Montreal siren test

Montreal to test an emergency siren at 10 locations in the city on Wednesday

Don’t panic if you hear a loud siren between 9 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday.

The City of Montreal has issued an alert about an emergency siren test being conducted across Montreal on Wednesday. The system is in place to warn the public about toxic leaks of hazardous materials.

The public is being advised to not be overly alarmed when the emergency siren sounds between 9 a.m. and 12:20 p.m.

“This Wednesday, October 18, between 9 a.m. and 12:20 p.m., a test of warning sirens will take place in Montreal.”

The participating factories, spread out across the city, are the following:

  • Bœuf Mérite-Metro Richelieu : between 9 and 9:10 a.m.
  • Entrepôts frigorifiques Total inc. : between 9:20 and 9:30 a.m.
  • Lactalis: between 9:40 and 9:50 a.m.
  • Saputo Produits laitiers Canada (St-Laurent): between 10 and 10:20 a.m.
  • Indorama : between 10:30 and 10:40 a.m.
  • Dural : between 10:50 and 11 a.m.
  • Saputo Produits laitiers Canada (St-Léonard): between 11:10 and 11:20 a.m.
  • Usine de soufre de Montréal de Suncor: between 11:30 and 11:40 a.m.
  • La Brasserie Labatt du Canada: between 11:50 a.m. and 12 p.m.
  • Pêcheries Atlantiques-Metro Richelieu: between 12 and 12:20 p.m.

To hear what the siren sounds like (a cross between an emergency vehicle siren and an extremely loud slide whistle), please watch the video below.

Montreal to test an emergency siren at 10 locations in the city on Wednesday


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