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"It's getting closer to Christmas - you don't want to be stuck without your parcel that you ordered." "We've had a few people that are now doing the flex deliveries because of that reason, especially at this time of year," said Connolly. Headingley Foods has functioned as a local "flex mail" drop off zone for Canada Post for 12 years, which allows locals to have their packages routed to the store for pickup instead of the community mailbox or doorstep. Val Connolly, the longtime co-owner of Headingley Foods, said she has heard from customers several times in recent months about mailbox break-ins in the area. François Xavier, just west of Winnipeg, dating back to October and at least one recently in the Killarney area in southwestern Manitoba.īut there were no such reports of mailbox thefts or theft attempts in Stonewall in 2019 St-Pierre-Jolys only had a couple this year and there were around 10 in Selkirk, which has a population of roughly 10,000, in the past 12 months. Recent numbers suggest Oakbank and Headingley may be targeted more than other rural communities, said Manaigre, but despite the recent thefts, community mailboxes aren't targeted too often. They responded similarly to media requests earlier this week after reports of community mailbox thefts in an Edmonton neighbourhood.īonnie Dacquay says her community mailbox in Grande Pointe, Man., pictured here, was broken into and parcels were stolen on Dec. 'Maybe there's links'Ĭanada Post declined to comment further, citing the ongoing police investigations. "We take the security of the mail very seriously and we work closely with the police on such cases," said a Canada Post spokesperson. The Steinbach-area mailboxes were damaged during the thefts and repairs are underway. One of the items stolen near Steinbach was a "very expensive pair of boots," said Manaigre. In those cases, Mounties drove around a large area and found six separate community mailboxes were hit. 4, in Grande Pointe and on Dawson Road in nearby Lorette. Manaigre said there were two more reports, on Dec. 20, while another four thefts in La Broquerie and nearby Steinbach were reported to local RCMP on Nov. He said Headingley RCMP received reports of four mailbox thefts between Nov. "With more and more people doing their shopping online and having items delivered, I can see why this would be a concern with many people as the items they're purchasing are being stolen," said RCMP Sgt. That's a suggestion from the RCMP after multiple reports of Canada Post community mailbox thefts in several rural areas. If you live in rural Manitoba, you might want to consider having those online holiday shopping purchases routed somewhere other than your local community mailbox.