be July 10, 2023. The Radway Post Office serves easily between 300 and 400 people in the community. Our community will be greatly harmed by this closure and we are concerned!
MAY 9 UPDATE: Thanks to our community's emails and phone calls with Council members and our CAO, County Council revisited the Radway Post Office topic. Following a closed meeting during the regular council meeting, Council moved to have further discussions with Canada Post regarding the Radway Post Office. Scroll to page 5 in the meeting minutes to see this decision.
About the Radway Post Office
Named after Orlando S. Radway, the man who opened the post office in June, 1910, Radway is the second biggest hamlet in Thorhild County. The Post Office closure is devastating to the community, the small businesses, and as a result, the tax base. We want ALL of our communities in the county to remain cohesive and vibrant!
MARCH 10 UPDATE: We submitted a petition to Thorhild County Administration with 324 signatures.
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APRIL 10 UPDATE: Thorhild County Administration deemed the petition insufficient and accepted the petition as information. While Councillor Filipchuk has been opposed to the closure of the Radway Post Office since the first Council decision to do so, Councillor Dafoe did acknowledge that over 300 signatures were collected to have the resolution reversed.
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WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Contact our Councillors and CAO to request that the County extend the contract between Canada Post and Thorhild County.
Council has been getting the message that Radway is not going to accept the closure of the Radway Post Office. County council rejected the petition with 300+ signatures. Many letters have been sent to council, Canada Post, Shannon Stubbs and everybody else who may have influence on this situation, or, like Municipal Affairs, is keeping apprised of the situation.
Please keep writing and CC everybody on those letters.
Contact Canada Post: Erin Fisher
Contact our MP Shannon Stubbs
Example letters to email or send to Council and/or Canada Post:
Has 260 boxes with about 235 boxes in use, serving 300-400 people weekly, every day of the year.
Most boxes are used by two or more people.
Many of the people who use the Post Office don't or are unable to drive - seniors included.
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This is the hub of our community - where people interact with each other and get news. Every day of the year.
The heart of the community
Children use the Post Office as the safe location to wait for the bus in the mornings and their parents in the evenings.
The Radway Post Office shares a building with the library and the fire hall. The library is open Tuesday through Thursday and the Post office Monday to Friday.
Supports people and small businesses - as a result, the tax base
Life-saving medications are delivered here. Medications that need to be signed for and even kept from freezing.
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The Post Office supports our seniors and people who don't drive.
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Many small businesses use the Post Office.
Farm supplies are delivered here, too.
There was no community consultation
The Post Office closure decision happened in a closed session and hidden from the public.
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We found it in the January 10 meeting minutes on January 11, however, Council waited until eight days later to make a statement to the community.