[karc] FW: [RAC-Bulletin] AEMA announcement project
- From: "Steve Cutway" <ve3kc@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "KARC List" <karc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 May 2014 12:41:49 -0400
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Sent: May 31, 2014 12:29 PM
To: Steve Cutway VE3KC
Subject: [RAC-Bulletin] AEMA announcement project
The AEMA announcement project is nearing completion.
The following statement has been published by AEMA to all of their publicity
contacts:
The Alberta Emergency Alert program, in conjunction with the Southern Alberta
Repeater Association (SARA), is pleased to announce that SARA will transmit
critical Alberta Emergency Alert messages starting June 18, 2014. The Alberta
Emergency Alert program provides lifesaving information through radio,
television, a public website, a smartphone application, Facebook, Twitter, and
an RSS feed.
The amateur radio community is very active in Alberta and is routinely called
upon to assist emergency management organizations with site to site
communications. Many amateur operators are also trained severe weather spotters
with links into Environment Canada. In addition to its existing communication
channels, the Alberta Emergency Alert program recognizes that organizations
like SARA can help provide even more paths to Albertans, ensuring that alerts
can reach as many people as possible who may be affected by emergencies or
disasters.
SARA is an amateur radio society with approximately 100 members who maintain
over 20 repeater sites providing continuous communications coverage between
major centers in the province. The system is open to any licensed amateur
operator, and SARA often gets used for provincial networks, public service
events and general communications. Alert messages will be delivered on the main
SARA backbone automatically, covering the Highway 2 corridor from Edmonton in
the north to Vulcan County in the south.
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