How Mass Communication Technology Can Help Prepare Your Community During Flood Season
Floods can interrupt daily operations, cause road closures, and jeopardize the safety of citizens. That’s why organizations like yours need the right communication tools to keep community members safe and informed. With a mass notification system, communities can prepare to act safely when a flood event occurs and share status updates on how it’s being […]
3 Ways Municipalities Can Harness Digital Solutions to Transform Community Engagement
As a municipality or regional district, your citizens count on you to provide the most up-to-date information regarding issues and events that impact their daily lives. These activities can occur outside of election periods and range from water advisories and road closures to emergencies, community events, and more. Citizens expect accurate information right down to […]
5 Ways Mass Notification Systems Can Foster Economic Recovery After COVID-19
BOUNCE BACK STRONGER Business and community leaders all around the globe are confronted with high-stakes decisions, some in the matters of reopening their operations, while others have contemplated the difficult choice to close their doors for good. Sure enough, the road to post-pandemic recovery will be a long and winding one. But one thing remains […]
4 Best Practices: How a Mass Notification System Can Keep Everyone Safe During Wildfire Season
With the right mix of dry climate and high winds during the hot summer months, it doesn’t take long for one tree to flame out an entire forest or, worse, spread into neighbouring towns. In Canada, roughly 8,000 wildfires burn each year, which is enough to take out nearly half the size of Nova Scotia. […]
What is a Mass Notification System & Why Should You Care?
What do floods, fires, and earthquakes have in common with your garbage removal schedule, maintenance notices or road closures? You don’t often see these disruptions coming. Every day, critical events impact our productivity, cause delayed responses or require immediate outreach to team members or external parties. That’s where a mass notification system comes in handy. A […]
Advanced Tsunami Monitoring & Alerting System in Partnership with the District of Tofino
March 2, 2021 (Calgary, AB) – Working in partnership with the District of Tofino, ICEsoft Technologies (CSE: ISFT), through its Voyent Alert! Mass Notification Service has developed a comprehensive tsunami monitoring and community alerting solution that expedites the process of alerting citizens during a tsunami. The solution is deployed and actively running in the District […]
How Our Mass Notification System is Helping Communities Across Canada Stay Connected and Engaged During the COVID-19 Pandemic
February 24, 2021 (Calgary, AB) – Connection is a core human value that has been challenged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but “SaaS” technologies such as Voyent Alert! by ICEsoft Technologies Canada Corp. (CSE: ISFT) have helped support connection and community engagement in unique ways across Canada since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020. […]
HOW MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS CAN HELP WITH HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS
Extreme weather conditions, vehicle collisions, flooding, avalanches or mudslides can bottleneck routes or be cause for road closures, which increases stress and frustration for members in your community. Help keep your community safe and informed by sending personalized and enriched notifications that can alert recipients of the hazards to expect before they get on the road and […]
How Voyent Alert! Communities Are Delivering the Highest Enrollment Rates
As we interact clients across the country, we are often asked the questions: How do I continue to drive registration in the service across my community post launch? What is the most cost-effective way to boost registration? This white paper will address these questions and outline a series of best practices you can follow to […]
Why you Should NOT Rely on Social Media for Emergency Alerts & Community Notifications
Social Media has provided us with the ability to communicate with others easily and to drive awareness, but should you be solely relying on it to communicate with your citizens during an emergency, in times of crisis or for public service announcements and notices?
The answer is simply, NO.