WINNIPEG – MTS TV customers can tune in to ‘Flood Watch 2011’ to get up to date coverage on the current flood in Manitoba.
Channel 31 on MTS’s Classic and Ultimate TV services will include real-time news and public service announcements from the Province of Manitoba, the City of Winnipeg and the City of Brandon, plus news stories and video footage from the Winnipeg Free Press and Brandon Sun.
"We feel it is important to provide Manitobans with timely and accurate information regarding the flooding in Manitoba," said president Kelvin Shepherd, in the company’s press release. "Not only will our customers be able to stay up to speed on the latest flood developments, but they will be able to watch the river rise by viewing our MTS Rivercams which have been set up along affected waterways throughout southern Manitoba."
MTS Ultimate TV customers can watch up to six live ‘rivercams’ simultaneously by tuning into MTS Ultimate Picks on channel 1016 and selecting ‘Flood 2011’. Viewers may also contribute to the coverage by submitting flood photos to channel 31.
