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Tyra the Tyrannosaurus likely to leave a footprint in Drumheller civic election
Tyra attracts 150,000 annual visitors and has become a key election issue as candidates campaign to influence its preservation amid lease expiry in 2029.
- On Oct. 20, Drumheller voters will choose leaders amid plans to dismantle Tyra the Tyrannosaurus when the lease ends in 2029, according to the Chamber of Commerce.
- Public reaction included a 25,000-name petition by AJ Frey, local businessman and town council candidate, to save Tyra, a key attraction in Drumheller, a town of 8,400 known as the dinosaur capital.
- AJ Frey declared, `Whether she does become an election issue or not I'm going to make her one`, and says Tyra is effectively appearing 'on the ballot' with him, while Lana Phillips said she will still stump for Tyra as a citizen.
- Heather Colberg is not seeking re-election and will leave before the engineering report expected Nov. 1; she called it a frustrating unfinished piece and said, `I absolutely have worked all the efforts I could to get it resolved before I left...`
- Tourists can climb 106 stairs inside Tyra, which hosts 25,000 visitors annually, helping shape Drumheller’s identity and local voice, AJ Frey said.
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Tyra the Tyrannosaurus likely to leave a footprint in Drumheller civic election
DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA, CANADA - The future of Tyra the Tyrannosaurus is still up in the air, but that’s not stopping her from leaving a big footprint in Drumheller’s upcoming civic election.
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