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Telephone calls in the BC Lower Mainland sounded a loud alarm on Wednesday at 1:55 pm.
This was part of the Alert Ready program, a collaborative initiative of federal, provincial and territorial governments to warn the public of impending disasters.
Wednesday's warning was the second time the system was tested.
The first alert was launched in May and revealed several problems. According to reports, many British Columbians would not have received the phone alert.
Jennifer Rice, Parliamentary Secretary for Civil Protection, said more people had been affected during Wednesday's alert, but that improvements are still possible.
"There is no perfect system where we will reach 100% of the people we need, but we want to continue to grow and reach as many people as possible."
Jennifer Rice, Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness, said the government was working to resolve issues related to the emergency alert system. (CBC)
For alerts to work, phones must be running on the latest operating system and must be connected to an LTE or 4G network.
Concerns about accessibility
Alerts are also broadcast on television and radio.
Jeremy Hunka, spokesman for the Union Gospel Mission, said that everyone had no phone, especially the homeless and the elderly.
"Some will receive these alerts, but not everyone will, and just like poor air quality and extreme weather conditions, our customers will be most at risk in an emergency," said Hunka.
"And they may not receive the warnings that everyone receives."
Jeremy Hunka, of the Union Gospel Mission, has expressed his concern about the accessibility of emergency alert notifications from British Columbia for the elderly and the homeless. (CBC)
The system will be used to warn people of potential tsunamis, with plans to expand to other emergencies in the future.
BC The RCMP may also use the system to notify Amber Alerts.
CBC BC asked its viewers on Facebook and Twitter to indicate that they had received the notice of today. Here is what some of you had to say:
I was not alerted, but I understood that it was probably because I was on G3 and not on LTE. My phone allows me to choose. I like G3 because uses less data.
& mdash;@ Ccamp66Colin
I've had mine this time so definitely an improvement.
& mdash;@ Foxgl0ve
My husband had the warning of @EmergencyInfoBC & amp; I did not do it. He said he was shortlisted to survive the zombie apocalypse and that I'm going to die
& mdash;@geekyscientist
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