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Retail and commercial businesses in the North Front / Sidney Street neighbourhoods now have access to a conveniently located commercial and personal banking centre with the opening of BMO Bank of Montreal's new $1.8 million Quinte Crossroads branch at 192 Bell Boulevard.
The new branch, which had been offering personal banking services from its old location at 390 North Front St., has added commercial banking services in anticipation of continuing commercial and residential growth in the area.
To mark the occasion, BMO will hold a grand opening celebration on January 13, 2007.
| Who: | Mayor Neil Ellis MP Daryl Kramp BMO officials including District Vice-President Lloyd Fleming, Area Manager Steve DeMarco and Quinte Crossroads Bank Manager Karin Gorgerat |
| When: | Between 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 12:00 p.m. |
| Where: | 192 Bell Boulevard between North Front and Sidney Streets |
“We'd like to welcome our personal banking customers to their new branch and we look forward to the opportunity to introduce BMO's commercial banking services to the many merchant retailers in the immediate area,” said Karin Gorgerat, Branch Manager, BMO Bank of Montreal Quinte Crossroads. With our expanded services, BMO is the only bank in the area that can offer such a convenient location for commercial banking services.”
“Our investment in this new, larger and more modern branch demonstrates BMO's ongoing commitment to serving the Belleville and Quinte region,” said Lloyd Fleming, District Vice-President, East Central Ontario, BMO Bank of Montreal. “With nine branches in the Quinte area our customers have access to a broad range of professional banking and investment services at locations convenient to where they live, work and shop.”
About the Branch
The new branch is located in a commercial hub close to shopping and entertainment amenities. The 6,400 sq. ft. BMO bank branch will be staffed with 25 banking and investment professionals and will provide customers with convenience features, including:
- Close to 100 dedicated parking spaces for BMO customers and full wheelchair accessibility;
- Full commercial banking services including cash management, deposit services and commercial account specialists;
- Four Instabank Extra automated banking machines (ABM), including BMO's first drive-thru ABM in Belleville that offer:
- Access to accounts and banking information 24 hours a day, seven days a week;
- A flexible key pad security shield and special viewing screen on every ABM to increase privacy and prevent customer PIN numbers from being observed by others;
- A ‘fast cash' option – that dispenses a preset $40 from your chequing account with only a single prompt, and
- The ability to add the total amount from up to five deposits in a single transaction and provide a consolidated receipt - A highly experienced personal banking team which include a Retirement and Investment Specialist and a Mortgage Specialist;
- The new branch will operate: Monday to Wednesday from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm; Thursday/Friday from 9:30 am to 7:00 pm; and Saturday from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
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