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Capilano Rock & Gem in the News:
North Shore Outlook: (June 1, 2012) feature article "North Vancouver rock shop boys"
Jewellery Industry Sites
Beading Daily - sponsored by Interweave Press
The Ganoksin Project - Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Techniques
Ganoksin Daily Message Forum Digest - our preferred way of reading their digest - you can get this sent to you by e-mail daily
Kitco - Montreal based bullion dealer - publishes a good set of up to the minute charts for silver, gold, etc.
Mineralogy Database - Collecting, Localities, Photos and Data - our favorite source other than Schumann's Gemstones of the World
Wolfram Alpha - bills itself as a scientific search engine but has an extremely good mineralogy section second only to mindat.org's Mineralogy Database
Metalsmithing / Silversmithing / Jewelry-making Groups
Metal Arts Guild of Canada
Society of American
Silversmiths
Vancouver Community College - Jewelry Arts and Design
(2-year full time study)
Vancouver Community College extension classes (look for
Jewellery Techniques I and II)
Rock and Mineral Groups
Mineralology Database - simply the best online source
on minerals we've
seen!
BC Lapidary Society - Club Listing - if you are interested in stone cutting and seeking a club near you this is the place to start
Gem & Mineral Federation of Canada
Calgary Rock & Lapidary Club - top Alberta club and sponsor of the Calgary Gem Show (April/May)
Association for Metal Exploration of BC - formerly known as BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines
MapPlace.ca - BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources - great resource for mineral maps
Geological Survey of Canada - Government of Canada, Ministry of Natural Resources
Geological Survey of Canada - Gem, Mineral and Rock Clubs - national list, tends not to be as current as BCLS or GMFC lists
Northwest Territories Geoscience Office - this is an extremely "user friendly" site that will be of interest to far more than just those interested in mining opportunities in the NWT!
Riddle of the Burgess Shale - recent Vancouver Sun article on Canada's most famous fossil deposit
Provincial Crafts Councils
Crafts Association of British Columbia
Conseil des métiers d'art du Quebec Marche Bonsecours
NovaScotia Designer Crafts Council
Craft
Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association
Manufacturers
Beadalon - jewelry wire and tools
Lortone - stone cutting and finishing tools
Softflex - jewelry wire and thread
Wikipedia articles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bead
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_bead
Other Sites we like:
Art Jewelry
Magazine reference section - some free downloads with
subscribers' area
Handmade Jewelry Club - good projects
Silver Spider Forge - excellent project section
Gaeira's Anvil - everything you wanted to know about brass /
copper (and possibly more besides!)
http://jewelrymaking.about.com/
- good beginners’ guide with project plans
In person: go to your nearest
Service BC Centre (find your nearest location at
servicebc.gov.bc.ca)
By Mail or fax: complete the
Application for Registration (see
gov.bc.ca/pst and follow the Forms and Publications tab).
You can also get this form at your nearest Service BC Centre or
call 1-877-388-4440 to request one.
Your new PST number
will be assigned once your registration application is
processed. Registering online is the quickest way to get your
new PST number. Qualified customers are asked to give us their
PST # before we ring up your purchase. Please note that these
PST registration numbers are new with the return of the PST in
2013 and the six digit numbers in use before July 2010 are no
longer valid and cannot be used for tax exempt purchases.
and last but certainly not least...