Home renovations are smart investments for a variety of reasons.  It is an investment in the long-term value of your home, it creates economic activity (increases demand for labour, building materials and other goods), it can reduce energy consumption and reduce the long term cost of owning a home.  

For a limited time, the Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC) will apply to eligible home renovation expenditures for work performed, or goods acquired between Janaury 27, 2009 and February 1, 2010.  This is a temporary credit that will provide Canadians the incentive to undertake new renovations or accelerate planned projects.

On June 3, 2009 Southwest Regional Credit Union Ltd. celebrated the start of construction on the new Wallaceburg branch located at 57 McNaughton with a sod-turning ceremony.  Construction has started and is expected to be completed in January 2010.  The new branch will feature a drive-through automatic teller machine, a first for Wallaceburg.

 

Canadians are increasing their use of debit cards both for ATM transactions and point of sale transactions (POS).  While most of the time these transactions are completed without any problems, there has been a growing number of debit card frauds in recent years.  Taking steps to protect your debit card and PIN (Personal Identification Number) will help reduce your risk of being a victim of fraud