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    • Part 1: First Nations of the Peace River Region
    • Part 2: The Fur Trade Era
    • Part 3: Transportation and Communication
    • Part 4: Old Timers and the Price of Land
    • Part 5: Dawson Creek: The Story of the Community
    • Part 6: Mysteries, Adventures and Indian Legends
    • Part 7: Arts, Crafts and Recreation
    • Part 8: Agriculture
    • Part 9: Church Histories
    • Part 10: Schools
    • Part 11: Health Care
    • Part 12: Industries and Enterprises
    • Part 13: Policing the Peace
    • Part 14: Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and Other South Peace Communities
    • Part 15: Chetwynd and the Fort St. John Area
    • Part 16: The Alberta Peace
    • Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region
    • Part 18: Interviews with Old Timers
    • Part 19: Remembering Our Veterans

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BN05-06: New Credit Union to Open Early in New Year

Recent History – 1998

By Alethea Wiesner, Daily News Staff — Dec. 11, 1998

After eight months of hard work by Hegge Construction, the new Lake View Credit Union building on the corner of 9 St. and 102 Ave. and is finally finished.

A grand opening is scheduled for Feb. 6, 1999 although the new building will be open for business as of Jan. 15. Furniture will be delivered after Christmas to facilitate an easy transition for members and staff.

“We’ve had a lot of really positive feedback from a lot of members about the look and who want to get in,” said Board of Directors president Dale Bumstead.

“It really is a nice building and it really adds, we believe, to the downtown core.”

The original plan would have seen the relocation before Christmas, but with the hectic holiday season Bumstead said the move will be smoother in January.

The $2.5 million facility is part of the momentum helping Dawson Creek crest over $12 million in development this year, according to figures from Mayor Blair Lekstrom.

After some 45 years in its current home (previously the bank was in the old Co-op branch where Bings Furniture is today), Lake View Credit Union felt it was time for a change. Expansion to staff and services just made quarters to cramped, Bumstead explained, and the building was starting to get a little old.

The new facility was designed with service and potential future expansion in mind, Bumstead said, with teller units separated from loans and mortgage “to make it a little more conducive for people.” The building also features three ATM machines including a drive-through ATM housed in the rear – a first for Dawson Creek.

“It really is designed for customer service,” Bumstead said. “It’s much more customer-focused for that personal level of service that we believe people are looking for.”

Customers will see no interruption in service with the move, he stressed, and the new ATMs will come online over the weekend of the move.

This article is taken from the Peace River Block Daily News, Dawson Creek, with the permission of the publisher. The Daily News retains all rights relating to this material. The information in this article is intended solely for research or general interest purposes.

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