[citation needed] In 1985, Lord was the Founding Chairman of one of Alberta's first Business Revitalization Zones (BRZ) which named the district "Marda Loop" in 1985.
[citation needed] Lord ran for Calgary City Council in 1995, and was elected as Alderman for Ward 8 for two consecutive terms.
Lord served on many MLA committees, including Chair of the School Construction and Operating Costs, which identified potential saving of 25% in new school building costs, Chair of the Secondary Suites Review Committee which established building codes for secondary suites under the Alberta Building Codes for the first time[citation needed], Chair of Special Places 2000 which finalized the designation as environmentally protected of nearly 7000 km2 of provincial land and created over 60 new provincial parks[citation needed].
Lord was one of three MLAs who requested and formed the so-called Dumb Rules committee, aimed at reducing red tape and government inefficiencies.
[4] He was Chairman of BBQ on the Bow, Canada's oldest Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned barbecue competition.