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m6vweekqgr2 nuwfttgs st letters reader urges banks to put customers and staff first dear editor big banks plus big profits equal bad news i was surprised this week to see that at the bank of montreal teller services are now only to be available from 12 noon until 3 pm on questioning the teller i learned this had enabled the bank to lay off four employees all the banks are doing the same she said obviously the- message is this use their bank machines or else this comes in a year when all the big banks have reported record profits it appears even bigger shareholder earnings are now more important to the bank of montreal than peoples lives and jobs does anyone doubt that bank customers the community and the local economy would be far better served by four productive wageearning employees than by bigger bank profits and rich er shareholders i hope bank customers will express their opinions by tak ing their business to those institutions which still put peo ple customers and employees first blake tufford stouffville email your letters to thetribistarca hes introduced more men to tommy hitffiger ralph lauren and calvin klein than anyone else in canada- lionel de saram honoured member mens wear markvbe for gold standard customer service and exceptional 1 996 sales results we welcome mr de saram to our exclusive million dollar club congratulations eatons m w live better every day low prices flfr at our garden centre youll find a great selection of nursery stock fertilizer lawn mowers garden accessories jbbqs and patio furniture at great everyday low prices uilbyourb usl annuals 84 perennials 25ltopsoil j66 v r 15kg cattle sheep manure 77 38 cubic feet peat moss yi i and up n96 9 and up 096 o u 2 30l 297 3 j77 2 gai upmght 1 2 gai spreading i 2 gal flotoing 1 123 way mix 2 cubic feet i decor landscape ev 1 m a 925 1 multibusnd icanadaredmuichi pennypavert markville shopping centre 5000 highway 7 markham 9054776060