MONTREAL, Feb. 7, 2017 /CNW/ - Scotiabank proudly opened the doors of a new retail branch on Ile des Soeurs in Montreal yesterday.  Located at 38 Place du Commerce, this 2300 square-foot branch is a full service branch that is open Monday – Saturday to meet the needs of our customers in the Ile des Soeurs community.

"Driven largely by advances in technology, customers' needs and preferences at banks around the world are changing rapidly. At Scotiabank, we are working to re-imagine our branch network in a way that complements our other banking channels in order to provide customers with a choice in how they do their banking," said Carole Chapdelaine, Senior Vice President, Quebec and Eastern Ontario Region at Scotiabank.  "Our new branch in Montreal offers customers open concept spaces and innovative technology that enable them to work alongside an advisor, or use self-service banking services tailored to fit their needs."

The new Scotiabank branch at Ile des Soeurs offers:

• Financial services and advice in French, English and Spanish
• Small Business Advice
• Two full service ABMs in the branch
• Shared space where customers can work together with Scotiabank Advisors to build their financial plan to become better off

This new branch will be open Monday and Tuesday; 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, and 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.  The new branch is wheelchair accessible and features two full-service ABMs.

Please visit www.scotiabank.com/iledessoeurs for more details on the Montreal branch.

About Scotiabank
Scotiabank is Canada's international bank and a leading financial services provider in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Central America, and Asia-Pacific. We are dedicated to helping our 23 million customers become better off through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of more than 88,000 employees and assets of $896 billion (as at October 31, 2016), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (TSX: BNS) and New York Exchanges (NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit www.scotiabank.com and follow us on Twitter @ScotiabankViews.

SOURCE Scotiabank

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