MEDIA ADVISORY: CIBC celebrates grand opening of new Fort McMurray branch with a donation to Some Other Solutions (SOS)

FORT MCMURRAY, AB, April 24, 2014 /CNW/ - This Saturday, April 26, CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) will celebrate the grand opening of its new Stoneycreek Village Banking Centre with fun activities for the whole family. To mark the opening, CIBC will present a donation of $5,000 to Some Other Solutions (SOS).

WHEN:		Saturday, April 26, 2014, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m.
WHO:		▪ His Worship, Keith McGrath, Acting Mayor of Fort McMurray ▪ Susan Konski - Chair of the Board of Directors of Some Other Solutions (SOS) ▪ Tom Weber, CIBC Region Head, Alberta ▪ Al Bawa, CIBC District Vice-President, Alberta North East
WHAT:		▪ Susan Konski - Chair of the Board of Directors of Some Other Solutions to accept CIBC's donation for their Students Assisting Students Program (SASP) (12:43 p.m.) SASP is a confidential program of students referring students to professional resources for assistance with personal challenges. It is based on the model that when youth have a problem, they will most likely talk to their peers first. ▪ Ribbon-cutting and photo opportunity (12:47 p.m.)
ACTIVITIES:		BBQ, caricaturist, face painter, balloon artist, spin wheel to win prizes
WHERE:		Stoneycreek Village Banking Centre, 104 Riverstone Ridge, Fort McMurray, AB T9K 1S6

The Stoneycreek Village Banking Centre offers local residents convenient service and advice six days per week. To help celebrate the opening, CIBC will offer special time-limited client offers, including no monthly fees for up to six months on new chequing accounts, a first year annual fee rebate on any fee-based credit cards and 0.5 per cent bonus interest on CIBC long-term GICs.

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SOURCE: CIBC

Caroline Van Hasselt, Director, External Communications, 416-784-6699 or  [email protected].