News - Alert Ready

Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Emergency Management Organization is notifying Manitobans the National Public Alerting System, Alert Ready, is scheduled to issue an emergency alert test message on multiple communication channels May 6, at 1:55pm.

Manitoba’s Emergency Management Organization is providing the RCMP in Manitoba with the training and authority to issue emergency alerts through the Alert Ready system.

As part of the expansion of the national public alerting system, Alert Ready, compatible wireless devices on long-term evolution (LTE) networks in Manitoba will be able to receive emergency alert messages as of April 6, 2018.

The City of Steinbach will be sending out a test message to residents using the Steinbach Alert Now Emergency Notification System on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, between 5pm and 6pm.