By The Canadian Press

New Province-wide First Responders Radio System to Launch July 1st

Jun 23, 2016 | 1:19 PM

EDMONTON:   Alberta’s justice minister has announced a new multimillion-dollar provincewide radio communications system for first responders will be running by July 1ST.

Kathleen Ganley says it will allow first responders to more easily talk to each other in everything from minor emergencies to large-scale disasters.

The system has been in the works since 2008 and costs $438 million.

It allows first responders access to hundreds of radio towers around the province.

Ganley says it was used to co-ordinate crews during the Fort McMurray wildfire last month.

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Fort McMurray deputy fire chief Brad Grainger says the system was vital, because it allowed crews to talk to each other after the department’s radio tower went down.