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News Releases 2010

March

March 3, 2010
Canadian-developed hybrids bloom exquisitely on two new stamps

OTTAWA – Spring is already in full bloom at Canada Post, with today's issuing of a pair of PERMANENT™ stamps featuring two vibrant Canadian African violet (Saintpaulia) hybrids, "Picasso" and "Decelles' Avalanche." The Saintpaulia genus has more than 1,000 hybrids developed and registered by Canadians.

February

Feb. 22, 2010
LOCAL OLYMPIANS CELEBRATE CANADA’S GOLD WITH STAMP PURCHASECanada Post is proud to have commemorated Canada’s first Olympic gold medal won on Canadian soil by issuing a stamp featuring the medal. The stamp has already become a popular souvenir item and hundreds of thousands of the stamps have already been sold.

Feb. 22, 2010
Canada Post Celebrates Olympic Spirit with Commemorative StampIn its continued celebration of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Canada Post is today issuing a new set of commemorative stamps marking the Olympic Spirit.

Feb. 14, 2010
STAMP CELEBRATES CANADA’S FIRST OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WON IN CANADA. A PROUD NATION CHEERS!Canada Post is proud to commemorate Canada’s first Olympic gold medal on Canadian soil in history by issuing a special stamp featuring the medal. This previously unannounced stamp is now available at www.canadapost.ca/celebrategold and will be available in post offices in Vancouver tomorrow and across Canada starting Tuesday. This is the first time in Canada Post’s history that the company commemorates an event the day it occurs.

Feb. 11, 2010
Canada Post presents set of 35 philatelic pictorial cancelsA stamp tells only half the story... The image and text on a stamp’s cancellation mark can turn a one-in-a-million letter into something very special and unique—a souvenir highly valued by collectors of all kinds.

Feb. 10, 2010
$1.5 million raised to support community mental illness programs

Canada Post is proud to announce more than $1.5 million dollars was raised for the Canada Post Foundation for Mental Health during 2009.

Feb. 8, 2010
Canada Post honours Romeo LeBlanc with commemorative stampIn recognition of his distinguished career in public service, Canada Post is honouring former Governor General Romeo LeBlanc with a commemorative stamp that will be issued on Monday, February 8.

Feb. 4, 2010
Canada Post statement concerning its ratesCanada Post wishes to correct misinformation currently circulating on the Internet about rates that vary between private postal outlets and corporate Canada Post offices.

Feb. 1, 2010
Canada Post honours William Hall as part of Black History Month

In celebration of Black History Month, Canada Post has issued a commemorative stamp of William Hall, the first Canadian sailor and black man to receive the Victoria Cross, the military honour for bravery during combat.

Feb. 1, 2010
Canada Post pleased with Special Examination Report

Canada Post today welcomed the findings of a 2009 special examination by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada and KPMG.

January

Jan. 12, 2010
Let the Games BeginIn February 2010, sports fans and top athletes from around the globe will gather together in Vancouver, British Columbia to attend one of the world’s most anticipated and widely viewed sporting events—the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. To celebrate this momentous world-class event, Canada Post today issued two stamps featuring spectacular photographs of Vancouver and Whistler.

Jan. 11, 2010
New PERMANENT™ Stamps Feature Five Historic Canadian MillsToday, Canada Post added to its ongoing Flags over Canada definitive series with a quintet of PERMANENT™ stamps featuring five historic mills: Watson’s Mill in Manotick, Ontario; the Keremeos Grist Mill in Keremeos, British Columbia; the Old Stone Mill National Historic Site in Delta, Ontario; the Riodon Grist Mill in Caraquet, New Brunswick; and Cornell Mill in Stanbridge East, Quebec.

Jan. 8, 2010
Reminder: Canada Post’s New Pricing Plan To Take Effect

Canada Post’s new rate for domestic basic Lettermail™ takes effect Monday, January 11.

Jan. 8, 2010
Canada Post Welcomes the Lunar New Year with a Roar

Today, Canada Post tradition met the enchanting world of Chinese astrology as the company celebrated the Year of the Tiger with two stamps that are as bold and beautiful as the feline they depict.