Scotiabank is closing its branch on the former Grandin mall site.
The branch is currently located in a stand-alone building on Sir Winston Churchill Avenue. The rest of the mall was demolished last year after developer Amacon announced its building plans for an urban village on the site.
At the time, Amacon said it would remove all of the mall’s structure, leaving the existing office tower and parts of the building that houses the Scotiabank and the SHAVA bookstore during the first phase of construction.
There was talk of the branch moving to another location on site later on.
Amacon said it was not available for comment at this time, but will be next week. The bank decided to close on Nov. 6 after considering its customers’ needs and the ongoing construction, according to Heather Armstrong, Scotiabank’s director with Canadian Banking Communications.
“We are working to better organize ourselves as a bank to best serve our customers and to be a stronger competitor throughout Canada,” said Armstrong.
Customers were told about the closure on June 19. They can now move their accounts to the Citadel Village branch, located four kilometres away at 615 St. Albert Trail, or to the Gateway Village branch, located about two kilometres away on 2 Hebert Rd.
Armstrong said the bank is improving services at both branches and will extend its hours, as well as opening on Saturdays.
“Both of these branches are better equipped to provide the up-to-date, one-on-one financial services that customers expect from Scotiabank,” she said.
The SHAVA bookstore was also not available for comment. A manager at the charity store said it’s business as usual for now.
