NEE Lh Be ar at, DERI Yt RIERA, SR RRR TE nS Te Rese AE SEM aro © RESTORE ESRD ra ry & Bi — PDE AN ” about the move. x IBC closes its branch © In Stewart — By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN - -. NORTHERN SAVINGS » Credit Union is examining whether it may be able to fill - the void that will be left in the border town of Stewart _ when its only bank shuts its © doors, _. The CIBC “branch: Stewart is closing down Oct 13 and that leaves the town » _ of ‘500, and the neighbour- _ing. town of Hyder, Alaska. without abank atall. - . Stewart mayor Angela Brand. Danuser has already approached. officials at: the ‘Northern’. Savings .Credit _ -. Union to see if they. would “be interested in opening ¢ a, . branch. , roy . Mike. Tarr, chief execu- tive officer of Northern Sav- ings confirmed the financial _institution .is. interested in the possibility, ‘but it must o do its due diligence on the feasibility. __ He’s © contacted ‘CIBC officials to get more - - information about the Stew- art branch’s business.. With a. small population it’s important: to. determine if there is a business case for * ‘opening.a branch, Tarr said. , ‘One option . is to see if. there ‘any ‘organizations which could. make deposits - **which would then’ generate ° operating income. >, Locals. in Stewart were’ shocked ° by. CIBC’s. an- nouncement. “We were surprised by i it because we had no advance Warning that they were clos- ing,” tor John Holland. upset by it of course.” He’s worried about how people will cash cheques or how businesses will do cash | . deposits. . Driving to Terrace is sim- '. ply not a good enough -op- tion, especially in the winter when roads can be treacher- ous. os “They are just forcing us to go to Terrace, ” Holland said. “The Stewart Chamber of Commerce i is also concerned _ ey. “We’ re » - “When you are in a retail business you need a bank to — . do your bank deposits,” says ‘Mary«Jane McKay, presi- dent of the Stewart Chamber ° of Commerce. She’s also concemed that without a bank in Stewart ‘mining ‘companies’ eye- ing the area may be scared away. _ C.O.R.E. Conservation Outdoor ¥% Recreation Education) § JA FIREARM SAFETY. COURSE willbegin ~ Monday, May 8th, 2006 at 3406 Eby Street ¢ 6-9 p.m. — The C.O.R.E. program teaches: FIREARM SAFETY — This 26 hr. course prepares the student a B: C. Hunters Number. fis number is required to obtain a big game hunting licence & is necessary to apply for a Limited Eniry Licence. ab Dea’ miss ou n this yeors Limited Entry " REMANUFA TURED — INKJET ~ AND. LASER - RIDGES. {| NEW MACHINES & SUPPLIES natural life,” mated: to build a new build-.: : . senior” . says town administra- . “A lot of ‘times othese. ‘mines come’in. and look at | the services in your commu- | nity and I would think that a, bank would-be an important’ feature,” said McKay. But she’s quick to add " that. when the tourist sea- son picks up debit cards and credit cards tend to be the’ preferred method of pay- ment and the impact may not be as'bad as some think. - “CIBC . spokesman Rob McLeod: says the building’ the. existing branch_ is lo- cated:.in is old and must: be . ~ replaced.: “Our branch building in _ Stewart is 50 years oldand _ has reached the end. of. its. he -says, esti- ing could cost more than $1 million. | ae “That expense is difficult to justify based on: the cur-. ’ rent business case.” | “The population _ has -fallen dramatically and our business levels have fallen’ along with that.” He says the bank under- ‘ stands the difficult position. the move leaves the town - in and.is examining its op-- « tions. CIBC officials will be ‘in. 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