Photo of a man opening a mail box / Photo by Keith Driver
As postal workers across Canada are on the picket lines businesses and governments are affected as the postal disruption will affect numerous services such as bills, transit, and traffic enforcement.
In Calgary, the City is encouraging residents to use the various online portals to pay their bills and applications for various permits.
In a statement, the City of Calgary’s Manager of Information Technology says, “We’re committed to ensuring Calgarians continue to receive the same level of service they are used to from The City of Calgary during the mail service disruption.”
Payments can also be made at The City of Calgary Municipal Building, 800 Macleod Tr. S.E. in the following ways:
- In person, at The City’s cashiers on the third floor from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday (cash, cheque or Interac only).
- Dropped off at The City’s “drop box” on the third floor, available 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays.
- Placed in the 24-hour payment depository in the outside wall of the Municipal Building on 3 Street S.E.
- Delivered by courier – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday, at the Tax Customer Service Centre, third floor, Calgary Municipal Building only.
Low income and seniors’ transit pass will be made available for in-person purchases at the Centre Street Platform and Bow Parkade Calgary Transit Customer Service Centres, City Hall Cashiers, and Village Square Leisure Centre.
The City has also said that all photo enforcement tickets will be delivered via courier along with a subsequent court order with the legal documents must be included by the Calgary Police Service.
Along with the disruptions, the City of Calgary has also stated that it will not waive any penalties for delayed property tax payments.
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