News Releases

- New BMO branch represents a $2.8 million investment into the community

- BMO boosts credit to Canadian businesses by $10 billion

- Branch offers customers extended banking hours, including Saturdays and Sundays

- Grand Opening celebration features, giveaways and a raffle for a chance to win one of two Apple iPads

- Renovated historic branch offers customers a full-service BMO Nesbitt Burns office and extended banking hours, including Saturdays

- BMO boosts credit to Canadian businesses by $10 billion - money available to companies in Kitchener-Waterloo to help grow their operations

- A $5,000 donation will be presented to The Family & Children's Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

- Donation supports the new "Our World: BMO Sustainability Gallery" part of Science World's Bridging the Science Gap capital campaign

- Ceremony at BMO Power of Blue Day, all BMO customers received free admission when they showed their BMO debit or credit card

- Over $19.1 million for local United Ways and other charities across North America

- Over 70 per cent of employees participated in campaign, through donations in addition to volunteering their time at hundreds of community charities

According to L. Jacques Menard, it's time to fight cynicism and give hope to young people

- 94 per cent of Canadians believe it's important to buy locally grown produce and wine on a regular basis

- Agricultural sector accounts for approximately eight per cent of Canada's total Gross Domestic Product

- UBC Dairy Education & Research Centre in B.C.'s Fraser Valley receives BMO Financial Group gift

- Research key to the sustainability and productivity of the Canadian dairy industry

- Agriculture sector to grow 2 per cent in 2012, 2 to 3 per cent in subsequent years