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National Bank Commits $1.25 Million to Empower Community Partners Revitalizing Alberta's Downtowns
National Bank Commits $1.25 Million to Empower Community Partners Revitalizing Alberta's Downtown...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nNational Bank Commits $1.25 Million to Empower Community Partners Revitalizing Alberta's Downtowns\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\n\n\nEDMONTON, AB, Nov. 20, 2025 /CNW/ - National Bank (the \"Bank\") today announced a $1.25 million investment to support downtown revitalization and healthy outcomes for underserved community members in Alberta's two major cities. By partnering with the Edmonton Downtown Business Association, Bissell Centre in Edmonton and Inn from the Cold in Calgary, the Bank joins the ongoing community movement to understand and address the urgent and complex challenges facing our downtown cores.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"The health of a city's downtown has such an impact on its ability to grow and prosper, which benefits the entire region. It's vital that we work together to tackle the complex challenges facing our cities and create outcomes necessary for us to build a thriving community and business centre in our province's largest cities,\" said Victoria Girardo, Senior Vice President, Western Canada, Commercial Banking at National Bank and member of Edmonton's Downtown Revitalization Coalition. \"We're proud to help lay the groundwork for stronger, more resilient downtown communities by supporting these important not-for-profit organizations who are taking action on the frontlines.\"\nA contribution of $330,000 for the Edmonton Downtown Business Association is directed at new daytime programming of Core Patrol, a service that deploys teams of peer support and security-trained personnel from its social enterprise partner, HireGood, to be a proactive presence on the streets.\n\"Through the generous support of National Bank, we are expanding the Core Patrol team from nighttime to include daytime hours, six days a week throughout 2026. This service supports a welcoming experience of Edmonton's Downtown by preventing incidents before they escalate, conducting wellness checks of those who may be at risk, and bringing a watchful eye to report suspicious activity,\" said James Robinson, Executive Director of the Edm...