2023-12-26 14:52:44
An alert notification was sent to the phones of several residents of the Lanaudière region on the night of December 25 to 26. What is this pilot project that has been in effect for almost a year?
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Launched on January 23 and in effect for one year, the SILVER Alert pilot project is the initiative of the Ministries of Health and Social Services and Public Safety.
In force in three MRCs of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Lanaudière and Centre-du-Québec, the sending of SILVER alerts helps to find missing people living with a major neurocognitive disorder more quickly, indicates the Sûreté du Quebec (SQ).
“The SILVER Alert will be sent to the population via an emergency alert of Quebec On Alert when all trigger criteria are met. The project will be deployed over a period of one year, from January 23, 2023 to January 23, 2024, in the MRCs of Drummond, Joliette and Vallée-de-l’Or,” it is indicated on the site. police force web.
Triggered in Lanaudière on the night of December 25 to 26 in Lanaudière, the SILVER Alert aimed to find a septuagenarian who was “disoriented”.
The SQ had reason to fear for his health and safety.
The alert was lifted shortly before 4 a.m., almost three hours following it was triggered.
Since the launch of the pilot project, the SQ has been monitoring the effectiveness of sending SILVER alerts before extending the means of communication throughout Quebec.
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