E-Comm in the news
Monday, February 20, 2012
Text to 911 testing being planned for hearing and speech impaired community - I
Text to 911 testing being planned for hearing and speech impaired community - II
News 1130
Four Canadian 911 centres to pilot special technology being designed to enable texting to 911 for those with hearing and speech impairments.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Text 911: Three-month trial starts in four Canadian centres
Vancouver Sun blog
The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission has announced the launch of a three-month trial that will allow people who can't communicate with 911 operators over voice calls to text from from their cellphones. The testing is aimed at gathering data for a report on the feasibility of rolling out the program nationwide.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Toronto Star
People with speech and hearing disabilities will soon be able to communicate with 911 services via text messages.
Friday, February 17, 2012
CRTC launches trial of 911 text messaging; Test involves hearing,speech impaired
Ottawa Citizen
There could soon be a new way to reach 911 services - text message. The Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced Thursday that it would begin a three-month trial of a service that would allow people with hearing and speech impairments to communicate with emergency call centres via text message.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
CRTC to mount trial run of 9-1-1 text message system
Postmedia News
There could soon be a new way to reach 9-1-1 services - text message. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced Thursday that it would begin a three-month trial of a service that would allow people with hearing and speech impairments to communicate with emergency call centres via text message.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Deaf, hard of hearing callers will be able to text message 911
Vancouver Sun
When James Henderson called 911 he was desperate to get help for his wife Nancy, who was choking. But Henderson is deaf and when he wasn’t able to communicate the details of the emergency on the call, it took more than 40 minutes for help to arrive.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Colwood, View Royal fire departments split from Langford dispatch
Goldstream News Gazette
Colwood and View Royal fire departments are breaking away from Langford's fire dispatch system after nearly 25 years, and will hire the call centre run by the Saanich fire department. Saanich dispatch is backed up by the larger E-Comm dispatch in Metro Vancouver should Saanich go down.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Saanich expands fire dispatch to View Royal and Colwood
Saanich News
Saanich dispatchers will soon answer fire emergency calls from View Royal and Colwood following a deal struck with the Saanich Fire Department last week. Their facility was built to withstand a major earthquake, and is backed by dispatch at E-Comm, should a regional disaster affect their local communities.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Colwood and View Royal opt for fire dispatch service from Saanich
Times Colonist
Saanich expanded its fire dispatch service into the West Short this week, sparking once again talk of a unified emergency communications system for Greater Victoria. Assnich built a $600,000, "purpose-built" communications centre in 2008, which should withstand a major earthquake and is backed by the emergency communications centre, E-Comm, on the Lower Mainland.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
North Shore News
It was a December night three years ago when the phone rand in the radio room after 3 a.m.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Crime rates fall lower than expected
Vancouver Sun
Property crime and violent crime in Vancouver have already plunged lower than targeted levels set out in a 2008-12 strategic plan.
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