Alert Ready system to be tested Wednesday in the Maritimes

The national Alert Ready system will be tested on Wednesday in Atlantic Canada.

The national Alert Ready system will be tested on Wednesday in the Maritimes.

The alert will be sent to compatible mobile devices, TVs and radios in New Brunswick at 10:55 a.m. Wednesday, on Prince Edward Island at 12:55 p.m. and Nova Scotians will receive the alert at 1:55 p.m.

“It will be a broadcast-intrusive alert, meaning it will interrupt device use and programming, and will be identified as a test,” advised the Nova Scotia government in a news release. “People will not need to take any action.”

The alert will also be sent through the NS Alert app. People who have downloaded the app and are connected to an LTE or 5G network will receive two alerts. App users who are connected to a 3G network or Wi-Fi will only receive one alert.

The national Alert Ready system was designed to alert Canadians to emergencies, such as fires, natural disasters, national security threats, and biological threats.

Test alerts are sent twice a year.

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