{"id":832065,"date":"2026-07-28T19:49:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/832065\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T19:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:49:21","slug":"edmontons-muttart-conservatory-elk-island-national-park-among-attractions-closed-due-to-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/832065\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton’s Muttart Conservatory, Elk Island National Park among attractions closed due to flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Several attractions and facilities in the Edmonton region have been temporarily closed after a series of severe rainstorms. <\/p>\n

The City of Edmonton says crews are working to clean up debris and clear water after the city was hit with more than a year’s worth of rain in two months. In the meantime, several recreation facilities, parks and pools are out of commission.<\/p>\n

Flooding and hazardous trees have pushed Parks Canada to temporarily close Elk Island National Park, 35 kilometres east of Edmonton. In a Facebook post<\/a>, Parks Canada says it’s working to reopen the park as soon as possible. <\/p>\n

“Parks Canada continues to clear downed trees, fix damaged fencing, clean up debris throughout the park, and assess a damaged culvert on the parkway,” a spokesperson for the park wrote in an email.<\/p>\n

\"downedCampers found downed trees on top of tents, washrooms and vehicles Sunday morning. The park opted to close its gates to the public on Monday. (Submitted by Mitchell McEachern)<\/p>\n

Edmonton’s Muttart Conservatory is also closed until further notice due to flooded roadways around the facility and access issues. <\/p>\n

The nearby Connors Road has been closed and reopened twice over the last few days due to flooding<\/a>. The southbound part of road under the overpass remains closed.<\/p>\n

Another closure due to flooding is the Indigenous Peoples Experience at Fort Edmonton Park. A spokesperson for the park said they are\u00a0hoping to reopen in the next few days.\u00a0The rest of the park remains open. <\/p>\n

The Reuse Centre at 83rd Street and Argyll Road is closed, though the city said it’s expected to reopen on Thursday. <\/p>\n

The string of closures comes after an earlier storm pushed water up through the floor at the Telus World of Science<\/a>, flooding most of the main floor. The facility is planning to remain closed until November.<\/p>\n

The Peter Hemingway Aquatic Centre at Coronation Park Sports and Recreation Centre was also hit with flooding and a loss of power this summer. The city says<\/a> it will be closed until September. <\/p>\n

The Grand Trunk Fitness and Leisure Centre pool, hot tub and steam room are also closed until further notice due to flooding.<\/p>\n

In a statement Tuesday afternoon, the city said all city sports fields are closed because of pooling water and wet conditions and asks Edmontonians stay off playing surfaces to prevent further damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":832066,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194294],"tags":[49,48,23752],"class_list":["post-832065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-edmonton","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-edmonton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=832065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/832066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=832065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=832065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}