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. And he says Tyra is running with him on the ballot. Tyra the Tyrannosaurus, the lovable landmark that towers over the Drumheller skyline in the heart of the Canadian Badlands, is facing an extinction-level event and is pictured in Drumheller, Alta., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh“Whether she does become an election issue or not I’m going to make her one,” Frey said in an interview. Voting is set for Oct. 20, which will predate an ongoing engineering report on what to do with Tyra.