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Marathon Mayor 'Frustrated' as More Banks Set to Close in Northwestern Ontario

Marathon's sole bank branch is closing due to increased digital banking, forcing residents to travel 3.5 hours for in-person services, officials said.

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Banks are closing branches in smaller communities across northwestern Ontario, leaving residents concerned about a lack of options to get cash or change.

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Marathon mayor 'frustrated' as more banks set to close in northwestern Ontario

Banks are closing branches in smaller communities across northwestern Ontario, leaving residents concerned about a lack of options to get cash or change.

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Another town losing last bank branch

The Town of Marathon is the latest in a growing list of Northwestern Ontario communities to lose its last remaining financial institution. A notice posted on the town's Scotiabank doors this week announced that the branch will be moving to…

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