On Friday, April 8, 2016 from 8pm to 11pm, the Manitoba RCMP will be tweeting emergency calls received by its Operational Communications Centre.
The CEO of the Center for Food Integrity says the advent of social media has forced those involved in agriculture to change the way they communicate with consumers.
A swine specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development says over the past five years the use of the internet and social media within the swine industry to access information has accelerated.
Manitoba Pork Council is encouraging its members to to become more involved in social media.
The City of Steinbach will be using social media platforms Facebook and Twitter to keep residents informed during future emergencies.
The swine business unit director with Pfizer Animal Health suggests, with the speed of modern communication through social media, pork producers are increasingly challenged to ensure information communicated to the public about their industry is correct.
Manitoba law enforcement agencies and media outlets have joined together to use Facebook to get the word out as soon as a child goes missing.
The establishment of a new national communications network for swine veterinarians is expected to speed up the response to health threats within the Canadian swine industry.
The Canadian Swine Health Board says the establishment of a new national communication network for swine veterinarians will speed up the response to health threats within the Canadian swine industry.
An RCMP member is facing weapons related charges after an internal investigation began last August due to concerns about inappropriate social network postings.