Just sent an email to my local MP asking him to speak to the Minister about keeping #weatherradio on the air here in Canada. Current plan is to sunset the service in a couple weeks, which, in an area expected to be subject to a devastating earthquake (eventually) seems to be short-sighted. #hamradio #amateurradio #bcwx
Radio Amateurs of Canada Responds to the Closure of the Weatherradio Service in Canada - Radio Amateurs of Canada

Radio Amateurs du Canada réagit à la fermeture du service Radio-Météo au Canada For immediate release | February 25, 2026Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) is saddened to learn about the closure of the Weatheradio service provided by Environment and Climate Change Canada.For decades, Weatheradio has been a trusted and resilient source of real-time weather alerts and

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🇨🇦 The Canadian Government is DISCONTINUING EMERGENCY Weather Radio Service 😭🤬 @RyanHallYall

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Environment and Climate Change Canada is permanently turning off Weatheradio broadcasts across Canada on March 16. 😩

Maybe I'm just sadder than I should be about this (every night I get my forecasts, including AQI reports, from this service), but it also seems short sighted.

Climate collapse is causing more and more extreme weather events that require emergency alerts. The Internet (and their continued reliance on X) becomes a single-point-of-failure for disseminating timely national weather forecasts and weather emergency alerts. This is problematic for all kinds of reasons.

ECCC's site doesn't provide any other information about it but I'm assuming this is part of Carney's broad cuts to public services and infrastructure in Canada. Sad.

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/weatheradio.html

#Weather #WeatherRadio #Canada #CanPoli

Mark Ingalls has an important and informative commentary on the utility of WeatherRadio in Canada and the USA and why it should not only be kept, but promoted and be part of every Canadian's emergency kit!

cc: @Paulatics @akurjata @davidakin

#Weather #Canada #WeatherRadio #EmergencyPreparedness #Communications
https://ingallswx.com/2026/02/25/environment-canada-is-making-a-major-mistake/

Environment Canada is making a major mistake

Environment and Climate Change Canada announced this week that they would be discontinuing their Weatheradio service on March 16, 2026. The notice on their website instructs readers to utilize the …

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Breaking News: Environment Canada to permanently shut down VHF Weatheradio (and Hello Weather) on March 16, 2026

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Evans, who first tipped me that Environment Canada is ending Weatheradio and the Hello Weather service effective March 16, 2026. Environment and Climate…

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Looks like on 2026-03-16 Weatheradio and Hello Weather services will be discontinued in Canada.

This currently provides, "Continuous broadcasts of weather information and instant updates when bad weather threatens."

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/weatheradio.html

#Radio #Weather #wx #FediWX #Canada #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #hamr #WeatherRadio #HelloWeather #CAWX #WXCA

Weatheradio - Canada.ca

Need to be alerted when weather threatens? Or do you just want to hear the latest weather information for your area at any time of day or night, any day of the year? Environment Canada’s Weatheradio network broadcasts weather warnings and current observations and forecasts using the VHF public radio band, 24/7. Within range of more than 90 percent of the population, Weatheradio can be heard on special receivers and, in some areas, on ordinary AM/FM radio.

Surprisingly Capable: Mario Checks Out the Raddy RF750 Plus

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Mario Filippi, who shares the following review: Raddy RF750 Plus AM/FM/SW/NOAA Radio by Mario Filippi I purchased one of these tiny radios several months ago.…

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Dan Satterfield, AWS Certified meteorologist, reports broadcasters w/ colocated (i.e.,inexpensive) NOAA weather radio transmitters, are told (see letter) to stop maintenance on these life-protecting systems. This is the cost-effective warning system which works where cellphones don't. WHY WHY WHY? #noaa #weather #warning #weatherradio #alerts #Emergency #EmergencyAlerts
Especially after Texas flood disaster,😢 wondering why there aren't at least some #NOAA #NWS weather radios with built-in #GPS auto-location for travelers #WeatherRadio