It's been quite some time since I reported any of the goings on at Palcoprep. I don't get down to Drumheller very often during the winter, and haven't been down since last November. Although I maintain some involvement behind the scenes, I am not active in the day to day operation of the company. We have remained relatively busy over the last few months, and the future looks bright. Late last summer we were contracted to build a retractable cover for a bone bed in Dinosaur Provincial Park. This cover was sculpted and painted to look like the badlands, and it kept the site less conspicuous, while allowing park staff to easily open it when hosting a tour. We were also contracted to construct a parade float for Teck Coal in Sparwood. This float outlined the formation of coal, and included a number of dinosaurs, other prehistoric creatures, right up to more modern stuff. Some of the components for this float, including the blue acrylic wave, the framework for the storage cover, and the support frame for the text panels, were fabricated in my shop here in Edmonton. We are presently sculpting three life size animals to be put on display at the Icefields Center in Jasper National Park. This includes a Golden Eagle, a Grizzly Bear with Cub, and Mountain Goat. The sculptures will be installed later in the early summer when the site is snow free. We have also developed another landscaping panel, this one with a Bighorn Sheep. I've included a few photos of some of these projects...
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