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Letter: While Bank Profits Go National, Rural Towns Like Mildmay Foot the Bill

When big banks call rural branches "inefficient," what they mean is your loyalty no longer matters. A response from Bruce County.

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The Owen Sound Current
Feb 02, 2026
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Mildmay Bank of Montreal in better days. Image source: Google Maps

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor,

The Bank of Montreal has announced it is abandoning branch service in Mildmay. No counter service. No ATM. No human beings. Just a locked door, a press release, and a suggestion that we all “go online.”

The reasons are almost poetic in their arrogance.

It’s…

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