Both managers will be transferred to other communities, and other staff members will be offered jobs in other branches where they are available. Bierwagen said he understands that some of the bank's customers may be upset by the reduction in staff, hours, and services, but he doesn't think the bank will lose many customers over the changes. The only thing they can't do is walk into the branch and apply for a loan, but they can probably call in to Moosomin and apply for a loan. They can still do everything else in their local branch - they can make loan payments, they can access their accounts. People in the two communities are angry over the planned changes, however.
People are angry, and a lot have moved their accounts already.
They just have to walk down the street to the Credit Union. We've talked to the bank, but it seems that their minds are made up. He said the bank's decision to scale back its operation has been a big topic of discussion in Wawota. People aren't happy at all. The Royal Bank has been here for 85 years, and all of a sudden, they're saying they don't need to be open as many hours, they don't need as much staff any more, and they don't need to provide all the services here any more.