Province to test B.C.-wide emergency alert system on Wednesday

Don’t panic — it’s just a practice.
The province will conduct a test of a B.C.-wide emergency alert system on Wednesday afternoon at 1:55 p.m. The test will consist of television and radio alerts. Wireless alerts to smartphones will not be made.
“This is part of a Canada-wide system — Alert Ready — that allows government officials to issue public safety alerts through major television and radio broadcasters,” read a notice issued Tuesday.
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