VA Alert! vs DiscoverAirdrie

VA Alert! is a smart notification service that enables users to receive critical event and general day-to-day communications from participating municipalities, regional governments and organizations. The VA Alert! communications are customized for each user’s followed locations (e.g. "Home", "Work", "Kid's School", "Mobile Phone"). Users can be provided with notifications containing greater situational context, such as direction and distance to a critical event based on their location as well as enriched media such as images, PDFs and hyperlinks to more information. VA Alert! provides concise information when you require it and ensures you are not saturated with notifications that are not relevant to you. Stay Alert. Stay Connected.

Your quick, customizable connection to your community. The DiscoverAidrie app is easy, instant access to the local information you care about. Browse at your convenience or have your choice of information sent instantly to your phone. Stream your favourite local radio stations. Read the latest news, weather, and community information from Airdrie and the foothills. The DiscoverAidrie app keeps you informed all day, every day, powered by relevant, local information from DiscoverAidrie.com. Listen to your favourite radio stations, discover local events, check the weather, and find out what's going on in town, all in a few taps. And get customizable notifications sent to your phone. Features: - Instant updates: customizable push notifications let you be the first to know about the information and organizations you care about (eg. school cancellations, breaking news, weather alerts) - Streaming: Listen to your favourite local radio station, AIR 106, and look up recently played songs - Live local weather conditions, including hourly and 7-day forecasts and radar maps from Environment Canada - News, sports, and community information, powered by DiscoverAidrie.com