(EMO Manager Murielle Provost)
Nine municipalities are now able to alert 14,000 households in an hour when an emergency strikes thanks to a new software program. The communities located between Saint John and Sussex Corner are sharing the cost of the $111,000 system. Manager of the Saint John Emergency Management Organization Murielle Provost says the program will make people more aware when an emergency is taking place.
The software was purchased from Bathurst-based company Sentinel Systems Ltd. which is the only company doing this type of work in Canada.
