Yesterday the CMB opposite my house in Ottawa was obstructed by a massive snow bank, which the MSC driver had to climb over to service the boxes. This is a common problem, where Canada Post hires contractors to clear the snow and they are very good at keeping the money, presumably as low bidders they don't have any competition from contractors who actually perform. This problem has been going on for years, and the drivers have to put up with the failure to perform snow removal services all over the country. As a former comprehensive auditor reporting to the long departed CEO writing this article I know whereof I speak. The management has never wanted to deal with real problems such as this, which is a major inconvenience to the customers as well. In this case I drove my snowblower across the street, and with repeated passes cleared the box and retrieved my mail.  I much prefer the secure locked box service to the door to door because my mail is secure until I am able to retrieve it.