Heli error: Mistake will cost picturesque Alberta town its landmark water tower
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. — An iconic water tower overlooking a scenic town in west-central Alberta is headed for the scrap heap because of a mistake made during the construction of a new hospital helipad.
The decommissioned, 18-metre cylinder has cast a shadow over Rocky Mountain House since it was built in 1963, proudly displaying the town’s name and the slogan “Where Adventure Begins!”
Its fate was sealed, however, when the adjacent hospital went to reconstruct its helipad.
Alberta Health Services said it asked its consultants whether the massive blue and white tower jutting high into the sky next door would be an issue.