OTTAWA – One year after its launch, 25,000 Canadians now subscribe to the wireless Amber Alerts program, according to the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA).
The free text message service assists Amber Alert agencies in providing the public with immediate and up-to-date information about a child’s abduction, and solicits the public’s help in the safe and swift return of the child. The program is administered by Canada’s wireless telecommunications industry, in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Ontario Provincial Police and Amber Alert agencies across the country.
The Amber Alerts program is available to cell phone users in all 10 provinces and three territories through Bell, Fido, Koodo, MTS, NorthernTel, Rogers, SaskTel, Solo, Télébec, Telus, Videotron, Virgin Mobile and Wind Mobile.
"The wireless industry extends its sincere appreciation to the thousands of Canadians and our industry partners and ambassadors that have joined together to ensure that our most precious citizens can count on us when they may need us most," said Bernard Lord, CWTA president and CEO, in the announcement. "I encourage all Canadians to invest the few short minutes it takes to register, because when a child is abducted, everyone feels the loss".
