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until October 2011, whereby local or provincial authorities could warn the public about impending or current emergencies affecting their area. The system was proposed by the provincial government after an
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The EPWS could be activated by local police, fire, and environmental agencies; by
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This article is about the system in Alberta. For the generic concept, see
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single source
talk page
improve this article
introducing citations to additional sources
"Emergency Public Warning System"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Public Warning System
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
Alberta
Canada
F4 tornado
Edmonton
Environment Canada
Severe weather
Flood
Wildfire
Hazardous material
Terrorist
Water contamination
AMBER Alert
CKUA Radio Network
Alberta Emergency Alert
"Contract loss forces job cuts at CKUA"
"Digital alert system hard to decipher: critics"

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