The province’s main postal sorting station on Kenmount Road will remain closed until public health officials assure Canada Post employees that contact tracing is complete and they are safe to return to their jobs.
That means mail delivery will be suspended at least until the end of the week.
Employees were sent home after a Canada Post worker who attended a recent funeral at Caul’s tested presumed positive for COVID-19.
44 presumptive positive cases in the Eastern Health region are now connected to that event.
Canada Post is working on contingency plans to distribute provincial and federal socio-economic cheques. Details on those plans will be released as soon as possible.