The leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party says that the current state of 911 services here in the north is unacceptable.

St Boniface MLA Dougald Lamont spoke to Artic Radio News and said that while he doesn’t know if the Pallister Government will take action on the situation anytime soon, the Liberal Party will be pressing them for action.

Lamont said that emergency services are something that the current government “really doesn’t seem to take very seriously, or seriously enough. He added that there have been cuts to services all across the province, and that services like police and fire/ems need to be ready and available outside of bankers’ hours.

Lamont said that his party has been pressing, and will continue to press for, quality local services across Manitoba including emergency services.