Guests can enter to win a TV prize pack or $1,000 GIC; tons of fun activities and entertainment for kids and families

LONDON, ON, Oct. 29 /CNW/ - Tomorrow, on Saturday, October 30^th, CIBC will celebrate the grand opening of its new Southdale & Wonderland Banking Centre in south London. The spacious new 6,900-square foot branch, which replaces CIBC's premises at Wonderland Road South, offers service in English, French, Portuguese, Hindi and Malayalam.

Kids at the event can meet *Dora the Explorer™ from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and families can take part in Halloween-themed fun, including a DJ, a clown, face painters, a caricaturist, an Elvis impersonator, an airbrush tattoo artist, town crier, nine hole mini-golf and more. Guests can also enter to win great prizes, including a TV prize pack or a $1,000 GIC and enjoy cupcakes, pizza, snacks and a popcorn machine.

"This spacious new branch provides our clients in south London with access to our full range of financial products as well as professional financial advice in a number of languages, six days a week," said Larry Tomei, CIBC's Senior Vice-President of Retail Markets for Central Canada. "We're proud to celebrate the grand opening of this fully accessible facility with our London neighbours."

The branch hours of operation are:

The new branch is barrier free with accessibility features such as a sit down teller station and two Automated Banking Machines (ABMs) installed at wheelchair accessible height with headphone jacks for audio access and grab bars for mobility assistance. The branch also offers a drive-thru ABM for added convenience and an ABM that dispenses U.S. currency.

CIBC has one of the largest branch networks in Canada. CIBC clients also benefit from access to more than 3,800 automated bank machines, and 24/7 service over the phone, through mobile banking and on Canada's leading online banking site, www.cibc.com.

CIBC (CM: TSX;NYSE) 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, and has offices in the United States and around the world. You can find other news releases and information about CIBC in our Press Centre on our corporate website at www.cibc.com.

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