Advance vote to resume Oct. 15 in Athabasca following power outage

EDMONTON – Advance voting will resume at the Athabasca Seniors Centre in Athabasca and the Returning Office will reopen at 4714 50 Street in Clyde on Thursday, October 15, 2026. The locations in electoral division of Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock were closed following a weather-related power outage on Wednesday.

The outage occurred at 2:00pm. The voting location was closed and all voting materials, ballot boxes, and ballots were secured. Staff remained onsite throughout the outage. Five electors were served once power resumed; however, the location was closed for the evening to test equipment, connectivity, and data in advance of opening on Thursday. Normal operations will resume Thursday.

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