I know I don’t normally post on things such as a bank opening BUT when I moved into the West End in the 90′s I was with the Royal Bank I had been with them since I was a kid because my mom used to work there. And there has always been a Royal Bank branch on the corner of Denman and Barclay relatively close to all of the different apartments that represent my journey through life in Vancouver.
In 2000 when I started working for a subsidiary of CIBC [Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce] part of my benefits package included discounted banking so I made the switch and have never felt the need to change banks even though there are only two CIBC bank machines close to me and only one of them takes deposits. I am also a stickler for NOT taking money out of machines that are not my bank because I despise fees and try to beat the man whenever I can.
At the end of April a brand spanking new full service CIBC opened at the bottom of Robson barely further away than that taunt of a Royal Bank trying to entice me back with convenience, it only took ten years but the West End officially has a CIBC we have used it THREE times already, the location is perfect.
Ps. they are open 7 days a week and are located right under the Safeway 1720 Robson Street.
