CANALERT

Test of Alert Ready, Canada's Public Alerting System Scheduled for November 25, 2020

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Monday, November 23, 2020
Emergency management, Disaster preparedness, Pelmorex, Alert Ready, Emergency services, Civil defense, Alerting system, Alert messaging, Emergency communication system, Emergency Alert System, CANALERT, Alberta Emergency Alert

OAKVILLE, ON, Nov. 23, 2020 /CNW/ - On November 25, 2020, a public test message will be issued through Alert Ready, Canada's public alerting system, by most provincial and territorial emergency management organizations.

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  • OAKVILLE, ON, Nov. 23, 2020 /CNW/ - On November 25, 2020, a public test message will be issued through Alert Ready, Canada's public alerting system, by most provincial and territorial emergency management organizations.
  • Testing of Alert Ready across the country, and on a regular basis, is an important and necessary part of any public alerting system.
  • As of November 23rd, Alert Ready has enabled government authorities to deliver more than 170 emergency alerts since January 1, 2020.
  • "Pelmorex operates the technical infrastructure of the Alert Ready system," says Martin Belanger, Director of Public Alerting at Pelmorex.