The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, July 27, edition that leaders at multiple levels of government are raising concerns about the lack of cellular coverage in the West Hants area of Nova Scotia, which got hit with a catastrophic rainfall this past weekend. The Globe's Lindsay Jones writes that West Hants Mayor Abraham Zebian said he has repeatedly told Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and Kings Hants MP Kody Blois, in meetings and letters, about the unreliability of cellular service in the area, and particularly the unavailability of the 911 system, but has seen no action for the past two years. On the weekend four people were swept away in a flash flood. Mr. Zebian told The Globe: "The area where the individuals were swept away, there is almost no service at all. You may have service in a spot you're standing, you move 30 centimetres and there's no service, period." Mr. Blois, a Liberal, said he plans to discuss the issue at a meeting scheduled Thursday in West Hants with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Emergency services are increasingly relying on cellphones to alert people to danger. Governments and regulators need to address connectivity dead zones across the country, he said.