When an AMBER Alert is issued in Winnipeg more than 1,000 real estate agents will get the message. The realtors in Manitoba registered to receive their alerts on their cell phones and pagers. “The more people we can get the message out to as quickly as possible, the more success we're going to have,” said Winnipeg Police Chief Keith McCaskill. The agents receive the alerts through TouchBase, a database that is usually used by realtors to schedule home showings and to communicate with each other. The Realtors Association also agreed to use their billboard to publicize information about missing children.
