Pontiac Journal uses alternative delivery locations during postal strike
Tashi Farmilo & Lynne Lavery
Local Journalism Initiative
Published in the Pontiac Journal on September 24, 2025.
MRC PONTIAC – The Pontiac Journal will be delivered directly to the public using drop-off locations due to the suspension of Canada Post’s Neighbourhood Mail by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), which began on September 15. Unaddressed items including flyers, and community newspapers such as the Pontiac Journal, have been impacted by this escalation of strike action by CUPW.
Despite the interruption, the Pontiac Journal remains available to readers at many locations throughout the Pontiac and the Municipality of Pontiac. Copies can be picked up at the Journal’s office in Mansfield, as well as every municipal office, the MRC Pontiac office, local dépanneurs, restaurants, grocery stores, and CHIP FM. A list of locations as well as a digital version of each issue is available online at www.pontiacjournal.com.
The Journal’s General Manager, Lynne Lavery stated, “This is a very challenging time. Not only did we just go through this late last year, now they are specifically targeting free distribution newspapers. It’s a hard pill to swallow. During the COVID 19 pandemic, when everything was shut down, newspapers were deemed an essential service and we had to find ways to continue to get important news out to the population. It is no different today than back in 2020…there is lots of news that needs to get out. I hope our readers and advertisers will understand they can still pick up a copy or go online to get the information they need, especially with municipal elections coming up. It’s time the government steps in and creates an exemption for the essential service that our newspapers provide.”
CUPW has said, it was “forced to take this action to get the parties back to the table.”
The move followed Canada Post’s rejection of the union’s latest offer on August 20, which Canada Post dismissed as unaffordable and lacking practical solutions.
Canada Post is preparing new global offers, aiming to bring CUPW back to the table as early as this week.