City of Kamloops to test Voyent Alert emergency notification system Friday

KAMLOOPS — The City of Kamloops will be conducting a city-wide test of its emergency notification system – Voyent Alert – this Friday (May 7) afternoon.

City staff say you should expect to receive the test alert by text, phone call, email or through the mobile app, depending on how you signed up. If you use the app, the city notes to make sure it is still enabled, as some phones tend to remove permissions if an app isn’t used for a long period of time.

“The test on Friday will come out between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., so when you receive a Voyent Alert during that time frame, don’t panic, it’s a good thing. It means our system is working,” Ty Helgason, the city’s emergency preparedness manager, said.