Tag Archives: banking systems
IMF: Impossible Missions Force?
International Monetary Fund (est. 1945) Imagine if you will that there is a way to control foreign governments and effect regime change, without ever having to use military might, or even special ops. Hard to believe no one realizes this … Continue reading
Banking Return: Not Sufficient Funds
In my dreams last night, I assisted my friend, David, and his wife, Jenny, with their business sideline, banking. My guess is that David had too much on his plate, so I took over the returning of unpaid cheques for … Continue reading
Gringotts’ Warning
Marine Building, Vancouver, BC Enter stranger, but take heed Of what awaits the sin of greed, For those who take, but do not earn, Must pay most dearly in their turn, So if you seek beneath our floors A treasure … Continue reading
ACUIA: the Foreign Exchange Caper
Association of Credit Union Internal Auditors When I was the Internal Auditor/Accounting Supervisor of the North Shore Credit Union, I was a member of a group of Internal Auditors. This was in the first half of the 1980’s . We … Continue reading
Now and Then: Scotiabank, Vancouver
Scotiabank Tower Granville & 13th Branch, 1963 Bank of Nova Scotia Main Branch, 1928 (alongside other banks) from Granville Street.
Now and Then: Five Points, Barrie
Former Scotiabank, now rebuilt and renamed Five Points Theatre Royal Thai fire 2007 Royal Thai Cuisine, formerly the Wellington Hotel in the 1970s I worked at the Bank of Nova Scotia between 1973 and 1974.
A Scotiabank Armed Robbery
Broadway & Burrard Branch, Vancouver It came like a blot from the blue (it was actually a ‘bolt out of the blue’, but the typo can remain; you’ll see why later). It’s also a memory I will never forget. It … Continue reading
“X” Marks the Spot
Have you ever wondered why this one letter of the alphabet is used so much more on its own than others? Maybe there’s a hidden message encoded in it. Pirate Treasure I was reading a post by David Wilcock a … Continue reading
One Mustn’t Mock the Afflicted Even in (a) Play
Bankrupture (1978) A bit ahead of the curve, I chose this title for my play about banking and being bankrupt. Now, the word is fair game for everyone, 43 years later. In the play, I discuss what working in a … Continue reading →