Another rainy weekend in the Edmonton region has caused emergency alerts, flooding and road washouts.
On Monday, a CityNews drone captured footage of one such washed out road near Sherwood Park, east of Edmonton.
Township Road 534 along Oldman Creek was destroyed by running water, just one of more than two dozen road closures in Strathcona County. It is not expected to open for several months.
“These creek systems have received significant amounts of rainfall. This is unprecedented. It will likely take at least three months to get the road back up and open to traffic again,” said Kevin Cole, deputy chief administrative officer for Strathcona County Infrastructure and Planning Services.
Meteorologists say this is the wettest June on record for the Edmonton region, with more than 255 millimeters of rain.
Although there was less rain this weekend than last weekend, the new rainfall caused major problems as the ground was already saturated with water.
Among the flooded areas was the Jubilee Landing trailer park in Sherwood Park.
“This water, when the level rises, like when it rains heavily, then it overflows its banks and flows throughout this entire area,” Doug, who asked not to give his last name, told CityNews.
“I’m vacuuming water out of the garage.”
Strathcona County says it closely monitors flooded areas, but clarifies that areas like Jubilee Landing are “private mobile home communities and they operate their own water, wastewater and storm drainage systems, including a private stormwater management pond.”
“We have already conducted a survey of the area to determine if there are additional measures that we need to take to ensure that flooding in these areas does not continue,” Cole said.
But Doug says more needs to be done.
“Why is the county waiting for this to happen before putting in pumps?” he asked. “They know full well this thing will flood. Why not build a permanent, stationary pump with a float?”
Beaver County, an hour east of Edmonton, declared a local emergency with an extended flood warning urging residents to conserve water.
This warning was in effect for all municipalities in Beaver County, including Tofield, Riley, Holden and Viking.
“We are seeing significant impacts to our infrastructure as overland floodwaters from across the county are now added to our flood mitigation measures,” Tofield Mayor Adam Hall said in a Sunday Facebook video. “Pumps have been moved to support this mitigation, but we are far from out of this situation.
“We understand that this has been a long process and that people are becoming increasingly frustrated as time goes on.”
Flooding in Edmonton this weekend caused road closures such as 137th Avenue from Starling Drive to 200 meters west of Starling Drive.
All boat launches on the North Saskatchewan River were closed due to high river levels and increasing river speeds.
“Today’s conditions make it unsafe to operate any vessel on the water, and fast-moving waters and eroded riverbanks pose significant risks to people, watercraft and pets,” the city said in a press release.
“Residents are asked to maintain a safe distance from moving water and keep pets on a leash near the North Saskatchewan River and stormwater ponds as complex river rescues put the lives of dedicated first responders at risk.”
Edmonton residents are also being told they can’t watch Canada Day fireworks from the river or near its banks.
Utility provider EPCOR told CityNews it had received about 600 calls since Saturday morning.
An aerial view of a section of Township Road 534 along Oldman Creek was washed out due to heavy rain. Seen here, June 29, 2026 (CityNews).
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