Halifax chocolate company adapts to Canada Post strike [Video]

Ten days into the Canada Post strike, small businesses are trying to adapt without the country’s largest courier service.

Rousseau Chocolatier, a small chocolate shop in downtown Halifax, is just one of the many small businesses trying to adjust to the strike.

“Throughout the year, Canada Post is our go-to for sending products locally as well as nationwide,” said Nathalie Morin, co-founder of Rousseau Chocolatier, in an interview on CTV Morning Live Atlantic Monday.

The strike started on Nov. 15, when 55,000 Canada Post workers walked off the job across the country.

Since then, Morin says Rousseau Chocolatier has had to turn to other courier services in order to fill online orders. She has been working hard to remind people of the importance of supporting local businesses.

“I think we’re adapting just like everyone else, we are finding alternative courier solutions for this busy time of year, but we’re also putting …