October 28, 2004

(Letter sent to the Belleville Intelligencer and Sault Ste. Marie Star)

Dear Editor:

Please allow me to reply to your question in the recent editorial about mail delivery during the holidays (Neither rain nor sleet…; Oct. 26).

Rest assured that all mail addressed to Santa will be delivered to the North Pole. While Santa certainly gets his share of international mail, his address is completely valid and he has one of the most recognizable postal codes in the world - HO HO HO. Letters addressed to Santa will have no trouble reaching their destination, however, he has asked us to remind all of his pen-pals, no matter where they live, that it is very important to include their return address so that he can write back.

The volunteer Canada Post employees who help Santa with his mail would like to add that while Santa likes to receive the beautiful crayon drawings many children include in their letters, the envelopes should be addressed in ink, to make sure the address doesn't smudge or become unreadable. As always, Canada Post encourages all children (and adults!) to do their holiday mailings early - Santa is ready to receive his letters anytime!

Santa's address is:

SANTA CLAUS
NORTH POLE HOH OHO CANADA

Sincerely,

Cindy Daoust
Media Relations
Canada Post