Canada Post delivery services halted in West Kelowna due to wildfire

Wildfires and evacuation orders are affecting mail and parcel delivery in Kelowna and West Kelowna.

West Kelowna, along with Boston Bar, Seton Portage and Gold bridge, have been placed on red alert, meaning all delivery is suspended and delivery agents will be recalled or not sent out at all.

Kelowna is currently on yellow alert. Deliveries will still be made, but with delays.

“Canada Post continues to put contingency measures in place, assessing the situation and options to best serve residents of these communities and to keep them connected. Where delivery is not possible, all letter mail and parcels are being held securely,” Lisa Liu, of Canada Post media relations, said in a media release today, Aug. 18.

Updated information on mail availability, delivery and postal services will be posted on the Closures and Service Interruptions web page here.

You can contact Canada Post’s customer service online here, or be telephone at 1-866-607-6301.

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