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\u201cI live in St. James and I had no less than 20 (Tuesday) night \u2014 just in the evening,\u201d Gillingham told reporters Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there\u2019s an opportunity always to improve and perhaps to refine those notifications. On the other hand, it\u2019s much better to be safe than sorry. It\u2019s better to have an abundance of caution and have the warning even if it\u2019s not specific to our location.\u201d<\/p>\n
Canada\u2019s Alert Ready system was established to to warn the public of imminent or unfolding hazards to life. It\u2019s a partnership of Environment Canada, provinces, territories, emergency management organizations, the broadcast industry, wireless service providers and Pelmorex, the Weather Network\u2019s parent company that collects and disseminates the messages.<\/p>\n
Pelmorex, which operates the technical infrastructure component of Alert Ready, said it has received reports that some residents in southern Manitoba received \u201can unusually high number of alerts during these events.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have launched an investigation and are working closely with (Environment Canada) and the wireless service providers in these areas to determine the cause of the elevated number of alerts reaching some users. We appreciate the public\u2019s patience as we conduct this review,\u201d a Pelmorex spokesperson said in an email.<\/p>\n
Opting out of receiving emergency alerts is not an option, the province said. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has mandated that all compatible wireless devices receive all relevant alerts. The warnings are delivered across television, radio and compatible wireless devices.<\/p>\n
Gillingham stressed the importance of the alerts when weather is unpredictable and severe, as was the case during Tuesday night\u2019s big storm, which saw 122 millimetres of rain fall at The Forks in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n
\u201cThings were changing rapidly\u2026. There were new warnings in new locations so it was a very dynamic situation (Tuesday) night\u2026 On the other hand, I think with technology, we can always be refining it. Whether or not those warnings can be more location-specific, I don\u2019t know the answer to that. I\u2019m sure that\u2019s something that will be discussed in the future,\u201d Gillingham said.<\/p>\n
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A provincial government spokesman said the Manitoba Emergency Management Organization continues to assess all emergency communication platforms. An online form<\/a>\u00a0exists for the public to help the organization understand if the Alert Ready system is operating as intended.<\/p>\n The latest feedback from the online form is currently being reviewed, the spokesman said.<\/p>\n The province encouraged Manitobans to access its MB Ready website<\/a> and the mobile app for up-to-date information on emergency alerts and warnings from Environment Canada.<\/p>\n \u2014 with files from Joyanne Pursaga and Chris Kitching<\/p>\n carol.sanders@freepress.mb.ca<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Carol Sanders Carol Sanders is a reporter at the Free Press legislature bureau. The former general assignment reporter and copy editor joined the paper in 1997. Read more about Carol<\/a>.<\/p>\n Every piece of reporting Carol produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print \u2014 part of the Free Press\u2018s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press\u2019s history and mandate<\/a>, and learn how our newsroom operates<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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