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Susie Petrakis Phone: 289.879.7703 spetrakis@bridgewaterbank.ca
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Kootenay region
Stephen Parama Phone: 587.982.7434 sparama@bridgewaterbank.ca
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Calgary, southern Alberta
Stephen Parama Phone: 587.982.7434 sparama@bridgewaterbank.ca
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British Columbia
Chelsey Johnson Phone: 250.274.3574 C.Johnson@bridgewaterbank.ca
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Edmonton, central & northern Alberta
Eric Doucet Phone: 403.806.8466 edoucet@bridgewaterbank.ca
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Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island
Paul Delaney Phone: 905.866.7162 Toll Free: 1.844.734.4762 pdelaney@bridgewaterbank.ca
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Select a location from above to display BDMs
Contact a BDM
Director, Regional Sales
Susie Petrakis
Phone: 289.879.7703
spetrakis@bridgewaterbank.ca
Headshot of Susie Petrakis
Kootenay region
Stephen Parama
Phone: 587.982.7434
sparama@bridgewaterbank.ca
Headshot of Stephen Parama
Calgary, southern Alberta
Stephen Parama
Phone: 587.982.7434
sparama@bridgewaterbank.ca
Headshot of Stephen Parama
British Columbia
Chelsey Johnson
Phone: 250.274.3574
C.Johnson@bridgewaterbank.ca
Headshot of Chelsey Johnson
Edmonton, central & northern Alberta
Eric Doucet
Phone: 403.806.8466
edoucet@bridgewaterbank.ca
Headshot of Eric Doucet
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island
Paul Delaney
Phone: 905.866.7162
Toll Free: 1.844.734.4762
pdelaney@bridgewaterbank.ca
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