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CREST Starts New Public Safety Building in Langford
CREST, the organization that provides and maintains emergency communications equipment and infrastructure for more than 50 emergency response and public service agencies throughout the Capital Region, is starting site preparation for a new $20 million public safety building in Langford. We invite you to attend a community information meeting with regard to the new building on Saturday, April 20, 11am – 2pm. CREST staff will be on hand to provide information on the project as well as answer your questions.
Read article2023 Concludes on a Very Positive Note
With “go lives” on Highway 14, emergency communications coverage is available to Port Renfrew, and we have enhanced services in several areas along that corridor, notably Otter Point and Shirley. The Northwest side of Salt Spring also became a safer area for first responders and the public with Channel Ridge (just above the Vesuvius Ferry […]
Read articleInter-operability Strengthens the Safety of Emergency Response Personnel and the Public They Serve
Inter-operability is the ability of public safety service and support providers — police and RCMP, firefighters, BC Ambulance, BC Transit, Legislative Assembly Protective Services and all other user agencies on the CREST network — to communicate with front-line employees from other responding agencies to exchange voice and/or data communications on demand and in real time. […]
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