🇨🇦 Alberta – Canada | October 17, 2026
Elections Alberta announced the closure of the advance voting centre at the Wainwright Communiplex in the town of Wainwright, after a large fire spread from the area around a Canadian military base into the municipal district, driven by strong winds.
Elections Alberta confirmed that the fire spread rapidly due to the strength of the winds and crossed beyond the boundaries of the military area into the Municipal District of Wainwright, prompting the closure of the advance voting centre.
Elections Alberta identified two other voting centres within Electoral Division No. 86:
📍 Border Inn in the city of Lloydminster.
📍 Vermilion Elks Hall in the town of Vermilion.
This development shows that the impact of the incident has extended to civil services and the electoral process, alongside the emergency response to the fire.
The closure comes on the last day of the advance voting period for the Alberta provincial referendum, with Monday, October 19, 2026, set as the final voting day.
Official election information urges voters to confirm their assigned voting locations before heading to them on Monday.
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