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Posted: Feb 20, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 20
The United States Postal Service office in Ogdensburg, N.Y., has sent out a notice to Canadian customers to pick up their mail by March 15 as it deals with an overflow of parcels. Canadians with postal boxes in the U.S. community have been unable to cross the border due to COVID-19 restrictions.(United States Postal Service)
WATCH | Mail sits in Roethel Parcel Service in Ogdensburg, N.Y., for months:
New York post office running out of room for Canadian packages
CBC News Ottawa2 months ago
0:36Laurel Lee Roethel, owner of Roethel Parcel Service in Ogdensburg, N.Y., says mail destined for Canadian recipients has been languishing in post offices for months as border closures prohibit travelling to pick up packages.0:36
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