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Re: Canadian provinces & territories
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lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.ca
Date: 
Sat, 17 Apr 1999 00:38:22 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.admin.general, mlegault@nortelnetworks.com (Martin Legault)
> writes:
> > In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> > > In lugnet.admin.general, mlegault@nortelnetworks.com (Martin Legault)
> > > writes:
> > > > In lugnet.announce, Todd Lehman writes: • <snip>
> > > 
> > > Does Nunavut have an official mailcode?  (AB=Alberta, SK=Saskatchewan,
> > > etc.)
> > 
> > As mention on Canada Post web site(www.canadapost.ca),it will stay NT for a
> > while, they don't want to create more trouble with years 2000 approching.
> 
> Cool, thanks for the link.  The Nunavut question is #1(!) in their FAQ:
> 
>   http://www.canadapost.ca/CPC2/common/pages/questions.html
> 
> But darn it, even though it's not changing anytime soon, they don't say what
> it will be later when it does change.  Oh well.
> 
> 
> > For
> > the news groups, could leave it with NT (population is not very high),
> > unless someone over there ask for a separate one, I can't speek for them.
> 
> I suppose at least the description should change, though? -- so that it says
> Northwest Territories and Nunavut?

Probably the best thing to do. Will probably take a lot of new moon before it
get crowded.

> --Todd
> 
> p.s.  It's an interesting coincidence that Nunavut starts with N and ends
> with T.  I suppose if it ever does get its own postal code, they'll choose
> something like NV...

didn't realize the NT sheme. BTW Nunavut is a inuit word that means "our land"

Martin



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  Re: Canadian provinces & territories
 
(...) One last question (hope you don't mind) -- is Yellowknife still classified under the Northwest Territories or would that be listed as part of Nunavut now? (...) Cool! --Todd (27 years ago, 17-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.ca)

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(...) Cool, thanks for the link. The Nunavut question is #1(!) in their FAQ: (URL) darn it, even though it's not changing anytime soon, they don't say what it will be later when it does change. Oh well. (...) I suppose at least the description (...) (27 years ago, 17-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.ca)

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