Small local businesses are feeling the impact of the Canada Post strike.
Some believe it is inconveniently timed as the holiday season is often the busiest.
Tiu Tabak, owner of the online store Kinsfolk Shop, mailed out about 15 packages in the last week but they’re now stuck in limbo.
“If [a package is] going out to rural B.C. it might take even longer. And I sent them out a while ago, but I don’t know if they’ll make it at this point,” Tabak told CTV News.
Tabak’s store is online only. She sells anything from puzzles to household items to stationary.
Tabak said she tried to switch to a different delivery service when news of the looming strike got out, but she said it’s not possible for every customer.
“A lot of my customers, a lot of regular customers, they ship to P.O. boxes and Canada Post is the …