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Alert Ready Test on May 8, 2019

Julia_T
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Update: There will be no test alerts in Ontario & Quebec due to the ongoing flooding situation in these provinces.

 

Hey Community,

 

On May 8, 2019, provincial and territorial governments will be conducting another test of the Alert Ready system. Alert Ready is designed to deliver critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians. Test alerts educate Canadians on what an emergency alert will look and sound like in the event of a life-threatening situation.

 

The test alert will be distributed on TV, Radio and wireless. However, not all Canadians will receive the test alert on their mobile device. This may occur for a variety of reasons; device compatibility, connection to an LTE network, cell tower coverage and device software and settings.

 

To learn more about the Alert Ready service, what devices are supported, and the test schedule for your province or territory, visit alertready.ca.

 

- Public Mobile Community Team

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navcoke
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

I have already got 3 Amber Alerts.  Assume this is still on in GTA.

BeccaBoo9149
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Thanks this was good to know!

dna2016
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

Thanks for the heads up @Julia_T , and appreciate providing more details there @LovesToPM .  

TheOldVR
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

 

Oh no... gonna have to prep my parents otherwise there will be trouble.

 

Thanks for letting us know PM peeps!!

 

 

JaimeLaPizza
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

Maybe "PM" stands for.... Public Mobile !!!  Smiley Very Happy


@LovesToPM wrote:

 

New BrunswickMay 8, 201910:55 PM ADT
Newfoundland & LabradorMay 8, 201910:55 PM NDT

Weird, isn't that a little late for most people? Anyways...

LovesToPM
Mayor / Maire

The Alert system will be tested in all provinces and territories on TV, radio and compatible wireless devices.

 

For those interested, here are the times as posted on  https://www.alertready.ca/#alerts

 

Province/TerritoryLocal Testing DateLocal Testing Time
AlbertaMay 8, 20191:55 PM MDT
British ColumbiaMay 8, 20191:55 PM PDT
ManitobaMay 8, 20191:55 PM CDT
New BrunswickMay 8, 201910:55 AM ADT
NewfoundlandMay 8, 201910:55 AM NDT
LabradorMay 8, 201910:25 AM ADT
Northwest TerritoriesMay 8, 20191:55 PM MDT
Nova ScotiaMay 8, 20191:55 PM ADT
NunavutMay 8, 20191:55 PM EDT
OntarioMay 8, 2019No test due to flooding
Prince Edward IslandMay 8, 201912:55 PM ADT
QuebecMay 8, 2019No test due to flooding
SaskatchewanMay 8, 20191:55 PM CST
YukonMay 8, 20191:55 PM PDT

 

Edit: They changed the alert times for NB, NL and Labrador. They also posted a summary list on alertready.ca

 

Edit 2: Cancelled QC and ON testing due to flooding.

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