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A Dedication to Adele B.
Yesterday I took this shot of the Head Office building of the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto. RBC is Canada's largest financial institution and is in the top 20 in the world. Built in the 1970s , each of the glass windows in coated with 24 karat gold, which was done in the 1970s at a cost of $70 per panel primarily to reduce heating costs. The gold is not recoverable due to the process used to coat the windows, but it makes for a very beautiful skyscraper in the Toronto financial district.
When I was attending university I took a part time job at a branch of the Royal Bank in Mississauga primarily to help pay for my university fees and for pocket money. Adele B was an employee in her 50's, a kind gentle Canadian woman, who was given the herculean task of training me in the art of being a teller. She was a wonderful, brilliant and for me a very patient teacher :). This was my first job in the banking industry...I would go on to do many other things after I left RBC, but I always remember this great lady who was the first person to introduce me to the world of banking. So Adele, wherever you are, this one's for you. What an amazing woman !
A Dedication to Adele B.
Yesterday I took this shot of the Head Office building of the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto. RBC is Canada's largest financial institution and is in the top 20 in the world. Built in the 1970s , each of the glass windows in coated with 24 karat gold, which was done in the 1970s at a cost of $70 per panel primarily to reduce heating costs. The gold is not recoverable due to the process used to coat the windows, but it makes for a very beautiful skyscraper in the Toronto financial district.
When I was attending university I took a part time job at a branch of the Royal Bank in Mississauga primarily to help pay for my university fees and for pocket money. Adele B was an employee in her 50's, a kind gentle Canadian woman, who was given the herculean task of training me in the art of being a teller. She was a wonderful, brilliant and for me a very patient teacher :). This was my first job in the banking industry...I would go on to do many other things after I left RBC, but I always remember this great lady who was the first person to introduce me to the world of banking. So Adele, wherever you are, this one's for you. What an amazing woman !