RTAM – Okanagan Chapter

Nancy Kostiuk / Photos by Sue Lisik

The annual BBQ, Potluck and Games was held on Thursday, July 19, 2018, hosted in West Kelowna by Nancy Kostiuk at the Sun Village Clubhouse.

The smoky haze from Okanagan forest fires kept attendees down to fourteen members and guests. Lorne Lisik mastered the BBQ and entertained with his Manitoba Trivia. A variety of dishes provided a delicious supper for all. Thank you to RTAM for facilitating this gathering with the Chapter Initiative Grant. 

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Garden as a Provincial Historical Resource.

After a tasty Bento box lunch enjoyed on the patio of the Garden tea-house, our trip continued to the Galt Museum, named after Sir Alexander Galt. Galt co-founded the city of Lethbridge after discovering coal along the banks of the Oldman River. Entering the museum’s viewing gallery, one is immediately struck with the expansive vista - from the High Level Railway Bridge, to the depths of the coulee below where the Oldman River winds past Fort Whoop-up. Our guided tour included the historical importance of coal mining in the Lethbridge area, the High Level Bridge construction, and the ‘Alberta on the Silver Screen’ exhibit. From the era of silent film through more familiar movies filmed in southwestern Alberta, the magic of movie making in southwestern Alberta is exhibited.

We express our gratitude to RTAM, for the Chapter Initiative Grant which facilitated our trip to Lethbridge! 

We spent a wonderful hour and a half travelling down memory lane before dragging ourselves away for lunch. After lunch, we went to the Farmery Estate Brewery where Lawrence Warwaruk told us his family’s history: how he and his brother Chris came to be brewers of beer.