CHCH, Pelmorex help publicize emergency alerts in Ontario

TORONTO – CHCH Television and Pelmorex Communications are providing more ways for Ontario residents to receive emergency alerts.Emergency Management Ontario (EMO) announced Thursday that it is using Pelmorex’s national alert aggregation and dissemination system to distribute its emergency ‘red alerts’ to broadcasters across the province, and CHCH in Hamilton/Toronto is the first over-the-air TV broadcaster to participate in the program.“As owners of The Weather Network and MétéoMédia, we were the first to broadcast Ontario’s ‘red alerts’ using the new system”, said Paul Temple, SVP regulatory and strategic affairs for Pelmorex, in the announcement. “We understand the importance of getting critical,...