Union Bay Post Office
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The Union Bay Post Office in the community of Union Bay
, Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia
, Canada
, was built in 1913 and is one of only two old wooden post office
s left in Canada. The main floor of the building is still used by Canada Post
to serve the Union Bay
area. The post office also serves as a sorting point for the communities of Denman Island, Hornby Island
, and Fanny Bay. The building was rescued by the local historical society in the 1990s when it was put up for sale. The society restored the building's interior to include original fittings and brass
wicket
. The post office is the jewel of what is called "Heritage Row" in Union Bay and was given heritage building status after the restoration.
Union Bay, British Columbia
Union Bay in British Columbia, Canada is a small community approximately 15 kilometres south of Courtenay, British Columbia, the largest city in the Comox Valley. Union Bay is populated by about 1200 people and is an unincorporated site within the Comox Valley Regional District...
, Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, was built in 1913 and is one of only two old wooden post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
s left in Canada. The main floor of the building is still used by Canada Post
Canada Post
Canada Post Corporation, known more simply as Canada Post , is the Canadian crown corporation which functions as the country's primary postal operator...
to serve the Union Bay
Union Bay, British Columbia
Union Bay in British Columbia, Canada is a small community approximately 15 kilometres south of Courtenay, British Columbia, the largest city in the Comox Valley. Union Bay is populated by about 1200 people and is an unincorporated site within the Comox Valley Regional District...
area. The post office also serves as a sorting point for the communities of Denman Island, Hornby Island
Hornby Island
Hornby Island of British Columbia, Canada, is a Northern Gulf Island parallel with Vancouver Island's Comox Valley.A small community of 1,074 residents is distributed across the island. The island is culturally distinctive as it was the site of a large immigration of American draft dodgers during...
, and Fanny Bay. The building was rescued by the local historical society in the 1990s when it was put up for sale. The society restored the building's interior to include original fittings and brass
Brass
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin...
wicket
Wicket (retail)
A wicket, in British English, is the place where a customer performs a transaction with a customer service representative in a retail context. In American English, equivalent terms include counter or point-of-sale....
. The post office is the jewel of what is called "Heritage Row" in Union Bay and was given heritage building status after the restoration.