Expect to get more emergency alerts pushed directly to your phone, radio and TV this wildfire season. B.C. announced Tuesday that local governments will have access to the Alert Ready system for floods and fires. The change comes after the province faced questions during last year’s disasters about why the use of mobile notifications was so limited.
- Suspected human-caused wildfire burning northwest of Merritt
- Former Okanagan evacuees welcome B.C.’s expansion of Alert Ready system