Stay ConnectedAnd Informed
Welcome to Voyent Alert!, the enriched communication platform that will not only keep you safe and alert, but also informed of local events and disruptions that can reduce your day-to-day stress and help you make better, more informed decisions.
You can be immediately notified the moment a critical and potentially life-threatening incident occurs, such as when a fire breaks out close to your home, or when a major disaster occurs that requires evacuation of your current location. These enriched alerts can contain essential safety information, including map directions of optimal evacuation routes.
Voyent Alert! also helps make your life easier and reduces day-to-day stress, as it can notify you about issues that impact where you live, such as changes to garbage pickup schedules for your neighbourhood, an accident that is causing severe traffic backups along a route you normally commute, or even a closure of one of your favourite parks.
You have the power to define which communications you receive, on which devices, and for as many locations as you need.
Please note that the alerts you receive are dependent on what your municipal or governmental administrator generates, so you may receive day-to-day notifications, but you also may not.
Why Register forVoyent Alert?
Registration is completely free, easy to do, and completely anonymous. You won’t have to worry about usernames, passwords, or the protection of your personal data. The Voyent Alert! platform is designed to give you the power to choose which communications you want to receive, and you can opt in or out at any time.
Voyent Alert! keeps you safe and gives you the information you need to reduce everyday stress. We’ve created the video below to give you an overview of the many benefits these enriched communications offer to you.
Be Informed
Receive Emergency Alerts
Engage with Your Community
Registration is FREE, simple and anonymous.
Download andRegistration
Mobile App Users:
Download and install the Voyent Alert! app from the Apple App or Google Play stores.
Email, Text or Voice Dial Users:
Register online to receive email, voice or text-based alerts.
No mobile phone or access to internet? You can utilize access points either at a library, city administration services, or through a friend or family member.
Register for your account by selecting your region on a map and receive immediate emergency alerts or day-to-day notifications for your geographical regions of choice.
Click here to view Voyent Alert’s Terms & Conditions.
What YouCan Expect
Personalized Communications
Voyent Alert! provides informative communications. Critical information such as the distance and direction from an incident, time of intercept and preferred evacuation routes from your tracked locations are provided.
Follow Multiple Locations
Voyent Alert! allows you to create and track multiple locations such as “Kids School” or “Mom’s House”. Any event or communication related to your tracked locations will be forwarded to you along your preferred communication channel.
No Message Fatigue
Voyent Alert’s smart alerting capabilities ensure that you will only get notified when a communication is relevant to you or one of the locations you are tracking.
Communications Your Way
Receive alerts over a wide variety of communication channels including mobile apps, text/SMS alerting, email or voice calling You can register for all or one of them.
Privacy is Paramount
Registration is anonymous, and no information volunteered or derived is shared or used for marketing or data harvesting purposes. Locational information from your tracked locations is only used to determine its proximity to an alert event and to provide critical context within the communications (such as distance and direction).
Leaving is Easy
Both mobile applications and web-based accounts provide access to an unsubscribe feature accessed via the menu icon on the top right of the screen/page. If the service isn’t working out simply click on the “Unsubscribe” button and you won’t be hearing from us again.
Frequently AskedQuestions
About Voyent Alert!
Registration for Voyent Alert!
You can register for the service in one of two ways:
1. If you would like to use Voyent Alert! on your smart phone download and install the Voyent Alert! mobile application from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Then simply enter an address and follow the instructions.
2. If you would like to receive text, email or voice call notifications visit our web-based registration page here. After you enter an address, a registration code will be sent to you via the contact method you provided. Once you enter the registration code, registration is complete
Back To TopYes. Voyent Alert! Users are able to register for multiple notification methods (Mobile App, Text Message, Email, or Voice Call) across different devices.
However, each method needs to be independently registered. For example, in order to receive alerts by both phone and email you would need to register twice, once for each method of contact.
If you would like to register for any additional methods of receiving Voyent Alert! Notifications, please visit our registration page at: https://ca.voyent-alert.com/vras/register.html.
Back To TopEven if you were unable to successfully enter your verification code, your account has still been created. To complete your registration, you will only need verify your contact information.
To verify your account:
- Go to the Voyent Alert! login page
- Enter your contact information.
- Pressing send to request a new 4-Digit Verification Code.
- Check your method of contact for the new 4-Digit Verification Code and enter it on the login screen.
Once you have entered the 4-Digit Verification Code, your account will be successfully registered and verified.
Note: you must keep the login screen open on your computer. If you need to access an email account online, please do so in a new browser window or tab.
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If an individual has access to email or a phone, you can help them register for Voyent Alert!. Simply install the app from the App Store or Google Play Store or use our web registration to receive email, voice calls or text alerts.
Back To TopVisitors to the community can register with an address for the community just like residents. We recommend selecting a public building like the Town Hall or a hotel. Visitors will be notified if any alerts are sent out that affect one of the “My Locations” they may have set.
Once you have successfully logged in you can be confident that you will receive your alerts. To login to an account visit the Voyent Alert! Login Page.
If you would like to leave or delete Voyent Alert! you will need to login to Voyent Alert! or open the Voyent Alert! App. Then click on the menu options icon (three horizontal bars) located in the top left corner of the screen and select ‘My Profile’.
Once in ‘My Profile’ select unsubscribe. This will unregistered you from the system and you will no longer receive alerts or notifications.
Back To TopIf you signed up to receive email alerts on our registration page and didn’t receive an email with a four-digit verification code, we recommend you try the following:
- Confirm that the email address you registered with is correct. We recommend checking for typos and verifiying that it has the correct .ca or .com ending. You can verify this by copy & pasting your email address from the Voyent Alert! web-page and trying to send yourself an email to that address.
- Check your spam or junk folder in your inbox. If their was no email in your spam folder, try to register again and confirm that your contact information was correct.
- Add the following email address to your email contact list: alert@voyent-alert.com.
- Login to confirm your Voyent Alert! registration using our login page. This will send a new verification code to your email, which will now be visible in your inbox.
- If you have requested multiple verification codes, please use the most recent one that was sent to you.
For information on how to add an email to your email contact list, please refer to the following help pages:
If you are unable to resolve this issue, please email voyent.support@icesoft.com
Back To TopIf you signed up to receive SMS or text alerts on our registration page and didn’t receive a text message with a verification code, we recommend you try the following:
- Confirm that the phone number you provided with is correct.
- Confirm that you are currently in an area with cell reception and coverage.
If you are unable to resolve this issue, please email voyent.support@icesoft.com
Back To TopIf you signed up to receive Voice Call alerts on our registration page and didn’t receive a phone call finalizing your registration, we recommend you try the following:
- Confirm that the phone number you provided with is correct.
- Determine if you are using any call blocking programs. If this is the case you will need to add our phone number: 1-403-282-0818 to your allowed contacts.
- Please note a few communities use their own phone number. If adding this number does not work, please confirm the phone number with a Voyent Alert! administrator in your community.
Adding an allowed contact is different depending on your service provider. We recommend contacting them directly for instructions.
If you are unable to resolve this issue, please email voyent.support@icesoft.com
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Subscribing to multiple regions is as easy as placing a “My Location” pin. When you register for an account or add a new location, you will be subscribed to every Alert Provider that covers that location.
If you want to subscribe to a new Alert Provider (i.e. a City or Regional District), you will need to add a location pin within their boundaries. To do this, login to your account and select “My Locations”. Once here, you can either hold and release your mouse on the map or select “Add Location”.
Note: Some Regional Districts do not cover major city centers. If you live in a major center and would like to also receive alerts from a Regional District, we recommend creating a “My Location” pin outside the city limits.
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With Voyent Alert!, users receive alerts issued for locations located within the boundaries of the municipality/region they are registered in. To receive alerts for locations in other jurisdictions or municipalities that use Voyent Alert! you will need to register with them separately. You can do so by going to register.voyent-alert.com , choosing the method you wish to be alerted by and entering the address for the new location. For example, if you are registered to receive alerts from the City of Kamloops and you wish to receive additional alerts for a location inside the City of Merritt you would need to re-register using the new address and sign on to receive alerts from the alert provider servicing that location (i.e. the City of Merritt).
If your account has been recently migrated to a new issuer/jurisdiction, you will still continue to receive alerts for your old locations. They may not be visible from your new account. To view your original locations you will need to log into the original Issuer with whom you registered.
Back To TopUsing Voyent Alert! Guidance and Support
If you are using a mobile app, login simply by opening up Voyent Alert! on your smart device.
For Text/SMS, Email and Voice users, go to our login page and enter your email or phone number. A 4-digit verification code will then be sent to your email or phone. Once you receive it, enter the code and you will be successfully logged in.
All alerts and notifications that affect you will be sent directly to your device through your selected method of communication (the app, phone, SMS/Text or email). To learn about the alert simply open up the message or answer your phone.
However, if you would like to review the alert after the initial notification please use the following steps:
Voyent Alert App Users: Open the Voyent Alert! App and select the button on the bottom left of the screen (showing an exclamation point inside of a square). Then select the alert you would like to see.
Text/Email Users: Follow the “Full Details” link sent in the initial notification. This will take you directly to alert. If you are no longer able to access the initial notification, login to your account here and select ‘Notifications’ in the top right hand corner of the screen.
Voice Users: Login to your account here. Once you have logged in select ‘Notifications’ in the top right hand corner of the screen.
Back To TopOpen your Voyent Alert! app or login to your Voyent Alert! account. Once in the system click on the “My Locations” tab. For web-based users this is located in the top right corner, while it is located in the bottom right hand corner for Mobile App users.
To add a new location simply click and hold a spot on the map and a popup window will appear allowing you to label the new location. Alternatively, you can enter in an address through the “Add Location” button in the top right of the screen or click on a location already shown on the map.
Press and hold the name or icon for the location you would like to move.
Once selected drag and drop the icon to the correct location.
Open your Voyent Alert! app or login to your Voyent Alert! account. Once in the system click on the “My Locations” tab. For web-based users this is located in the top right corner, while it is located in the bottom right hand corner for Mobile App users.
Select the name or icon for the location you would like to delete. Once it has been selected, press the trash can image located at the bottom of the pop-up window.
Topics are categories of informational alerts, that you can choose whether you would like to receive them. For example, a Topic may be “Town Events”. If you are not interested in this type of notification you can unsubscribe.
You are not able to unsubscribe from any form of critical or emergency alert.
Back To TopOpen your Voyent Alert! app or login to your Voyent Alert! account.
Once in the system hit the Menu button located in the top left (shown as three horizontal lines), then select “My Topics”. Hit the ‘subscribed’ box on the left of the screen for any of the topics you would like to follow. Once a blue check mark appears, select save and you will receive notifications from that topic.
Open your Voyent Alert! app or login to your Voyent Alert! account.
Once in the system hit the Menu button located in the top left (shown as three horizontal bars), then select “My Topics”. Hit the ‘subscribed’ box on the left of the screen for any of the topics you would like to unfollow. Once the blue check mark disappears, select ‘Save’ and you will no longer receive notifications from that topic.
If you choose to, you have the option to add your name to your account. Adding a name allows your community’s administrators to see who is responding to a question included in an alert. For example, this is helpful in situations where the community is trying to identify who may need assistance evacuating. Your name will only be used by the Voyent Alert! Administrators of the regions you have subscribed to.
Back To TopTo add your name to your profile, open your Voyent Alert! app or login to your Voyent Alert! account. Once in the system hit the Menu button located in the top left (shown as three horizontal bars), then select “My Profile”. Once in “My Profile” add your details and select save.
Recently, phone companies have taken extra measures to ensure your privacy. This includes sending frequent requests to confirm your approval for apps to use your location. As the Voyent Alert! mobile app can use your location, you may see this warning appear for Voyent Alert!.
Voyent Alert! uses your location in order to provide the most accurate information in an emergency. If you are using the mobile app, sharing your location allows the system to identify if you enter an area with an active alert and send you the associated notification.
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Provided you are connected to a mobile service or can access your email, the alerts will get to you wherever you are, even if you are outside your town or region.
Back To TopYes. Voyent Alert! uses a “silent notification” mode on mobile devices so the app can be closed at anytime.
Back To TopWhile each phone is slightly different, we recommend the following:
On your mobile device, go to your settings page and select “Voyent Alert!”. Then select the “Notifications” option. Then, check that that “Allow Notification” toggle is on and green.
While we also recommend that you have “Lock Screen”, “Notification Centre” and “Banners” all checked, editing these will specify how you see notifications when the app is closed.
Back To TopThere are a few ways to change the notification sounds on your device. While each phone is slightly different, we recommend checking the following:
- Unmute your phone: The Mobile App will sound, only if your phone’s sound is on.
- Turn on sound for the App: To check this on Apple devices, go to your settings page and select “Voyent Alert!” followed by “Notifications”. Then, check that that “Sounds” toggle is on and green. This will allow the notifications to sound.
- Change the text tone for a Voyent Alert! Contact: Some individuals may chose to add Voyent Alert! as a recognized contact in their phonebook. As some phones will create (or mute) different ringtones for specific contacts, we recommend checking the contact’s information to see if the ringtone is on. To do this, go to your phone’s contact menu, select the Voyent Alert! contact, and then hit edit. Make sure that both the ringtone and text tone are set to sound that you recognize.
At this time there is no method for an individual app user to delete alerts. Voyent Alerts can only be ended by the issuing community at which time it will be moved to appear under the ended tab on your App. Until an alert is ended it will appear beneath the active alerts on your App.
However, to help identify which alerts you have already read the App changes the colour of opened notifications to a muted/darker shade or red or yellow.
Back To TopVoyent Alert! allows your community’s administrators to ask a question in an alert. For example, the alert may ask if you need assistance evacuating or if you have any information regarding a local crime watch incident.
To answer the question on the Voyent Alert! App or Email, select the “Respond” button at the bottom of alert message and choose your answer. SMS/Text Users will have to open the link at the bottom of the message before they are able to respond. At this time, the question feature is unavailable for Voice Calls.
You are able to edit or change your response as many times as you would like, by repeating the process and ‘re-answering’ the question.
Back To TopHow you transfer Voyent Alert! depends on the type of device you use. While your individual phone may require something slightly different, we recommend the following:
Apple/ iOS Devices: To transfer your existing app and related Voyent Alert! account to a new iOS device you must first backup your phone and restore the backup to the new device. This will transfer both the Voyent Alert! app and your related user account data to the new device. Information on how to do this can be found on the iOS backup page on the Apple Support Website.
Android Devices: To transfer your existing app and related Voyent Alert! account to a new Android device you must first backup your phone and restore the backup to the new device using a 3rd party Android backup/restore service. This should transfer both the Voyent Alert! app and your related account data to the new device.
Back To TopIn order to receive voice call notifications when using call control, you will need to add our phone number: 1-403-282-0818 to your allowed contacts.
Please note a few communities use their own phone number. If adding this number does not work, please confirm the phone number with a Voyent Alert! administrator in your community.
Adding an allowed contact is different depending on your service provider. We recommend contacting them directly for instructions.
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