“We find it sad that little children cannot write to Santa Claus because of the strike.”
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Letter carriers from the South Shore of Montreal will not let the strike at Canada Post spoil the holiday season. As tradition dictates, they will collect children’s letters addressed to Santa Claus. This year, voluntarily.
“It was important to me to do it despite the strike,” confides Annie Nantel, a postwoman met by 24 hours on a picket line. We find it sad that little children cannot write to Santa Claus. We don’t know when it will end.”
For four years, she has been responsible for Saint Nicolas mail at the Canada Post distribution center in Saint-Hubert. The 10 postmen from his team will take turns visiting the early childhood centers (CPE) in Longueuil and Saint-Hubert to collect the letters and distribute Santa’s answers.
An essential service
In the eyes of Cédric Glendenning, sending letters to Santa Claus should be considered an essential service.
“It’s the magic of Christmas and we don’t want scraper That. We will do everything we can to provide the service,” he insists.
Parents in Longueuil – and other cities on the South Shore – can also hand-deliver their child’s letter to postmen on a picket line. A special Christmas mailbox was also installed at the Saint-Hubert distribution center. Parents can drop off their child’s letters there.
However, they will have to wait until the strike ends to receive a response from Santa Claus.
Children who sent a letter from their CPE before December 10 are guaranteed to receive a response before Christmas, regardless of whether the strike is over or not.
Photo Jean-Michel Clermont-Goulet
Here is the’address to write to Santa Claus:
Santa Claus
NORTH POLE
H0H 0H0
Canada
There is no need to postage stamp the envelope, but there must be a return address.
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