New notification service and app coming to Ponoka
Starting in October, the Town of Ponoka will be launching a new notification service that will include an app for smartphone downloads.
This new service is expected to send alerts for utility service disruptions as well as large-scale, local emergencies that may require immediate action from residents for their own safety.
“The Town is providing this new notification service to help ensure that town residents receive critical information quickly about any utility service disruptions that affect their access to utilities such as water and power,” said Ponoka Mayor Kevin Ferguson. “This could include, for example, a planned power outage to conduct electrical maintenance on our electrical system in town; or a watermain break that may require water service along a particular street to be temporarily turned off while repairs are completed.”
Town officials say residents who receive a monthly utility bill will be automatically enrolled to receive these alerts through the primary phone number and address associated with the bill.