Are you having a hard time making ends meet? You are not alone. A recent survey shows that “almost half of working Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque”. The results are startling: “48% of the 5,600 working Canadians surveyed by the Canadian Payroll Association say it would be hard to make ends meet if their…
Royal City Jewellers & Loans Ltd. is proud to announce that our 19th Annual Tie Day Event finale will take place on November 28, 2015. Our celebrity ties will be on auction throughout the month of November, both in store and on the web. Presented to Royal City Jewellers & Loans Ltd. by The…
Royal City Jewellers & Loans Ltd. have officially turned ” SIXTY YEARS OLD “. We will be celebrating our “DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY” all year long, so please, watch us on face book and on our website. We will be featuring special items or special events all year long. We have had the pleasure of serving your…
When I first started writing this blog, I promised to keep you updated on some of the weird and wonderful items that cross my desk. The staff and management of ROYAL CITY JEWELLERS & LOANS LTD. are always on the lookout for just such items. Recently a pair of original ‘ Rocky’ Lifespar boxing gloves…
As you saw in our previous blog, our 18th Annual Tie Day Auction at www.tieday.ca is up and receiving bids. The past year has been great fun tracking down celebrities and encouraging them to autograph a tie. Some are easier to get than others and sometimes, special items just fall into our lap. Oliver Queen…
When I first started to write this post for Royal City Jewellers & Loans Ltd., I promised to share with you some of the exciting and unusual things we see and experience on a daily basis. The one area I have not covered extensively is the Loans department. Since I am not an authority on…
In India, the ruby is known as the King of Gems and is worn by Kings and Queens for good luck. In Asian countries rubies have always been held in high esteem. They were used to adorn the armor, scabbards and harnesses of noblemen. They were also laid beneath the foundation of buildings to secure…
While June actually has three Birthstones, Pearls are the most popular stone associated with the month of June – and most commonly given as a gift to those with June Birthdays. Pearls also have a historic tie with Weddings. Hindu texts credit Krishna with discovering the f irst Pearl. He then presented it to his…
Tanzanite is the blue purple variety of the mineral Zoisite discovered in the Merani Hills in Northern Tanzania in 1967. Tanzanite is a gemstone which, naturally formed, is extremely rare. Tanzanite is usually a reddish brown in its rough state, requiring artificial heat treatment to bring out the blue violet of the stone. Since heat…
Do you remember Big Bad Dog by Fredrick Prescott? Well, we have just come into possession of an indoor steel kinetic sculpture by the same widely acknowledged artist. Fredrick Prescott is recognized for his high level of technical proficiency combined with the whimsy of his subjects. Movement and surprise are key elements of a Prescott…