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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"residents are being directed to an interactive map"

This seems problematic, do they not have emergency broadcasts anymore?

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed. They should leave legacy fail proof technology in place.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wounder if someone sold them on a bunch of "efficiencies" by dropping radio, tv and whatnot in favour of a web based solution? And now that I think on it, was Canada not listed lately as having some of the worst rural cell/internet infrastructure in the world?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Are you telling me we pay the highest in the world for mobile plans AND have the shittiest cell infrastructure. Jesus christ..

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yes. Essential services with bloated prices and really low reliability.

But think of the profits shawgers is making for their shareholders! Mission accomplished!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I have 200mb of data and it turns off when I run out. If I ever get caught in an emergency, I'm screwed.

Plus, half the time their website seems to crash.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I live in Kelowna and am just on the edge of an evacuation alert area and I don't have a radio or cable so I can't say if those exist but the map is helpful.

Been checking that thing ever 5 minutes today...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It doesn't work on my phone. Also they're not making it easy to find. It should be a giant link right at the top of every article, instead it's regular size text buried in the middle of the article.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Also they're not making it easy to find.

I googled "emergency alert map Kelowna" and found a really great candidate.

[–] dangerouskitchen 1 points 1 year ago

Install the app

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Glad it is up and working for you. good luck.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:


On Friday morning, officials said a number of properties were destroyed in the Trader Cove area and Bear Lake Road north of West Kelowna.

Due to the high number of properties under evacuation orders and alerts, residents are being directed to an interactive map to search by address to find out how individual homes and businesses are affected.

Everyone covered by an evacuation alert is asked to be prepared to leave at a moment's notice as the province faces a highly volatile wildfire situation.

Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the wildfire service has "significant resources'' on the West Kelowna fire, but she urges everyone in the region to prepare in case they are ordered to leave.

Wildfire Service, says the cold front that began sweeping the southern half of the province Thursday is bringing in high, unpredictable winds and dry lightning that create the potential for new fires and growth on those they are trying to contain.

DriveBC said Thursday that wildfire activity has closed a stretch of Highway 1 in both directions between Hope and Lytton, the community 150 kilometres northeast of Vancouver that was almost completely destroyed by fire in 2021.


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[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wonder if this fire season will slow down the insane immigration to BC. I mean I am certainly starting to wonder if it's a good idea to settle down here at all.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The xenophobic comment was the 4th one down.

We should be better Canadians.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

How was that xenophobic??

I was more referring to other Canadians relocating to BC en masse

It's like some of you people are brainwashed that "immigration" is an unspeakable word

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

All I know is that despite all evidence that our world is increasingly turning into an inferno, that humans are still pro-human and will continue to want more humans. I guess we're just going to have to reap the predictable consequences of our obsession with overpopulating ourselves.