Following a slight revision, Mitchell’s Bay is getting its own postal code.
Council made the designation at its Nov. 3 meeting, following a recommendation from administration. The municipality will be forwarding a request to Canada Post to recognize Mitchell’s Bay as a place name for mailing address purposes.
According to North Kent Coun. Jamie McGrail, the changes included a revision of the boundaries as some people wanted to retain their address as Dover Centre, rather than Mitchell’s Bay. Historically, the post office has been located in Dover Centre.
“Going forward, this is something that Mitchell’s Bay does want,” McGrail said. “This is just a little maintenance on the boundary.”
North Kent Coun. Rhonda Jubenville said the people of Mitchell’s Bay will appreciate having “their own identity and their own postal code.”
The original request for the bay to have its own mailing place name came from the Mitchell’s Bay Area Association.
Voting on the revision required a two/thirds vote from council to reconsider the issue as it was voted on in a previous meeting.
