Victoria – Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Minister Responsible for Emergency Preparedness, has issued the following statement on the upcoming Alert Ready test:
“On Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, at 1:55 p.m. (Pacific time), wireless alerts will again be tested in British Columbia as part of a countrywide emergency test.
“Last spring, we launched wireless alerting in B.C. to broaden our reach and ensure more people have access to critical and possibly life-saving information in the event of an emergency or disaster.
You may remember that the test in the spring startled a number of people who were unaware that the test was happening.
For more info:
- go to alertready.ca and ensure your device is wireless public-alerting compatible;
- make sure you are connected to an LTE (or 4G) cellular network at the time the emergency alert is issued; and
- update your device with the latest cellular software.
