News Releases

- Only 8 per cent believe that local businesses in their community will shrink

- Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C. show highest levels of optimism

- Optimism mirrors different levels of growth across the country, says BMO Economics

- Canadians invited to vote August 1 - 15 at BMOsoccer.com to select BMO Team of the Week Champion, with grand prize including $125,000 field refurbishment

- The 15 finalists are: Gabriola Wolves - Gabriola Island, BC; Red Devils - Calgary, AB; Dundas Dragons U10 Girls - Dundas, ON; Peterborough City U12 Boys - Peterborough, ON; Vaughan Battlecats - Maple, ON; Central Queens Clippers U12 Girls - Hunter River, PEI; Les 44's Boreal FC U10 - Prevost and Saint-Colomban, QC; Rockets - Pitt Meadows, BC; Blainville U11 MAA - Blainville, QC; Cordova Bay Impact - Victoria, BC; Glen Shields Sun Devils 2000 Girls - Vaughan, ON; Halifax County United U12B Girls - Tantallon, NS; Meat Wagon Golden Eagles - Simcoe, ON; Oshawa Kicks - Oshawa, ON; Blizzard Celtic FC01 - Calgary, AB

- More than one quarter of Canadians living paycheque to paycheque

- Canadians invited to vote August 1 - 15 at BMOsoccer.com to select BMO Team of the Week Champion, with grand prize including $125,000 field refurbishment

- The 15 finalists are: Gabriola Wolves - Gabriola Island, BC; Red Devils - Calgary, AB; Dundas Dragons U10 Girls - Dundas, ON; Peterborough City U12 Boys - Peterborough, ON; Vaughan Battlecats - Maple, ON; Central Queens Clippers U12 Girls - Hunter River, PEI; Les 44's Boreal FC U10 - Prevost and Saint-Colomban, QC; Rockets - Pitt Meadows, BC; Blainville U11 MAA - Blainville, QC; Cordova Bay Impact - Victoria, BC; Glen Shields Sun Devils 2000 Girls - Vaughan, ON; Halifax County United U12B Girls - Tantallon, NS; Meat Wagon Golden Eagles - Simcoe, ON; Oshawa Kicks - Oshawa, ON; Blizzard Celtic FC01 - Calgary, AB