TD commits to bank machine

TD Canada Trust officials are working on securing a location to set up a bank machine in Creemore.

“We are committed to having a TD ATM in downtown Creemore. We are working with the area businesses to determine the exact location. Our preference is for Mill Street,” said TD spokesperson Carly Libman.

Libman said a financial advisor will also be made available to customers after the closure. The idea is to have someone in town twice per week. They will also be able to help with simple transactions like cheque deposits and transfers, credit applications, investments and help with the ATM.

A date for the information session has been set for Thursday, Feb. 22 at Station on the Green, beginning at 7 p.m.

A couple of TD executives, including district vice president Tara Clarke, will be in attendance.

Libman stressed that customers do not have to wait until the meeting to have their questions answered; they are welcome to visit the branch.

The news comes two months after TD announced it was closing its Creemore branch on May 4, 2018 due to “a number of factors including declining transactions”. When the announcement was made in October, residents began writing letters, signing petitions, and working their high level banking contacts in an attempt to save the branch or recruit another financial institution.