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The bank revealed its latest addition to its inclusive business model on today, a rainbow walk-way in their lobbies for their clients to enter on.
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Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran will be at the unveiling party at the Kelowna Main Office Branch at 2 p.m., tomorrow. The celebration will include a Pride flag made out of donuts.
The Pride flag installations can be seen at the three Kelowna locations at the Orchard Park Branch, Mission Creek Branch, and Main Office Branch, as well as the Westbank location.
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