has downgraded its red service alert after Tuesday's significant snowfall across Metro Vancouver.
The postal service had issued a red service alert for the region on Tuesday evening, until it was “safe to do so.”
But it downgraded that alert to yellow at around 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, meaning it will do its best to deliver, but "there may be delays."
It will come as a relief to thousands of people likely relying on the service with only a few days left to Christmas.
have also been issued in the Fraser Valley and South Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Island.
Canada Post said the safety of employees is its number one priority and delivery will resume once conditions improve and it’s safe to do so.
The 25 centimetres of snow that fell has caused widespread disruption across the Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»transit system and especially at YVR, where scores of
Even today, the airport that it was temporarily limiting the number of international arrivals until it has cleared the backlog of flights from yesterday.
More snow and freezing rain is on the way late Thursday into Friday, continues to cause problems for Metro Vancouver.