CIBC donates $25,000 to Reena Foundation for ElderHome: residences for
    elderly people with developmental disabilitiesVAUGHAN, ON, Nov. 30 /CNW/ - Today, CIBC is celebrating the grand opening
of its second new 8,385 square-foot full-service branch in Thornhill at Centre
Street and Bathurst Street. Hockey legend Wendel Clark will be on hand to
greet fans and sign autographs. The new branch offers clients full-service
banking seven days a week - a first for Vaughan.
    "We know our clients lead busy lives," said Larry Tomei, CIBC's Senior
Vice-President of Retail Markets for Central Ontario. "By offering Saturday
and Sunday hours, we are providing clients with the convenience of banking
when it suits their schedule - seven days a week. We also offer our clients
service in English, Hebrew, Russian, Cantonese and Italian, reflecting the
diversity of the community."
    This branch is the second of four new CIBC branches to open in Vaughan. A
new CIBC branch at Jane and Norwood opened in April. Two additional new
branches are scheduled to open at Major Mackenzie Drive and Dufferin Street in
the spring of 2009 and on Major Mackenzie Drive at Weston Road in early 2010.The hours of operation at the new Centre and Bathurst branch are:

        Monday - Wednesday:       9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
        Thursday - Friday:        9:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
        Saturday:                 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
        Sunday:                   12 noon - 4 p.m.The branch is fully accessible and features five Automated Banking
Machines (ABMs), including two installed at wheelchair accessible height with
headphone jacks for audio access; grab bars for mobility assistance; and
brighter lighting. One of the ABMs also allows clients to withdraw US dollars.
    To mark the opening, CIBC is making a $25,000 donation to The Reena
Foundation, which is dedicated to enabling individuals with a developmental
disability to realize their full potential.
    These new branches are part of CIBC's strategic plan to build, relocate
and expand over 70 branches by 2011. In addition to CIBC's convenient longer
hours, including evenings and Saturdays at many of its branches and Sunday
hours in select urban branches like this one, CIBC clients also benefit from
access to more than 3,700 automated bank machines, and 24/7 service over the
phone and on Canada's leading online banking site, www.cibc.com.

    CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with nearly 11
million personal banking and business clients. CIBC offers a full range of
products and services through its comprehensive electronic banking network,
branches and offices across Canada, in the United States and around the world.
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