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Our deliverers
We won’t pretend that the postal lockout hasn’t been a challenge for the past couple of weeks. It happened at midnight on Tuesday June 14, so we weren’t listening to the radio as we put the paper to bed early Wednesday morning. We were already off the press by the time we got the news, but we fetched our 9,000 copies from our printer in Mississauga and brought them back to Uxbridge, living in hope. That hope was dashed as the Uxbridge PO refused to take the Cosmos, and assured us that all the other POs would do the same.
By then, though, we knew what we had to do. Our shareholders, family and friends have come to our rescue in a couple of emergencies in the past - we fondly remember a stickering party at the Siloam Hall in February of ‘08 - so we hoped they’d come through again. A mass e-mail went out, and the response was overwhelming. The June 16 issue got hand-delivered to more than 95% of its usual recipients, in town, in the hamlets and on the sideroads. When the lockout continued a second week, even more people came forward to share the load.
Most of our helpers told us they found their paper routes kind of fun, a family adventure in some cases. They chatted with old friends, got a close look at some interesting properties, even relived their paper-boy youth. And they were very conscientious about ensuring that your Cosmos got to you dry and intact; we appreciate some of you even calling to tell us so.
So it’s with fondness that we thank all the folks below for showing us what a community paper is all about. We all have a greater appreciation for what our postal workers do, and we welcome you back to work! And for you the reader - next time you’re driving the Second Concession, take a close look at the mailboxes - there are some fascinating ones!
| Anne Wilde The Cassibo Family - Lisha, Brian, Ivy, Maya & Paige Denise & Gary Randall Jill Hanley Lisa Boyce George & Barb Pratt Roger Varley & Dorothy Partridge Enid Jones Wynn & Mary Margaret Walters The Anderson Family - Lisa, John, Maggie & Gareth The Mero Family - Victoria, Jill & William Jenai Piet John Wood Katie & Jennifer Wilson Harrison Smith Roger & Brenda Pires Glen & Christopher Chapman Lynne & Jerry Gaetz Shirley Baster & Julia Fraser Ross & Alice Colby Stan and Nickolas Taylor Dana Mills The Carroll Family - Yvonne, Brendan and Michael |
Brian Hector Jan Wilson Marcia Jukes Reva Carmichael The Damus Family - Shelagh, Michael, Charlotte, Caroline, Elena & Karl Brian Dawes & Scott Crockatt Pat Fockler & Gayle Miles Cathy Christoff Rob Croxall Cynthia & Eric Nidd Randy & Kevin Hickey Ryan Gray Pat Brandon & Deborah Dee Ron & Joanne Doble Frank Chown Andy Fiddes Barb & Stuart Blower Renee Leahy Natalie Amato Timothy & Luanne Evans Dennis Misurka Fly Freeman Fred & Sue Bendell Bev Northeast Karen Kenyon |
