Open evenings, Saturdays to offer clients more opportunities to talk to a financial advisor

OSHAWA, ON, April 29 /CNW/ - Starting tomorrow, Saturday, April 30, Oshawa residents can bank and get financial advice six days a week at the new CIBC 401 & Stevenson Banking Centre in the city's south end. The nearly 10,000 square foot branch, which replaces CIBC's smaller premises in the Oshawa Shopping Centre, offers service in English, French and Italian. To mark the opening, the branch will be featuring time limited special offers and a prize draw.

Branch Manager Hilary Burns and her team invite clients and the community to join them at a Grand Opening celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 4th, featuring a BBQ, clowns, caricaturists, face painters, games for children and cultural dancing.

"CIBC is making a significant investment in Oshawa as part of our long term commitment to offer clients greater access and choice," said Larry Tomei, CIBC's Senior Vice-President of Retail Markets for Central Canada. "Our team is looking forward to helping clients meet their banking and financial advice needs six days a week in a larger, state-of-the-art and fully accessible facility."

Hours of operation 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.

The new branch is barrier free with accessibility features such as a sit down teller station and four 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.

With nearly 1,100 branches, CIBC has one of the largest branch networks in Canada. CIBC clients also benefit from access to nearly 4,000 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 (TSX, NYSE: CM) 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.