Yesterday, I was honoured and delighted to attend the grand opening of the First Nations Bank of Canada (FNBC) at Maskwacis Mall with Ermineskin Cree Nation Chief Joel Mykat and his council, FNBC CEO Bill Lomax, Chairman of Neyaskweyahk Group of Companies Inc. (NGCI) Trent Blind, Board and Ermineskin Band Member Danika Littlechild, NGCI President and CEO Jimmy Johnson and so many other community elders, dignitaries, drummers, staff and band members.
There was much to celebrate! Ermineskin is a nation on the move and this bank is an investment for today and future generations. It’s providing employment and invaluable financial services to community members.
If you want to learn more about the First Nations Bank of Canada, check out their website: www.fnbc.ca
Here’s a short excerpt from their page:
“First Nations Bank of Canada (the “Bank”) is a Canadian chartered bank primarily focused on providing financial services to the Indigenous marketplace in Canada. First Nations Bank of Canada is over 80% Indigenous owned and controlled. The Bank offers Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, corporations and governments a full range of personal and business banking services including loans, mortgages, investments (registered and non-registered), transaction accounts and cash management as well as trust services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, FNB Trust.
First Nations Bank of Canada is an approved member of Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Canadian Payments Association and is an approved mortgage lender with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, as well as the First Nations Market Housing Fund.”
Warm thanks to FNBC Chief Marketing Officer Jed Johns for the invitation and for the tremendous work you are doing for the bank – it’s truly appreciated!
Congratulations on your opening 🎈🎆🎉 I wish you much success and prosperity in your new business venture!
