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No mercy - Michelle Paquette

After reading Ilse Jakelski's letter in the Dec. 10 issue, I asked myself, how could two citizens from the same town using the services at Canada Post have such a different experience? Here is my story.
After reading Ilse Jakelski's letter in the Dec. 10 issue, I asked myself, how could two citizens from the same town using the services at Canada Post have such a different experience?

Here is my story. I recently found a traffic ticket issued to me in the City of Barrie last July, and was in quite a hurry to pay it to avoid any further costs. That same day I wrote a cheque for the amount of the ticket plus a $10 late fee. I hastily mailed it. To my surprise and disbelief, Canada Post returned my envelope addressed to the Corporation of the City of Barrie because I owed one cent in postage. One lousy cent has now cost me $20.

Humbug.

Michelle Paquette
Sudbury