{"id":9582,"date":"2015-06-10T16:18:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T23:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/azaroff.com\/?p=9582"},"modified":"2025-04-14T07:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:51:14","slug":"serving-remote-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azaroff.com\/?p=9582","title":{"rendered":"Serving remote communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been at Vancity for almost 10 years. In those years, I’ve worked on many exciting<\/a>, innovative<\/a> and impactful<\/a> projects. Recently I worked on one that has meant more to me than almost any other.<\/p>\n

Last summer, three rural and remote communities in BC lost their financial institutions. In these days of the populace being (understandably) angry at banks, we sometimes overlook the need for a community to have a local banking option. Without the presence of a local financial institution, people have to leave their communities to do their banking.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Lindsay (@lindsaybissett)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n