— from San Juan County Communications —

On Wednesday May 8 at 1:55 p.m. those in the San Juan Islands whose cell phones are roaming on a Canadian network may receive a test message of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system.

The test is likely to say  “This is a TEST of the British Columbia Emergency Alerting System, issued by Emergency Management British Columbia.”  
This is just a test, no cause for concern, and is similar to tests done periodically of the system on the U.S. side of the border. 

For more info about the WEA system, click HERE.

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