Winnipeg apartment building without mail for a year [Video]

Going to the mailbox to check for letters and packages is a daily ritual for many of us, but not for people living at a Manitoba Housing complex in Winnipeg.

They’re cut off from their mail. 

“For 18 months now, we have not received any mail at all,” said resident Jonathan Kotyk. “Canada Post won’t deliver it.”

Kotyk said after thieves broke into the mailboxes last year, a metal fence was installed.

It prevents criminals and residents alike from accessing the community mailbox. Kotyk was told it may be a long time before something will be done.

Instead, a posted notice in the lobby tells residents to go to the Canada Post depot on McDermot to get their mail, which is a 15-minute walk away. 

“Half the building are families, many of whom are working during the day,” said Kotyk. “They can’t get down to the depot during the day.”

But even if Kotyk went to …