REMINDER! CITY-WIDE notifynow SYSTEM TEST HAPPENS TONIGHT

Saskatoon’s Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) will be systematically testing the notifynow system this evening, starting at 5:30 p.m.

The purpose of the test is to give residents the opportunity to better understand the notifynow system, to let people hear what a message will sound like, and to encourage people to sign-up. 

Starting at 5:30 p.m. today the system will send notifications throughout the city, one quadrant at a time using information in the notifynow database, which is a combination of the 2013/2014 SaskTel Phonebook and information from those whom have signed-up.

It is expected that testing period will last about 2 hours.

We also expect that some residents will notice that they did not receive the test notification. In those instances, we will ask them to create an account by following the prompts on saskatoon.ca and provide their preferred contact information so we can reach them in the future.

Saskatoon’s Emergency Measures Organization is excited to move this project forward. On-going testing is an important part of the City’s Emergency Preparedness process and will provide us with important technical information while demonstrating to individual residents what a targeted mass notification would sound like and how they can expect to be contacted.

Residents can sign-up online at Saskatoon.ca