Voyent Alert
Voyent Alert! is a notification service that will be used to communicate about critical events such as fire, floods, and extreme weather.
Register for Voyent Alert!About Voyent Alert!
This new alert system will assist us with notifying our Sḵwx̱wú7mesh community about critical events and other issues that may affect you and your family. We will be able to alert Members when a situation begins, provide updates as needed, and confirm when/if the issue has been resolved.
We encourage Members to sign up to ensure that you receive timely information on critical events and other important matters.
Members must sign up to receive these alerts by text message, phone call, email, or mobile app. We will not send messages to anyone who is not registered.
How do I sign up?
You can sign up for our alerts for FREE. It is anonymous and only takes a few minutes to register. There are 2 ways to register:
1. Register online.
2. Download the app at the Google Play or Apple App stores.
Watch the video below to view instructions on how to register for notifications through Voyent Alert!
What is Voyent Alert?
Voyent Alert! is a notification service that will be used to communicate important information about critical events that may affect our community members such as fire, floods, and extreme weather. Alerts can be received via the Voyent Alert! app, email, text message or phone call.
Members will only receive alerts if it will affect them directly (where they live) or a second location you are following. For example, if there is a flood in a city, only those who live in that city will be notified. You will receive an alert if you added a second location such as your “mom’s home” or “kid’s school”, if it’s affected by an incident.
The alert will let you know what the situation is, actions to take, and provide a link for additional information (eg. distance and direction from an incident and preferred evacuation routes may be provided). We will alert Members when a situation begins, provide updates as needed, and confirm when/if the issue has been resolved.
Members and community members who live in Squamish, North Vancouver, or West Vancouver.
You will also have the option to add a second location in Squamish, West Vancouver, or North Vancouver. If a second location is added then you will receive alerts for this location, such as your parent’s house or child’s school.
You can assist family members to register online for those who only have access to landlines to receive phone call alerts.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide alerts for other areas, as the Nation does not receive communications from all districts across Greater Vancouver and the wider community.
Alerts will only be sent to individuals who have registered. We advise community members to sign up for Voyent Alert! to be notified of urgent matters in a timely manner.
Members who are not signed up may receive notifications one of the following ways, depending on the situation: Facebook, email to Members, newsletter, and/or mail out.
If you have any questions about public safety or Squamish Nation’s Emergency Response & Planning please contact public_safety@squamish.net or visit Ta na wa Téy̓wilhay̓lhem (Public Safety) department page.
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