Rural Community Forced to Travel Hours to Nearest Bank After Closure

Rural community forced to travel hours to nearest bank after closure

For residents in Taroom, five hours north-west of Brisbane, it means they'll be faced with an almost three-hour trip each way to get to their nearest bank.

Some Residents of Canso Not Pleased as Bank of Montreal Shuts Down its Branch in the Community

Some Canso residents are not happy with the Bank of Montreal shutting down the local branch. Earlier this year, BMO announced plans to close its branches in Port Hawkesbury and Canso as of today, meaning customers would see their accounts transferred to the nearest BMO Branch in New Glasgow. Councils for the Town of Port Hawkesbury and the Municipality of the District of Guysborough later requested meetings with BMO representatives to discuss th…