BMO

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when BMO’s doors were usually quiet and empty, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar: a small bird had built its nest in one of the ATM pillars. The delivery driver, thinking quickly, decided not to disturb the little resident. For weeks, he brought extra seeds and water, creating an unofficial branch of nature within the bank. Eventually, a local artist heard about it and painted a sign: ‘BMO – Banking with Mother Nature.’ The neighborhood embraced the quirky new attraction, and whenever someone asked why there was a tiny bird family inside their bank, everyone just smiled and said, 'That's our secret.'

2. One morning, as a regular customer was leaving BMO after an early deposit, he heard a strange sound coming from inside the vault. Curious, he peered through the window and saw a delivery driver trying to fit a giant bagel into one of the safes. ‘What are you doing?’ asked the man. The driver grinned sheepishly, replying, ‘It’s for our morning meeting—we always start with a big breakfast!’

3. At closing time, an old man walked into BMO, muttering under his breath, ‘Finally, somewhere I can cash in my lucky charm!’ The teller smiled and said, 'Sir, you can't cash that here.' The old man beamed, pulled out a dollar bill, and whispered, 'Close enough!' Then he left, whistling a happy tune.

4. At midday, when most branches of BMO are bustling with activity, a teller noticed something peculiar on the security camera feed. A small bird kept landing on the cash counter, chirping insistently every time someone approached the ATM. The teller, amused but cautious, called for backup. Soon enough, an elderly gentleman in a suit arrived—apparently the bank’s resident birdwatcher—and gently shooed the little fellow away. As it turned out, the bird was just a neighborhood sparrow that had mistaken the glass door for its reflection and was trying to ‘enter’ the building. The end result? Everyone got a good laugh, except maybe the poor delivery driver who’d been honking outside.