That would have come from the province. In the end, the province decides how to use the assets and resources available based on the criteria in place. The commander of joint task force west was in Edmonton, flew to Winnipeg, and worked closely with the province. At that time the province felt they had the ability and capacity to handle that issue as we stayed focused on the Souris. Many may not be aware that we remained on alert for a much longer period after the crisis was gone, with forces ready to go, which was the primary area of effort. The province focused on Lake Manitoba at the time.
On November 29th, 2011. See this statement in context.