Edmonton postal workers could reporting potholes and selling bus passes

Postal workers could start reporting pot holes, messy yards and burned out street lights as part of a new City of Edmonton pilot project. Council’s community services committee voted Monday to move forward with a plan to have Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) employees make reports using the city’s 311 app. City administration will prepare a report on the pilot, which is part of a bid from CUPW employees to provide additional services in the midst of Canada Post’s plan to convert households from door-to-door delivery to community mailbox delivery.

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