Nova ScotiaThe town’s post office has been closed since a waterline break caused extensive damage over the weekend of Oct. 11. Mayor Rod Gilroy says there’s no ‘urgency’ from Canada Post to find a solution after flooding closed facilityLuke Ettinger · CBC News · Posted: Nov 06, 2025 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesMunicipality of Cumberland Mayor Rod Gilroy is calling on Canada Post to establish a temporary post office in Springhill after an October flood damaged the current facility. (Luke Ettinger/CBC)The mayor of the Municipality of Cumberland is expressing disappointment with what he describes as Canada Post’s lack of urgency in establishing a temporary post office in Springhill, N.S. Weeks after Canada Post shifted from a country-wide strike to a rotating strike, the town’s post office remains closed due to a waterline break over the weekend of Oct. 11. “The repairs at the Springhill post office are underway and are on track to be completed within the next two months,” a Canada Post spokesperson said Wednesday in a statement. “The damage from the flood was extensive to the structure, equipment, product and customer mail.” Cumberland officials have met with the postal service on several occasions to offer space in the former Springhill town hall. There is a vacant unit on the building’s first floor.”It seems there just isn’t any urgency on their part to find a solution,” Mayor Rod Gilroy said Wednesday in a news release.”It doesn’t have to be in our building, but there must be a temporary solution very soon.”Canada Post said in its statement that there is limited availability and a proposed space “does not work to safely offer postal services.” Nearest post office 30 minutes awaySince Oct. 24, Springhill residents have been able to pick up their mail at the Amherst post office about 30 minutes away. Gilroy said he is concerned about what happens when winter comes, and travel becomes more difficult. He said some residents have paid for taxis to Amherst and others have missed time at work in order to access postal services. “I’m hopeful that Canada Post will see fit to provide a temporary solution in the coming days. This is an urgent situation that Canada Post needs to deal with accordingly,” he said. MORE TOP STORIESABOUT THE AUTHORLuke Ettinger is a reporter with CBC Nova Scotia based in Truro. Reach him at luke.ettinger@cbc.ca.
Mayor disappointed by lack of progress on temporary Springhill post office
