In March, Scotiabank announced, per the six-month requirement, that they were closing the bank in Chipman and transferring accounts to Minto, which is 15 miles away.
Part of our problem is that we are equidistant from Oromocto, Sussex, Fredericton, and other communities. We are about the same distance, 75 minutes, to Newcastle, Saint John, and Moncton. Part of it is that they felt that they could high-grade, close the bank, and move quickly into the next community, and people would follow.
The answer was, no—