Community mailboxes will destroy Somerset green space: McKenney

By Emma Jackson, Ottawa Community News, April 21, 2015

In a ward that features the least amount of green space in the city, Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney wants to show just how much of it would disappear if Canada Post pushes through with its community mailbox plan over the next five years. The downtown councillor asked staff on April 15 to calculate how much land the city stands to lose from parks, front lawns, street corners and storefronts if the community mailboxes are installed. If McKenney’s own calculations are correct, it could add up to all of Dundonald Park. via Community mailboxes will destroy Somerset green space: McKenney.

Community mailboxes will destroy Somerset green space: McKenney

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