Canada Post mix‑up sends Olympic skater’s family photos to B.C. mom

Marian Thompson mailed a package to her brother in Costa Rica. After seven months Canada Post returned the parcel marked unclaimed. When she opened it, the contents were not what she had sent – gifts from Quebec, a family photograph of a smiling couple with a baby and a handwritten note addressed to “Carolina and Kenneth”. Thompson contacted Canada Post, but without tracking or insurance the carrier said nothing could be done. She then used the clues to identify the family in the photo as Olympic speed‑skater Olivier Jean, his wife Lauren McGuire and their daughter Emilia. Jean, a 2010 Vancouver gold‑medalist now coaching for the 2026 Milano‑Cortina Games, said “Weird stuff happens.” He confirmed his wife’s parcel had also been bound for Costa Rica. Thompson said, “At that moment, my concern stopped being about the items I had mailed… my biggest concern became that someone else’s private memories had somehow ended up in my hands.” The incident highlights a rare postal error affecting a high‑profile Canadian athlete’s family.