Community-Owned Friend Standing By
A Glenboro viewpoint notes Bank of Montreal plans to sell 30 branches to local credit unions in Alberta and Saskatchewan. It recalls the broader shift toward community-owned finance, cites the growth of VanCity and Desjardins, and celebrates credit unions as a homegrown alternative with deep regional assets and employees.
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Bank of Montreal
Alberta
Saskatchewan
The
Royal
Prairie
Eaton's
NACCU
National Association of Canadian Credit Unions
Maritimes
Queen Charlottes
Alpha and Omega
Alpha
Omega
VanCity
Vancouver
Peter Gzoeski
Eugene Derksen
Steinbach Carillon
Prairies
Manitoba
Levis
Quebec
Alphonse Desjardins
Good deeds and cash rewards lesson from a Brandon ATM find
A Brandon hockey player found 500 toonies in an ATM box and returned $1000 to the bank. The piece questions whether a reward is appropriate and argues that good deeds should be its own reward, reflecting on rural values versus modern mercenary attitudes.
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Brandon
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Glenboro
Fred McGuinne
Marino
Maria Berry
Ene
Gazette
P.O. Box
ROK Oxo
P.S.T
G.S.T
Mike & Travis Johnson