Your CRA drop boxes are closing. We saw this coming, didn't we?

Good morning from the island — we're still here, the orcas were spotted at Active Pass, and honestly, life is fine. So, word on the mainland is that the Canada Revenue Agency is shutting down its physical drop boxes after the 2026 tax season. Everyone's buzzing about digital, about efficiency, about the future. Well, here's the thing about Victoria and tax season: we've always been a bit… different. Is anyone truly surprised? We're a city that still has proper high tea in Oak Bay, where you can still browse Fort Street’s antique shops and feel like you’ve stepped into another century. The idea of physically dropping off a document felt quaint, didn't it? Like a quiet nod to a past when things moved at a different pace, perhaps when the biggest concern was whether the deer in Beacon Hill Park had eaten your prize-winning petunias.

What does this mean for Victoria, you ask? Well, it means the last bastion of a certain kind of paper-and-post office ritual is fading. For some, I imagine, it’s a relief. For others, particularly those in James Bay who appreciate a good, unhurried walk to complete an errand, it’s another gentle push towards a more digital existence. It’s certainly not a seismic shift, not like a new float plane route or a particularly aggressive seagull, but it is a quiet acknowledgment that even on our post-haste island, the world keeps moving. And perhaps, for a place that prides itself on a certain timelessness, that’s always a little bit of a surprise. It simply means another small piece of the old way of doing things will just… drift away.

Agnes Szymanski, MiTL Sports Desk, Victoria.

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