Edmonton stamp collectors bullish on hobby’s future despite Canada Post strike [Video]

A strike by national postal workers is frustrating for the local stamp-collecting community like it is for anyone expecting wares through the mail.

But even with the future of Canada Post in question, given the Crown corporation’s mounting financial losses and loss of business due to the strike, enthusiasts in Edmonton say they feel their hobby will ride out the uncertainty.

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In the short term, the strike by postal union workers that’s in its third week has made it “difficult” for collectors and dealers to obtain or ship materials both in terms of timeliness and financially, Edmonton Stamp Club president David Pattison told CTV News Edmonton.

He said it makes collectors turn to other services to obtain material, but other delivery systems are more expensive.

“You start looking at UPS and FedEx and some of the others, they’re a lot more costly than Canada …