The province is pleased with how Sunday night's Amber Alert notifications were distributed on all channels, even if the message didn’t make it to every mobile device.
The Alberta Emergency Alert sent the mobile alert to Albertans between Lloydminster and Jasper just before 10:30 p.m.
A six-year-old girl went missing in North Battleford, Saskatchewan around 5 p.m. The girl, who was sitting in the backseat of an idling SUV at a strip mall while one of her parents was inside, was found at 6:25 a.m. Monday in a remote area two kilometres away from where she was abducted.
CTV Edmonton asked readers on Facebook and Twitter if they received the alert, and the majority said they did.
Did you see the #AmberAlert notification on your phone last night? Send us a DM or reply to this tweet. #yeg pic.twitter.com/6ZXam3pdWZ
— CTV Edmonton (@ctvedmonton) September 17, 2018
Didn't get the alert? Here's why
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association said subscribers needed to be connected to an LTE network to receive the Amber Alert. The type of handset and software are also factors.
Tim Trytten, the Alberta Emergency Alert team lead, said there’s no way to know exactly how many people received the notification. But Trytten believes they were successful in reaching as many people as possible on all platforms, including television, radio and social media.
An Amber Alert committee will automatically conduct a review to see if there are ways to improve Alberta’s system.
If you did not receive the mobile Amber Alert, you can ensure your cellphone is wireless public alerting capable here.
With files from Dan Grummett