media release

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Windsor , ON N8X 4G2
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For Release: January 16, 2008

WFCU is named "BEST IN ONTARIO" and "#3 IN CANADA" on the list of the
Top 25 Best Small and Medium Employers in Canada

WINDSOR, ON - WFCU is named "BEST IN ONTARIO" and "#3 IN CANADA" on the list of the Top 25 Best Small and Medium Employers in Canada. This year's Top 25 ranking of Canada 's best small and medium employers is the fourth annual undertaking by Queen's Centre for Business Venturing at the Queen's School of Business and human resources company Hewitt Associates in partnership with The Globe and Mail. (Click here to read the complete article).

Becoming a Top Best Small and Medium Employer is a very detailed and competitive process. This national award program recognizes top employers with between 50 and 400 employees. This study mirrors the renowned Best Employer in Canada initiative run by partner, Hewitt Associates; however, caters to smaller businesses.

?This news is fantastic! We are extremely proud of our staff and their abilities to offer quality service to our members.? stated Marty Komsa, President & Chief Executive Officer of WFCU. ?This honour is received with a great deal of humility yet extreme gratification. Our staff is incredibly loyal and dedicated and to receive this award is a direct reflection of our exceptional human resource practices. Over the last three years our organization has revamped our entire business plan, revised our complete organization structure and re-developed a new complete range of products and services and through all of this our staff have remain focused and obviously very happy with the changes. It is a tribute to the human resource talent in this region. Our staff all reside in Windsor and Essex County and all residents should be proud that a local organization has received this award.?

The rankings are primarily determined using the results from Employee Opinion Surveys. Here, 17 key engagement drivers are detailed and analyzed. The evaluation process also includes the assessment of organization practices and perspectives from the leadership team. This year more than 150 companies across Canada registered to participate in the study.

More information about the Best Small & Medium Employers in Canada is available on line at http://business.queensu.ca/qcbv/sme.

WFCU is a financial institution owned, directed and controlled by its members. All money deposited is invested as loans to members and stays in Windsor and Essex County . WFCU serves over 23,000 members living or working in Windsor and Essex County . WFCU offers a compete range of financial products and quality and convenient member service. Designated a Caring Company by the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, WFCU also recognizes the importance of community commitment through its Community Investment Program. WFCU provides a lead pay compensation package and progressive work environment designed to attract and retain the best individuals who are willing to make a significant contribution to the organization. They offer an atmosphere of cooperation allowing individual input towards the successful achievement of strategic goals.

WFCU is recognized as one of the leading, progressive financial organizations in the City of Windsor and Essex County.

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