BMO to Make Donation to Mon Sheong Foundation to Celebrate Grand Opening of New

Traditional Chinese Lion Dance to kick-off festivities

The Mon Sheong Foundation is a Canadian registered charitableorganization, dedicated to the promotion of Chinese culture, heritage,language and philosophy through caring for the elderly, encouraging the youngand providing programs and services in response to the needs of theircommunities.

    WHEN:    Saturday, November 24, 2007 from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm    WHERE:   BMO Bank of Montreal             2330 Kennedy Road at the corner of Sheppard Avenue    WHAT:    Opening ceremony: 11:15 pm - 11:45 pm             Speeches and ribbon cutting             Light refreshments    WHO:     Bernard Cheung, CEO of Mon Sheong Foundation             Gary Karygiannis, MP, Scarborough-Agincourt             Alex Dousmanis-Curtis, Senior Vice-President, GTA Division             BMO Bank of Montreal employees and customers    

"Customers will be welcomed by experienced financial servicesprofessionals and investment specialists who can provide clear financialadvice and solutions to help them make the right decisions with their money,"said Alex Dousmanis-Curtis, SVP Greater Toronto Division, BMO Bank ofMontreal. "All across Toronto, we're inviting customers from other financialinstitutions to come into one of our branches and talk to a mortgagespecialist about how we can help you with Toronto's Land Transfer Tax. BMOwill pay the new land transfer tax on behalf of its customers when theyarrange a mortgage by February 29, 2008."

"Plus if you're one of the 9 million AIR MILES collectors in Canada, wehave another reason for you to bank with BMO. Now our customers can collectAIR MILES reward miles whenever and wherever they make purchases using theirBMO Bank of Montreal debit card," noted Mr. Lee. "We're unique in themarketplace, no other bank can help you collect faster and redeem quicker andwe are the only major financial institution that rewards debit purchases withaccess to a comprehensive choice of more than 800 reward and travel options,"added Mr. Lee.

    ABOUT THE KENNEDY ROAD BRANCH    -  Opened October 29, 2007    -  Located at 2330 Kennedy Road, Scarborough    -  Represents an investment of: $1.3 million    -  Size: 7,000 square feet    -  One of the first BMO branches to be fuelled by clean energy from       Bullfrog Power    -  Staff: 25 financial services professionals    -  Services: A highly experienced team of in-house experts - including       wealth management services provided by BMO Harris Private Banking and       BMO Nesbitt Burns, and BMO Bank of Montreal commercial banking       services.    -  Two Instabank Extra automated banking machines;    -  Hours of operation:       9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays;       9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays; and       9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays.    

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