公投结果尚未完全确定，但显然北部阿尔伯塔的选民对分离的支持更为强烈，尤其是农村选民。
The referendum results are not quite final, but it’s clear northern Albertans more strongly supported separation, especially rural voters.
包括福克斯克里克镇和谷景镇在内的中部和平-诺特利选区，对选项二——举行第二次具有约束力的分离公投——的支持率最高，达到50.4%。
Central Peace-Notley, which includes the towns of Fox Creek and Valleyview, saw the highest support for Option 2 — to hold a second, binding referendum on separation — at 50.4 per cent.
“显然，这一地区对联邦政府有一定的失望情绪，”北部阿尔伯塔和平河选区和平市政区区长罗伯特·威灵说。该地区除一处投票站外全部投票站已结束投票，42.5%的选民倾向于分离。
“Obviously there is some disillusionment, I think, with the federal government in this area,” said Robert Willing, reeve of the Municipal District of Peace, in the Peace River riding in northern Alberta. With all but one poll remaining, 42.5 per cent of voters there were on the separatist side.
“联邦政府与阿尔伯塔之间似乎存在脱节，尤其是在石油和天然气行业方面，”威灵在接受CBC新闻采访时表示。
“There seems to be a disconnect between the federal government and Alberta, especially with the oil and gas industry,” Willing said in an interview with CBC News.
他指出，渥太华此前不愿在阿尔伯塔修建通往西海岸的管道，被该地区部分人视为对该省的攻击，并可能助长了分离情绪。
Ottawa’s previous reluctance to build a pipeline through Alberta to the West Coast was viewed as an attack on the province by some in the area, he said, and likely contributes to separatist feelings.
“我认为前任总理对阿尔伯塔根本不感兴趣，”威灵说。“我认为总理[马克]卡尼肯定在采取正确的措施。”他补充说，拟议的太平洋联通管道正在提升卡尼在依赖石油和天然气的阿尔伯塔地区的声誉。
“I don't think that the previous prime minister was at all interested in Alberta," Willing said. "I think that Prime Minister [Mark] Carney is definitely taking the right steps.”The proposed Pacific Link pipeline is helping Carney’s reputation in regions of Alberta reliant on oil and gas, he added.
在距埃德蒙顿西北约450公里的格兰德草原，分离支持率为37.5%，而环绕该市的农村选区格兰德草原-瓦皮蒂的支持率为46.9%。
In Grande Prairie, 450 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, support for separation sits at 37.5 per cent, while the rural riding surrounding the city, Grande Prairie-Wapiti, is at 46.9 per cent.
格兰德草原市长杰基·克莱顿表示，这一统计反映了农村阿尔伯塔人对该省与渥太华关系的感受。
Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton said the count reflects how rural Albertans feel about the province’s relationship with Ottawa.
“我知道在阿尔伯塔各地，仍有许多人对渥太华以及过去对阿尔伯塔的对待方式感到不满，”克莱顿说。
“I know there are, across Alberta, many people that are still upset with Ottawa and what has been done in the past about how Alberta has been treated,” Clayton said.
罗宾·考沃德（Robin Coward）是位于格兰德普雷里（Grande Prairie）的“Bullets and Broadheads射击中心”的所有者。他表示，他对这次公投的结果感到失望，但同时也接受了这一结果，因为“阿尔伯塔省的人民已经做出了决定”。考沃德说：“在我看来，这些结果实际上反映了阿尔伯塔省人民的意愿：‘我们的选票在联邦层面根本没有任何意义；我们愿意信任自由党政府。’但我并不认同这种观点。”
Robin Coward, the owner of Bullets and Broadheads Shooting Center in Grande Prairie, said he’s disappointed in the results of the referendum, but accepts them, because “Alberta has spoken.”“To me, the results are basically Albertans saying, ‘we don’t want our votes to count federally anyway. We’re going to trust the Liberal government,’ and I just don’t believe that,” Coward said. “That’s why we had a referendum in the first place. We feel like our voices don’t matter.”
“这就是我们举行这次公投的原因——因为我们觉得自己的声音根本没有被重视。”考沃德认为，阿尔伯塔省应该像魁北克省一样，拥有更多的自主权。
I think there's room for us to take some pages from Quebec's playbook. Alberta should have more independence within Canada — like Quebec, Coward said.
“我们的农民、牛仔以及石油工人构成了一个与众不同的社会群体；每次联邦选举都能体现出这一点。我认为我们可以从魁北克省的经验中吸取一些教训。”斯特金湖克里族（Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation）的酋长谢尔顿·桑夏因（Sheldon Sunshine）表示，他对阿尔伯塔省人民选择留在加拿大并不感到意外。
“Our farmers, our cowboys, our oil workers — that’s a different society than anywhere else, and you can see that every time we have a federal election. I think there’s room for us to take some pages from Quebec’s playbook.”Chief Sheldon Sunshine of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation said he isn’t surprised that Albertans voted to remain in Canada.
“我一直都认为这次公投纯粹是浪费时间，”桑夏因在接受CBC新闻采访时说，“我们早就知道结果会是什么样的。”该部落唯一的投票点设在该社区的社区大厅内，而在中央和平-诺特利选区（Central Peace-Notley），只有7名选民选择了支持分离的选项2。
“I've said pretty much all along that [the referendum] was just a waste of time,” Sunshine said in an interview with CBC News. “We knew what the result was going to be.”The nation’s only polling place, in the community hall, showed the lowest support for separation in the Central Peace-Notley riding, with just seven of 289 voters choosing Option 2.
桑夏因指出，这次公投的投票率创下了该部落的历史新高，这也反映了阿尔伯塔省原住民群体对公投的高度参与热情。“我们确实积极鼓励我们的族人去投票，”他说，“从各地的原住民社区反馈来看，大家都积极参与了投票，确保了自己的声音能够被听到。”
It was a record turnout for the nation in a provincial vote, Sunshine said, and mirrors high engagement in the referendum by First Nations across Alberta. “We really encouraged our people to come out,” he said. “What I’m hearing all across First Nation lands is that we really stepped up, got out, and made sure we were heard.”
“这次公投的核心目的是为了捍卫我们的条约和我们的生活方式。”在阿尔伯塔省的大城市中，绝大多数选民选择了支持留在加拿大的选项1；其中，埃德蒙顿-斯特拉斯科纳选区（Edmonton-Strathcona）的投票率甚至超过了90%。
“It was about defending our treaty, defending our way of life.”In Alberta's biggest cities, voters were much more likely to choose Option 1 to remain in Canada, with most ridings topping 80 per cent, and one, Edmonton-Strathcona, over 90.
截至发稿时，在所有选区中，对“留在加拿大”这一选项支持率最低的是埃德蒙顿-西亨代（Edmonton-West Henday）选区，仅为82.2%；在卡尔加里（Calgary）市内，支持率最低的选区是卡尔加里-东南（Calgary-South East）选区，为76.7%。全民公投的最终结果预计将于周三晚上公布。
As of publication, the Edmonton riding with the lowest support for remaining in Canada was Edmonton-West Henday, at 82.2 per cent. In Calgary, it was Calgary-South East, at 76.7. Full referendum results are expected Wednesday night.