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Wilson Banwell Selected To Provide Work/Life Programs to Vancity

Vancouver, B.C. – March 3, 2005: Wilson Banwell has signed an agreement with Vancity to provide the financial institution’s employees and their families with a series of innovative services created to help them make informed health and lifestyle choices.

“We are pleased to partner with an employer that has recently been recognized as one of the best organizations to work for in the entire country,” said Wilson Banwell’s Craig Thompson, Vice President of Business Development. “Vancity has a mandate to create a positive, healthy environment for their staff, and this agreement marks just the beginning of a relationship between our two companies.”

The initial phase of the agreement involves providing Vancity staff and their families access to a range of work/life programs. The services are all provided online, enabling customers to access them at any time, in the privacy of their own homes.

“We’re committed to creating an innovative workplace environment,” acknowledged Joanne Kaszonyi, Vancity’s Manager of Employee Services, HR Division. “So providing important wellness programs in collaboration with Wilson Banwell is part of providing a supportive experience for our employees and their families.”

About Vancity
Vancity is Canada’s largest credit union, with $9.0 billion in assets, 305,000 members, and 41 branches throughout Greater Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Victoria. Vancity owns Citizens Bank of Canada, serving members across the country by telephone, ATM, and the Internet. Both Vancity and Citizens Bank are guided by a commitment to corporate social responsibility, and to improve the quality of life in the communities where people live and work.

About Wilson Banwell-Human Solutions™
Wilson Banwell – Human Solutions™ is a leading provider of Employee & Family Assistance Programs and related workplace health, productivity and performance services. A Canadian firm serving both domestic and international clients, Wilson Banwell was founded in 1979 and has established an active network of more than 2,000 mental health and organizational health professionals. For more information, please visit www.wilsonbanwell.com or contact:

Craig Thompson
Vice President, Business Development
Wilson Banwell-Human Solutions™
604-689-8604 extension 261
email: cthompson@wilsonbanwell.com