A number of residents in Thompson got an unpleasant surprise last week.

Canada Post gave the residents notifications that their mail would not be delivered to their apartments until their landlords comply with Canada Post policies.

Eugene Knapik with Canada Post says their policies require small apartments to have a black box containing the apartment key, installed outside. This is so mail carries aren’t looking after multiple apartment building keys. 

Landlords in the city say they were blindsided by the abrupt halt of delivery, but many say they plan to comply while others want to discuss the issue further with Canada Post.