Edmonton small businesses pivot to get orders out during Canada Post strike – Edmonton [Video]

Whether you’re trying to send holiday cards or shipping packages, Canada Post is not an option as workers enter their second week on strike.

More than 55,000 Canada Post workers went on strike last Friday, halting mail and parcel services across the country. Some post offices have also been shuttered amid the job action.

Swish is a vintage and designer store on 124th street in central Edmonton.

Owner Angela Larson said the postal strike experience has been awful.

“Most people are not very happy with Canada Post because they have held small businesses at hostage at our busiest time of year,” Larson said.

About 30 per cent of her sales are shipped out — with a lot of the items heading south of the border.

She’s been trying to find other affordable carriers, but because of a high volume of traffic, websites keep crashing.

“We do want to go back to Canada Post but they are making things uncomfortable …