— Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he wants to find out why an alert system failed to adequately warn people about last week’s tornado near Lake Manitoba that left one person dead and created a wide swath of destruction. The premier says he was shocked after seeing the damage, adding that his government will continue to work with municipal officials during the recovery. Association of Manitoba Municipalities executive director Joe Masi says service providers treat coverage in rural communities as a business case, and he’s urging the province to work with the providers to improve cell service. Rogers and Bell MTS say they’re addressing service issues, while Telus didn’t respond to a request for comment. When asked whether the province would provide an incentive to carriers to improve coverage in the area, Pallister said it was too early to consider such a move.

Source: National Post August 07, 2018 14:26 UTC