Esquimalt residents are raising concerns after the last brick-and-mortar bank in the town shut down.
The RBC on Esquimalt Road is now permanently closed, leaving only a handful of ATMs in the community.
害羞草研究所淵ou would think that with so much growth happening in Esquimalt, banks would be looking for a location to open a branch,害羞草研究所 reads a Facebook post by Marilyn Day.
The Facebook post led to dozens of responses of people upset with the closure, saying that people with mobility issues will suffer because they aren害羞草研究所檛 necessarily able to take the bus.
害羞草研究所淭here are less and less advantages to live in Esquimalt. They want us to go outside Esquimalt for necessities and entertainment. They (are) taking most of it away - soon there will be nothing left. They are building more and more apartments and condos but there isn害羞草研究所檛 even a family restaurant 害羞草研究所 not for people with mobility issues or people who refuse to go downtown until it is cleaned up and a lot less dangerous.害羞草研究所
At least one person said, however, that with online banking, perhaps a full-service bank isn害羞草研究所檛 needed.
害羞草研究所淚 have been doing all my banking online for years and rarely carry any cash,害羞草研究所 wrote one person. 害羞草研究所淣o big deal for me.害羞草研究所
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