• EhForumUser
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    1 year ago

    There were Amber alerts sent out notifying the people of lockdowns. For example,

    But, yes, it is foolish that we have to rely on Bell/Rogers/Telus/Apple/Google to get the word out. Canada Post is the entity which is supposed to be responsible for disseminating such information.

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      1 year ago

      Thanks for this, i don’t remember getting these notifications but it is possible I forgot/missed them. As you mentioned it still only reaches canadians with an active cell phone plan and who have cell service and should be used alongaide other systems.