Snow, rain and heat don鈥檛 stop mail carriers from making deliveries, but Canada Post draws the line at crows.
The Crown corporation has stopped delivery to several homes on Vancouver鈥檚 east side after the mail carrier was repeatedly harassed and injured by Canuck the crow, the notorious bird who adopted the neighbourhood and built its first nest this year.
Canuck has formed a special bond with resident Shawn Bergman, who posted on Facebook that he felt horrible about the problem and appealed to Canada Post to help find a solution.
Canuck and Canada Post...With having Canuck in my life, I every so often have to deal with an issue of sorts. Over...
Posted by on
Bergman says three addresses on his block haven鈥檛 had home mail delivery for two months and the post office sent him an email advising that delivery won鈥檛 resume until danger from the crow is over.
Nesting season has ended for the year and Bergman says Canuck is calmer, but mail delivery hasn鈥檛 resumed and a statement from Canada Post says that delivery will start again 鈥渁s soon as possible, when it鈥檚 safe.鈥�
Bergman dubbed the crow Canuck after it befriended him about 2 years ago and made headlines for antics ranging from stealing evidence at an east Vancouver crime scene to starring on its own Facebook page.
Although Canuck鈥檚 latest adventure involves nesting behaviour, Bergman says the crow is not a dad.
鈥淣o, he鈥檚 not. He just built a nest this year and that鈥檚 basically what got him all up in arms,鈥� Bergman said in an interview. 鈥淵eah. No babies this year but I鈥檓 definitely hoping for next year.鈥�
As for the neighbours who have been forced to pick up their mail at a Canada Post depot for the last two months, Bergman said they are siding with Canuck.
鈥淚 know you have your occasional person in the neighbourhood, but the majority of people in the neighbourhood love him. At least, that鈥檚 what they say to my face.鈥�
The Canadian Press
Like us on and follow us on .
