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    Media Advisory/Photo Opportunity: BMO Bank of Montreal Celebrates Grand Opening of Lougheed Town Centre Branch in Burnaby

    VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 26, 2011) - BMO Bank of Montreal will be celebrating the grand opening of its new branch located in the Lougheed Town Centre shopping mall at 160 – 9855 Austin Avenue, Burnaby, BC, on Saturday, May 28.

    BMO's new state-of-the-art branch provides a variety of banking conveniences for customers, including:

    • 'Making money make sense' in five languages: English, Mandarin, Portuguese, Hindi and Punjabi;
    • Access to commercial account and deposit services;
    • Three Instabank automated banking machines (ABM);
    • A free coin counting machine;
    • Full wheelchair accessibility; and,
    • Free parking for BMO customers.

    "Our customers are enjoying a more modern facility, along with the broad range of financial services they've come to expect from BMO," said Nathan Thorpe, Branch Manager, BMO Bank of Montreal. "We encourage new and existing customers to visit our branch to learn about some of our products and services, such as our BMO Eco Smart Mortgage, or to turn their coins into cash using our free coin counting machine."

    Grand Opening Details:

    Who Henry Donkers, Vice President, Vancouver Suburban District, BMO Bank of Montreal
      Guido Titotto, Personal Banking Area Manager, BMO Bank of Montreal
      Nathan Thorpe, Branch Manager, BMO Bank of Montreal
       
    What Lougheed Town Centre Branch Grand Opening Celebration
      - Complimentary barbeque and great prizes, including a chance to win tickets to see the Vancouver Whitecaps FC play the LA Galaxy
      - Official ribbon-cutting ceremony and photo opportunities
      - Family-fun activities including face painting, a balloon twister, and BMO the Bear
       
    When Saturday, May 28, 2011 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
      Speeches and ribbon-cutting at 12:30 pm
       
    Where Lougheed Town Centre Branch at 160 – 9855 Austin Avenue, Burnaby, BC

    BMO – Proud to be a Community Partner in Burnaby:

    BMO provides major donations to organizations such as Simon Fraser University, BCIT, the National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre, and United Way of the Lower Mainland. Most recently, BMO announced its largest donation to date in the province – $2 million to BC Children's Hospital. BMO is also proud to be the first Founding Partner of Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

     
    For further information:
    For media inquiries please contact:
    Laurie Grant
    604-665-7596
    laurie.grant@bmo.com