The Canada Post strike is rippling through Brandon’s business community, leaving companies and their customers grappling with delays and rising costs as they scramble for alternatives.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers launched the strike late Thursday after Ottawa announced it would allow the Crown corporation to take bold steps to shore up its struggling finances, including terminating daily door-to-door delivery.

With this being the second strike in less than a year, many local business leaders say their patience is wearing thin, while consumers are already feeling the consequences.

The disruption has hit the core of Leech Printing’s operations, leaving marketing materials and other mail-dependent jobs stalled in Canada Post warehouses, waiting for delivery, general manager Gillia

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