B.C. business owners brace for second Canada Post strike [Video]

B.C business owners are facing the financial difficulties of another Canada Post strike, after postal worker unions delivered a strike notice to the company on Monday with plans to strike on Friday.    

Emma May, owner of womenswear store Sophie Grace Designs, sells the bulk of her merchandise through online orders. However, when Canada Post strikes, she says she can’t reach customers in rural areas.

“We service customers all over the country, we service them into the states too but that’s a whole other issue with tariffs,” she said.

“It’s a big deal,” she told CBC’s The Early Edition.

May says that during last year’s Canada Post strike, business owners in B.C. had to deal with the port strike at the same time – this year, it’s tariffs. 

“It’s not cool that businesses here are looking at this again saying, ‘Why are we going through this again?'”

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