Nathanael Newton

https://youtube.com/shorts/gYegnx2np1M

You can send a letter here:

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/keep-weatheradio-alive-protect-canadians-safety-and-alerts

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

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Show threadDianora (Diane Bruce)Mar 2
@igmrlm yes 😠
https://mastodon.radio/@va3db/116133696391776793
Diane Bruce VA3DB (@[email protected])

https://www.rac.ca/rac-responds-to-the-closure-of-the-weatherradio-service-in-canada/ #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #Canada #RAC #HamR #HamRadioCanada

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Show threadNathanael NewtonMar 2
@Dianora thank you for letting me know, I will read some of that on my radio show tomorrow morning.
Show threadRue MohrMar 2
@igmrlm When was the last time It was used? They push stuff over cell phones now, its not safe to assume everyone has a cell phone with signal....
Show threadNathanael NewtonMar 2

@RueNahcMohr A lot of people still use weather radios, especially in more rural areas. An hour and a half drive from downtown Ottawa you'll be completely without cell phone coverage and still in a tornado zone in the summer.

Weather radios can be left in standby mode and powered with small batteries for long periods of time and automatically function as alarms when severe weather occurs.

Decommissioning the system is a very short-sighted and bad decision in my opinion.