We held our annual IMAX event at Eau Claire Market, Calgary followed by
a meal at the nearby Outwest Restaurant.
To accommodate sensible popular demand, this year we insisted on the two
back rows of the IMAX theatre.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex movie stretched credibility with a weak storyline
and too much acting instead of grand visuals but "The Mysteries of
Egypt" was sufficiently National Geographic to satisfy most tastes.
Over 40 engineers and partners enjoyed the films and most stayed for a meal
in the semi-private pioneer-furnished room at Outwest.
Thank you to the restaurant staff for their welcome and willingness to wait
for the hard core to go home.
We were glad to attract new Chartered Engineers and guests and also catch
up with old friends.
Thursday March 25th
Wine Tasting at Willow Park
Thirty or so of our members attended a wine tasting at Willow Park Liquor
Store.
The tasting was from a small winery in the Okanagan Valley and we started
off the evening with a slide show presented by the marketing representative
for the winery.
He went into quite a lot of technical detail regarding temperatures, fermentation
etc., making this extremely interesting for our group, especially those
chemical engineers in attendance for whom it could almost have passed as
a technical meeting.
We sampled six wines, three red and three white and we also got to sample
ice wine as a special treat.
There was a local connection with this particular winery as the manager
used to be a process engineer in Red Deer and the owner is an owner of an
oil and gas company here in Calgary.
Afterwards, everyone was invited back to Alan and Anne Rhodes' home for
coffee and nibbles and a good chit chat
Saturday 19th June
Barbecue at the Shrives'
Members of the group gathered at Sue and Nigel Shrive's house for a pot-luck
BBQ The weather held as the meal was enjoyed in the privacy of the front
lawn. As the sun went down, there was a leisurely move to the balcony for
coffee and tea.
Discussion was lively with attendees enjoying the view and the thankful
lack of mosquitos. Thanks to the more than 20 hardy souls who ventured out
of the city and contributed to a memorably pleasant and enjoyable occasion.
