BC Emergency Alert

• After criticism during November storms, B.C. expands Alert Ready system to floods and fires

  The public safety minister says the expansion of the system that issues alerts through TV, radio and mobile devices is because of more frequent threats due to climate change. 

  Politics

  May 3, 2022
  
• Emergency alert message sent to B.C. mobile phones by mistake

  EmergencyInfoBC confirmed the message "was an accidental re-broadcast of last week’s test due to human error."

  News

  May 12, 2021
  
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• Emergency alert to be sent to B.C. mobile phones on Wednesday

  The test is designed to assess the system's readiness for an actual emergency and identify any adjustments that need to be made.

  News

  Nov 25, 2020
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• This is a test: Emergency alert demo coming to B.C. phones Wednesday afternoon

  The province is testing its emergency alert system at 1:55 p.m. PT on Wednesday.

  Canada

  May 8, 2019