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Alberta Emergency Alert (AEA) was a public warning system in Alberta. The system was implemented in October 2011, replacing the former Alberta Emergency Public Warning System (EPWS). Based on Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), alerts were disseminated through various media outlets including television and radio, [ 1 ] internet, [ 2 ] social media ...
Emergency Measures Act [13] 2013 Floods: Alberta Emergency Management Act [14] 2014 Assiniboine River flood: Manitoba Emergency Measures Act [15] [16] 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire: Alberta Emergency Management Act [17] Opioid epidemic: British Columbia Public Health Act [18] [19] 2017 Wildfires: British Columbia Emergency Program Act [10] [20 ...
The Emergency Public Warning System was a system used in the province of Alberta, Canada until October 2011, whereby local or provincial authorities could warn the public about impending or current emergencies affecting their area.
The Wireless Public Alerting System (WPAS) initiative was also launched that year as a three-year pilot project led by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, in collaboration with Defence Research Development Canada and Public Safety Canada, with the purpose to develop the use of LTE-based technology for emergency wireless public ...
Public agencies are generally (with a few exceptions) created and regulated under the Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act (APAGA), which stipulates their responsibilities, restrictions, and general structures. [1] Many public agencies are also subject to more specific legislation and acts.
The Government of Alberta declared a provincial state of emergency for Fort McMurray on May 4, 2016, and issued a formal request for assistance from the Canadian Armed Forces. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] The government and the Department of National Defence signed a memorandum of understanding on May 4, detailing required assistance and use of helicopters ...
An emergency communication system (ECS) is any system (typically computer-based) that is organized for the primary purpose of supporting one-way and two-way communication of emergency information between both individuals and groups of individuals. These systems are commonly designed to convey information over multiple types of devices, from ...
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