Everybody knows that Canadian winters are a brutal experience, and that’s why thousands of Canadians hang up their parkas every year to enjoy sunny locales abroad. If that sounds like you, here are just a few of the ways you can properly prepare for your winter getaway. Book Your Flight and Destinations Early You can…
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How cyber threats work
October is cyber security month, so we’re going to post a series of cyber security posts on the blog this month to help readers and our members how to protect themselves a bit better from cyber threats. A cyber threat is an activity intended to compromise the security of an information system (such as a…
‘You’re not just a number’
Bryan Boyenko came to Wainwright over 13 years ago, buying and eventually building is own new Value Drug Mart pharmacy in the town of Wainwright. And since then, he’s found that the personal and exceptional service at Encompass Credit Union has been something that has kept his loyalty. Originally, his head office had to be…
Student Budgeting 101
So, you’ve decided to head to college, university or trade school in your near future. Now what? Back in July, we covered the best ways to prepare your finances for college. You’ve familiarized yourself with student loans, applied for scholarships and even opened your own Student Advantage account all online. You’re set right? Close. Once…
Lovin’ my Lock’N’Block
Traditionally, one of the ways fraudsters have accessed people’s accounts is by accessing their cards. When you hear about someone’s debit card being skimmed at a gas station or store, people often wonder whether it’s too risky to continue to use a debit card. Of course, it only takes a moment before I realize that…
Encompass Donates $100,000 to Wainwright’s CT Scanner Project
A need was identified within the community of Wainwright for a CT scanner for the Wainwright and District Health Center, as upwards of 4,000 people from Wainwright and district were traveling a minimum of an hour or more for this important medical service each year. The CT Scanner Project was initiated by the Rotary Club,…
Denmax offers congrats to McIntosh
Long-time Encompass business account manager Helen McIntosh recently retired, so one of her business members, Trevor King, President of Denmax Energy offered congratulations. Wainwright area construction company, Denmax Energy Services has become a very successful company within the oil industry in East Central Alberta and beyond to the Western Sedimentary Basin. Denmax is a…
e-Services: Improving Your Agricultural Banking Life
Sadly, Encompass Credit Union can’t control the weather, but we can help make banking easy and convenient so you can take full advantage of the good weather when it comes. Whether it’s seeding time, harvest or your cows are calving, we have a variety of electronic services that can help you get your banking done…
Shredding Event Coming to Wainwright, AB
Protecting yourself and your friends and family from fraud can be as easy as disposing safely of documents that could be used for identity theft. Encompass Credit Union is helping you with that by hosting a shredding day, May 29, 2019 in Wainwright, AB. The Spring Shredding Day will be held in the Wainwright Encompass…
The Offer, by Encompass
So, what is ‘The Offer, by Encompass’? What does a free rewards app do? Encompass Credit Union has partnered with a company to develop a smartphone app, ‘The Offer, by Encompass’. This free download from either Google Play or the Apple Store is a loyalty and rewards app for members of Encompass Credit Union. It’s…
