MISTAKE WILL COST TOWN ITS LANDMARK WATER TOWER

An iconic water tower overlooking

heap because of a mistake made duringa scenic the town constructionin west-centralof a new Alberta hospitalis headed helipad.for the The scrapdecommissioned, 18-metre cylinder has cast a shadow over Rocky Mountain House since it was built in 1963. When the adjacent hospital set about reconstructing its helipad, consultants were asked if the tower would be an issue. “We were told that all that would be required was a new set of lights,” said Kerry Bales of Alberta Health Services. As it turns out however, under Transport Canada regulations, the tower would have to be painted in an orange-and-white checkerboard pattern to make it more visible. “We didn’t want to have that as our landmark,” said town manager Todd Becker, noting that moving it would be too expensive.