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Weekly Edmonton juil. 20 - juil. 26, 2026

Inondations, un botté au dernier instant et une pétition — le résumé de la semaine à Edmonton

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🚑 Bris et incidents

  1. Orage violent inonde Whitemud Drive; des passages inférieurs deviennent des lacs. Un orage de samedi soir a lâché de fortes pluies sur l’ouest d’Edmonton, forçant la fermeture complète de Whitemud Drive entre la 156 Street et la 178 Street vers 22 h 30, des véhicules se retrouvant coincés dans des inondations sous des passages inférieurs et des pompiers intervenant pour aider des personnes piégées près du passage supérieur de la 170 Street; plusieurs bretelles et passages inférieurs ont été emportés.

  2. Paddleboarder repêché dans la Bow River, transporté dans un état critique. L’équipe de sauvetage aquatique du service d’incendie de Calgary a retrouvé l’homme face contre l’eau, attaché à une laisse, vers 13 h 10 jeudi près du pont de la 85 Street en amont de Bowness Park; les équipes ont commencé la RCR sur place avant que les ambulanciers d’AHS ne le transportent au Foothills Medical Centre, et le service d’incendie a mis en garde contre l’utilisation de laisses de cheville sur des eaux courantes.

  3. Évacuations liées aux feux en C.-B. et promesses de défendre les maisons alors que la fumée et le risque s’étendent. Le feu de forêt Fiftynine Creek a entraîné des ordres d’évacuation pour environ 193 propriétés et des alertes pour 104 propriétés dans le district régional Thompson‑Nicola; des résidents de Clinton et des communautés voisines rapportent avoir choisi de rester pour défendre leurs biens tandis que le village a émis un ordre d’évacuation complet pour les propriétés à l’intérieur de ses limites.

🏛️ Gouvernement et politique

  1. Elections Alberta vérifie près de 223 000 noms sur une pétition séparatiste. L’agence a confirmé environ 222 000 signatures validées sur près de 280 000 soumises, dépassant le seuil d’environ 178 000; la pétition reste largement sans effet puisque la cour l’a annulée en mai et des appels sont en cours, tandis que la province poursuit son référendum du 19 octobre sur le maintien au Canada ou la tenue d’un vote contraignant pour partir.

  2. La première ministre Danielle Smith s’interroge sur le financement tiers pendant la campagne référendaire. Smith a soulevé des préoccupations sur la divulgation pour la campagne Forever Canadian lors de réunions interprovinciales, suscitant des réactions du représentant du mouvement Thomas Lukaszuk et rappelant que les règles de la Elections Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ont été récemment modifiées et sont respectées par cette campagne.

  3. Les coûts du référendum en Alberta continuent de monter, selon l’ancien maire de Calgary. Le décompte des dépenses publiques liées au référendum d’automne dans la province a été critiqué par Naheed Nenshi, qui a qualifié l’exercice de de plus en plus coûteux alors que les autorités finalisent les plans et la logistique en vue du vote du 19 octobre.

🎨 Communauté et culture

  1. Un capitaine militaire d’Edmonton honoré dans un nouveau Heritage Minute. Le programme Heritage Minute présentera un capitaine militaire natif d’Edmonton, assurant une représentation locale dans la série nationale de courts métrages qui met en lumière des récits marquants du Canada.

  2. « Buddy », un canard Cayuga domestique, refuse d’être relocalisé au lac Summerside. Le canard Cayuga domestique vit au lac Summerside, un plan d’eau artificiel du sud‑est d’Edmonton, depuis environ trois mois; il a été retrouvé embrouillé dans un hameçon et les sauveteurs de la faune ont déterminé qu’il s’agit d’une race domestique non relâchable en milieu sauvage.

  3. Le championnat national de disc golf revient dans le nord de l’Alberta après 25 ans. L’Alberta a accueilli le premier championnat national de disc golf de la province en un quart de siècle, attirant des golfeurs de disque dans une ville du nord pour des compétitions provinciales et nationales et ravivant l’intérêt pour ce sport dans la région.

🌦️ Météo et routes

  1. Les comtés de Thorhild et Westlock déclarent des désastres agricoles après des pluies incessantes. Thorhild a déclaré un état de catastrophe agricole le 17 juillet, invoquant des précipitations records en juin et des orages intenses en juillet; Westlock a pris une décision similaire le 12 juillet en raison de sols saturés et d’humidité excessive touchant les terres agricoles au nord d’Edmonton.

  2. Edmonton signale environ 15 fois plus de moustiques qu’à la même période l’an dernier. Un scientifique de la ville a indiqué que les comptages de moustiques à Edmonton sont environ 15 fois supérieurs à ceux de la même période l’année précédente, reflétant des conditions exceptionnellement humides qui coïncident avec des problèmes d’eau de surface et de drainage dans la région.

  3. Un résident de la périphérie nord‑ouest signale l’effondrement d’un tronçon de route par érosion. Un propriétaire en bordure nord‑ouest d’Edmonton a documenté une portion de chaussée effondrée à la suite de l’érosion, soulevant des inquiétudes sur les infrastructures pour les résidents ruraux et attirant l’attention municipale sur des pentes et un drainage défaillants.

🚨 Criminalité et sécurité publique

  1. Des accusations déposées après que des randonneurs aient été suivis par un grizzly à Banff avec un chien sans laisse. Parcs Canada a inculpé deux randonneurs en vertu de la Loi sur les parcs nationaux du Canada après qu’une vidéo ait montré un grizzly suivre le groupe et leur chien sans laisse sur le sentier Taylor Lake le 19 juillet; des agents ont identifié les personnes apparaissant dans les images diffusées sur les réseaux sociaux.

  2. La police d’Edmonton enquête sur le meurtre présumé d’une femme de 23 ans en contexte conjugal. La police d’Edmonton a déclaré comme allégué homicide en contexte conjugal le décès d’une femme de 23 ans survenu mardi; les enquêteurs ont précisé que le dossier fait l’objet d’une enquête active tandis qu’ils continuent de recueillir des preuves et d’interroger des témoins.

💼 Économie et affaires

  1. Les commerçants du centre‑ville d’Edmonton subissent une série de fermetures de restaurants. Des entreprises établies de longue date, comme Audrey’s Books sur Jasper Avenue, rapportent être affectées par des chantiers en centre‑ville, les travaux de la ligne Valley Line LRT et des préoccupations de sécurité; la Downtown Revitalization Coalition a appelé cette semaine la ville à des mesures pour améliorer la sécurité et l’accessibilité du noyau urbain.

  2. Les agents de bord de WestJet votent massivement en faveur d’une grève; la compagnie permet certains réacheminements. Les agents de bord affiliés à CUPE Local 8125 ont voté à 99,4 % en faveur d’une grève le 15 juillet, couvrant environ 4 400 membres; WestJet a offert aux passagers ayant une réservation du 30 juillet au 4 août une modification ou annulation sans frais unique pendant que les négociations se poursuivent.

🏥 Santé

  1. Groupes locaux surveillent les personnes âgées durant la chaleur et la fumée. Meals on Wheels Edmonton, qui livre plus de 300 repas par jour, a indiqué que ses bénévoles effectuent des visites de bien‑être supplémentaires durant les périodes prolongées de chaleur et de fumée de feux de forêt pour aider les personnes de 65 ans et plus, plus à risque de complications liées à la chaleur et à la fumée.

  2. La ville met en garde contre le fait de laisser des animaux dans des véhicules chauds; les amendes sont renforcées. Les agents de la paix d’Edmonton ont reçu environ 40 plaintes concernant des animaux laissés dans des voitures chaudes entre mai et le 20 juillet cette année contre 33 l’an dernier; une nouvelle amende de 500 $ s’applique désormais pour avoir laissé un animal dans une situation potentiellement dangereuse pour sa santé, et une pénalité de 1 000 $ est prévue en cas de récidive.

🏈 Sports

  1. Le botté victorieux de 57 verges de Vincent Blanchard donne la victoire aux Edmonton Elks 36‑34. Jeudi, au Mosaic Stadium, les Elks ont défait les Saskatchewan Roughriders après que le quart‑arrière Cody Fajardo ait lancé pour 510 verges et qu’Austin Mack ait inscrit un touché de 81 verges; le botté de 57 verges de Blanchard sur le dernier jeu a porté le dossier d’Edmonton à 6‑1.

  2. Tyreik McAllister signe une soirée de scores historique lors de la victoire 52‑30 de Calgary. McAllister a inscrit un touché au sol, un touché par la réception et un retour de 118 verges sur un botté manqué — le premier joueur à combiner ces trois types de points dans un même match de la LCF depuis 1988 — alors que les Stampeders ont battu les Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

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