Category Archives: Canada

BSI Member Peter Calamai Appointed To The Order of Canada

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 1 Comment

“…this young stranger from Canada…” –The Hound of The Baskervilles (HOUN) Peter Calamai, a Master Bootmaker of the Bootmakers of Toronto and “The Leeds Mercury” of the Baker Street Irregulars, was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada, it was announced December 26, 2014. Calamai will… Continue Reading

Edmonton’s Sherlock Holmes Pub has a BitCoin ATM

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 1 Comment

For those Sherlockians and numismatists near Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, check out the Sherlock Holmes Pub located on the campus of the University of Alberta. That’s the one located at 8519 112th Street Northwest. According to BitCoin Newz, this restaurant installed a Bitcoin ATM (Automated Transaction Machine) at that location. In case you are new… Continue Reading