Canada Post strike: Looming strike creating anxiety for Ottawa businesses [Video]

Some Ottawa small business owners are fearing the worst about what a Canada Post strike could mean for their bottom line.

Frederick Boivin is the owner of ByWard Market store Pat Flesher Furs. As the holiday season begins, he makes sure his store is presentable for customers looking to purchase a new coat.

But with a potential Canada Post strike, he’s worried about how his online sales would be affected.

“It would be terrible” Boivin says. “We do lots of shipping in the United States and Europe.”

On Wednesday, Canada Post presented its latest contract offer to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. The union announced earlier in the week that its members voted to support a strike by today if a deal could not be reached.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has yet to issue a strike notice. The Crown corporation says both sides have …