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Problems were also encountered in other Western Canadian provinces, though the test seemed to go smoothly in Atlantic Canada. A test of the systems in Ontario and Quebec earlier this week failed.

Palmorex, the company that operates the system, still couldn’t say what caused the problems earlier in the week.

“Alert Ready partners have been actively working to resolve identified issues,” officials said before Wednesday’s round of testing in eight provinces and two territories. Tests were not conducted in Nunavut.

Round Two of testing seemed to start off without problems.

“During the tests in Atlantic Canada the wireless carriers … confirmed that test messages were distributed across their networks,” Pelmorex, the company that operates the system, said in a statement.

Emergency Management B.C. will work with Pelmorex and wireless carriers across the province to fix the issue, Lightbody said.

While Pelmorex operates what’s called the National Alert Aggregation and Dissemination (NAAD) System, it pointed to wireless and other service providers as the final layer in the multi-partner emergency messaging service.

“TV, radio, cable, satellite and wireless providers are the ‘last mile’ distributors,” the company said.

“It is their role to deliver alert messages directly to Canadians.”

Samantha Grant, a spokesperson for Rogers, said from their end, NAAD worked but that they were aware that some customers didn’t receive the alert.