Saskatoon Emergency Management Operations (EMO) will conduct a scheduled notifynow test today after 1:30 p.m. The message will specifically indicate that it is a test.  It doesn’t require any action from the public.

notifynow is the City of Saskatoon’s public safety alert program used to notify the public in real-time of a safety situation where they need to take action. The system uses listed phone numbers and associated addresses from the public White Pages to send out alerts. Residents can also sign up to notifynow to receive a message via their preferred communication method including SMS text message, voice call to a landline, voice call to a cell phone or email.

EMO regularly conducts two annual test alerts: one occurring in the spring during Emergency Preparedness Week, and the other closer to the end of the year.