Home >> Community >> Community News Community News Community Events Donations & Sponsorship Scholarships Community Foundation Fund Raising Events Youth Advisory Council Community News Notice to Business Members Thursday, November 16, 2006 Please be advised that there have been changes made to the Business Member Application - Terms and Conditions (Account Agreement). Updates were done to reflect changes to the "Canadian Code of Practice for Consumer Debit Card Payment Services." If >> Service Charge Changes - Effective April 1, 2007 Monday, April 16, 2007 Effective April 1, 2007 there will be a few increases to our existing service charges that will affect some of our members. If you have any questions on the changes listed below or would like to know if they will affect you, please see one of our >> Special Resolutions Update Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Three resolutions will be brought to the membership on May 15th at the Annual General Meeting being held at 7 pm at the Town Centre Hotel. All members are encouraged to attend and place their vote. Detailed information on the three resolutions was >> FRAUD ALERT Wednesday, April 25, 2007 One of our members received the following email today and called us to verify its authenticity. We believe it to be fraudulent. Please remember that you should never give your banking information out to anyone on-line, no matter who is asking. As >> Check Your Cheques Monday, May 21, 2007 In January 2005 the Canadian Payments Association (CPA) announced new specifications to the format required for all cheques issued in Canada. The changes have been introduced to support an industry-wide plan to modernize the cheque clearing process >> Property Tax Payments Wednesday, May 30, 2007 A reminder to members that most property taxes are due July 3rd. We will be accepting grant applications for the City of Powell River up until 5pm and Rural taxes until 4pm, July 3rd. Interested in paying your taxes online? To avoid delays or late >> Security Alert - Beware of Some Anti-Spyware Software Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Rogue Anti-Spyware: A Growing Form of Fraudware Rogue anti-spyware (also known as rogue security applications and freeloaders) is software that is stealthily downloaded and installed on a user’s PC. These programs relentlessly warn the user in various >> Update - Online Point of Sale Thursday, June 21, 2007 Effective June 20th, 2007 our MemberCards are now processing online. As a member, this means that your transactions will process through your account at the time of purchase. A change to CCRA payments Thursday, August 09, 2007 Members may now make paperless payments to CCRA online, via infoline telephone banking, or in our branches. To pay previous years personal income tax amounts owing - use code CCRAOWE. To pre-pay installments for the current year - use code CCRAPRE. >> News Release - We've changed our name to FIRST Credit Union! Friday, September 14, 2007 At 68 years old, the Powell River Credit Union is ready for a new name. The name ‘FIRST CREDIT UNION’ was approved by 93% of members at the annual general meeting held May 15th at the Town Centre Hotel. The new name is another milestone for the Credit >> © First Credit Union 2008