Update 22/07/20 10:50am ET: 911 phone lines have been restored in all three of the provinces. The original story is below.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say 911 calls are not getting through across New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Price Edward Island as of Wednesday morning on July 22nd.
“Due to a technical issue with the phone lines, 911 calls are not getting through across New Brunswick,” the RCMP New Brunswick Twitter account states.
Due to a technical issue with the phone lines, 911 calls are not getting through across New Brunswick. In an emergency in RCMP jurisdiction, call 506-429-3973. A public Alert Ready message has been requested.
— RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) July 22, 2020
Residents in New Brunswick encouraged to call 506-429-3973 in case of an emergency in RCMP jurisdiction. The RCMP say they have requested a public Alert Ready message to be sent out to mobile devices.
A similar message has been issued by the RCMP’s P.E.I Twitter account. Residents in Prince Edward Island are being asked to called 902-566-7112 for emergency services.
Due to a regional technical issue with phone lines, 911 calls are not getting through to RCMP… please call 902-566-7112 for RCMP emergency service on RCMP areas… pls retweet…
— RCMP P.E.I. (@RCMPPEI) July 22, 2020
RCMP in Nova Scotia also sent out a tweet regarding the issue, and are asking residents to call 902-893-1323 for emergency services.
Due to a regional technical issue with phone lines, some 911 calls are not getting through to 911 centres across Nova Scotia. Until further notice please call 902-893-1323 for emergency services.
— RCMP, Nova Scotia (@RCMPNS) July 22, 2020
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