Post office is staying put

Roger Varley

Although there are major changes afoot for postal operations in Port Perry, it appears the same does not hold true for Uxbridge.

The Canada Post operations in Port Perry, currently housed in a heritage building on that town's main downtown street, are scheduled to be moved sometime in 2025. The manager of the Port Perry post office said this week that the retail section of the post office will move to a new location on Water Street, while the processing and distribution facility will move to quarters close to the Walmart store.

An email to the Cosmos from a source who was not authorized to comment said that the Uxbridge Canada Post office was also closing next year, with distribution operations moving to Port Perry, and a “couple” of retail locations remaining in Uxbridge. Some employees at the Uxbridge office told the Cosmos that they have been told this is the plan. Sandra Preston, a supervisor at the Uxbridge post office said she had heard about a possible move, "but nothing is set in stone."

However, Valerie Chartrand of the corporation's media centre in Ottawa told the Cosmos there are no plans to close, sell or otherwise move out of the current location in Uxbridge. She was echoed by area manager Mike Prior, who said he could categorically state no such moves are pending.

"You can reassure everyone that nothing is changing," he said.