Okanagan Salvation Army says ongoing Canada Post strike affecting donations [Video]

The Salvation Army says the now four-week-old strike by Canada Post is hurting the organization and its donations.

Capt. Jennifer Henson, with the Westside Salvation Army, told Global News that while people are still making an effort to drop off cheques at their location, they are seeing fewer and fewer as the strike continues.

“There are a number of people I think have been waiting to see if maybe the strike would end and they could put it in the mail and it doesn’t appear to be coming to a conclusion anytime soon,” she said. “So our numbers are definitely down.”

Henson said the mail-in donations contribute about $300,000 of their winter campaign, which is nearly one-third of all their fundraising that helps them continue their programs and provide for those in the community the following year.

Lt.-Col. John Murray, territorial secretary for communications for The Salvation Army, said the period between Nov. 1 and …