An experience I’ll never forget
It was early in the “Diamond play”, the term that had gained prominence in Northern Canada in the early 1990’s. There was a buzz like I had never heard before. “Diamonds in Canada”!?!? could it be true? There were rumors […]
What? Retire? Me?…. naw, not yet
It was early in the year 2018 and my lease at Manulife Place was set to expire in March of 2019. I didn’t want to go into my final year without some idea of what lay ahead for myself and […]
Edmonton’s original “Indiana Stones”
“McBEAN, Roger
Roger Christopher McBean passed away on June 25, 2012 at the age of 59 in the country of Dominica where he had spent the last few years. He is survived by his children David McBean of Kelowna, BC and […]
“THUD” ???
How big?!?!?!
It was finally time to go. I had been awake in my hotel room since 3:00am and the diamond office of one of my favorite diamond cutter/supplier’s didn’t open until 9:30. I travel to Antwerp in Belgium, a few […]
How it all began…..
I am often asked how I got into the Jewellery business in the first place and the real story is a bit unexpected. I like it. It shows where passion can take you.
Superman’s Fortress of Solitude Found!!!!
As a child, growing up as I did during the golden age of comic books in the later 1950’s and 1960’s, I was deeply fascinated with many of the aspects of the […]
