Ten advance polling locations across Alberta were disrupted or closed on Oct. 17, the final day of advance voting in the provincial referendum, due to high winds and a deadly fire at a Canadian Forces base near Wainwright.
Elections Alberta announced Oct. 17 that the Wainwright Communiplex Advance Vote location was closed after reports that a large fire broke out near CFB Wainwright and, due to high winds, had spread into the town, which is about 200 kilometres southeast of Edmonton and has a population of around 7,000.
The agency also announced adjusted hours for six voting locations in central Alberta due to high winds, along with the closure of one location and the temporary closure of two locations. Two Hills Recreation Centre was closed due to wind, with voters redirected to Vegreville, while the Ma-Me-O Beach Community Hall and Co-op Place Wetaskiwin were “temporarily closed due to a separate incident.” …