ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, wˌɛn ðə kɐnˈeɪdiən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz fˈɔːɹməli ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzɪŋ ɐ nˈeɪʃənwˌaɪd pˈoʊstəl sˈɪstəm, ˈɛlwʊd bˈɜːt ɚɹˈeɪndʒd fɔːɹ hɪz bˈɜːts stˈoːɹ təbi sᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪs loʊkˈeɪʃən fɚðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ænd, mˈoːɹ ɪmpˈoːɹtəntli, fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf təbi ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl pˈoʊstmæstɚ.
In 1893, when the Canadian government was formally organizing a nationwide postal system, Elwood Burtt arranged for his Burtt's Store to be selected as the official post office location for the community and, more importantly, for himself to be the official postmaster.