In the new year, the Manson’s post office will be moving to a new, larger room on the other side of the main entrance to Manson’s Hall. Renovations are currently underway. The SCCA board decided to make this change to provide space for the many more mailboxes needed at Manson’s, to change the access for the mail van to reduce heat loss from the hall, and to create a more efficient work space with improved heat retention. The new mailboxes will be in an internal lobby with its own exterior door accessible 24/7 and with inside access to the main hall when it is open.
Manson’s Landing is a postmaster-supplied post office which means that Canada Post Corp. provides a monthly rental allowance to the postmaster. CPC has provided new mailboxes and will pay for their installation but not for renovating the room itself. The project is being managed hands-on by SCCA director Jim Murphy; most of the labour is being done by volunteers with donations of lumber and tools. Items that must be purchased (glass, the new door, flooring, a security closure for the wicket, electrical fixtures, wallboard and paint) are being paid for out of SCCA revenue and donations in order to improve service to our community.
More than 100 island residents currently receive their mail via general delivery. If you are one of them and look forward to having your own mailbox, you can help this project by donating money, time or materials. The new setup should also reduce wait time at the wicket for everyone. You can “contact us” or “make a donation” from the home page at www.mansonshall.org. When the renovations are complete, postmaster Jaime Lagrandeur will be managing the transition.