Alma council debates sounding county sirens for severe thunderstorms; residents raise audibility concerns
Mayor Richard Champeny circulated a multi-municipality letter to Sheriff Osmond asking that county sirens be sounded for severe thunderstorms as well as tornadoes; residents said they sometimes cannot hear sirens and worry about false alarms while public works staff said sirens benefit crews in the field.
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During the July 11 meeting, Mayor Richard Champeny reported that Sheriff Osmond instructed him to draft a letter requesting the county sound sirens for severe thunderstorms, not only tornadoes, and to solicit sign-on from neighboring municipalities including Nelson, Buffalo City and Cochrane.
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