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🎉 New Website Launch: Rocky View County

We’re excited to share the launch of the new Rocky View County website: www.rockyview.ca

The updated site includes a fresh, modern look, a new Waste Centres map, an Online Services hub, and improved navigation to help residents find what they need quickly and easily.

🎉 New Website Launch!

We’re excited to share the launch of the new Canton d'Alfred et Plantagenet / Township of Alfred and Plantagenet website: www.alfred-plantagenet.com

This updated site is easier to navigate, mobile-friendly, accessible, and fully bilingual (English & French), helping residents quickly find the information they need.

🎉 New Website Live!

Check out the new website for the City of Campbell River - Local Government!

Upanup worked alongside the city team to build a site that’s easier to use, faster to navigate, and built with everyone in mind.

Explore the new look and find what you need — from community events to services — all in one place: https://www.campbellriver.ca/

☕️ Share your thoughts — and enter to win!

We’re running a quick 2–4 minute survey to learn how people use their local government websites — and we’d love your input!
By completing the survey, you’ll help improve online services for communities across Canada — and you’ll be entered into a draw for a $30 gift card to a local coffee shop.

📅 Open until November 12, 2025
💻 Take the survey here: https://www.upanup.com/Citizen_Feedback_Survey_2025

🎉 New Website Launch!

We’re excited to announce the launch of the new City of Clarence-Rockland website! It was a pleasure working with the City to create a site that’s modern, easy to use, and designed to help residents and visitors access services quickly.

The site includes bilingual pages, Clara, the helpful chatbot, and improved accessibility features for everyone to enjoy.

👉 Check out the new site:

City of Clarence-Rockland Canada Post is currently experiencing a service disruption, which may result in delays in mail delivery—including your water and sewer bill. To ensure timely access, we encourage residents to use the online billing portal.

🚀 Drupal Is Primed for AI—and So Are We

Did you know? Recent architectural changes in Drupal—like improved APIs (REST, JSON:API, GraphQL), workflows, and configuration models—make it uniquely capable of deep AI integration.

At Upanup, we've taken these innovations and delivered:

Smarter content systems that work seamlessly across email, analytics, and more

Tools designed to evolve as AI becomes an even bigger part of digital strategy

Websites that are powerful, scalable, and ready for the future

Looking to build a site that’s not just smart, but future-proof? Reach out—we can make it happen.

👉 Learn more about what we do: https://www.upanup.com/web-solutions/service-offerings

Reference: https://dri.es/why-drupal-is-built-for-the-ai-era?utm_source=The+Weekly+Drop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The_Weekly_Drop_Issue_694_08_07_2025

♿ New online tool available!

Upanup has built an Accessibility Disruption Tool for the City of Winnipeg to help residents easily find information about disruptions that may affect accessibility — including construction projects, road closures, and other service updates.

The tool provides up-to-date details to help people plan ahead and stay informed.

👉 Learn more about the tool here: https://www.upanup.com/work/projects/city-winnipeg-0

Looking for fun things to do in the Victoria area this summer?

The new CityVibe Event Finder makes it easy to discouver hundreds of local events — from festivals and concerts to drop-in activities.

🗓️ Filter by date, location, or type of event
🔍 Easily find what’s happening near you
🌞 Perfect for both residents and visitors

Upanup worked with the City of Victoria to create this user-friendly tool, helping everyone make the most of summer 2025!

👉 Explore it here: https://www.victoria.ca/community-culture/arts-culture/festivals-events/cityvibe-event-finder?date_range%5Bmin%5D=06%2F03%2F2025&date_range%5Bmax%5D=06%2F10%2F2025&date_range_hidden%5Bmin%5D=06%2F03%2F2025+00%3A00%3A00&date_range_hidden%5Bmax%5D=06%2F10%2F2025+23%3A59%3A59&combine=&field_event_location_target_id=All

Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Interested in some quick digital accessibility learnings? Check out our top 3 accessibility articles.

1. https://www.upanup.com/article/10-easy-improvements-boost-your-web-accessibility
2. https://www.upanup.com/article/what-wcag
3. https://www.upanup.com/article/5-ways-boost-your-websites-accessibility

With Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) coming up on May 15th, Deque is hosting free accessibility fundamentals sessions. These sessions are for anyone and everyone, and will teach you about:

1. What digital accessibility is and why it matters.
2. Laws and guidelines that apply to your location.
3. How people with disabilities navigate the web.
4. Get tips for championing accessibility at your organization.

If you are interested, you can sign up at https://accessibility.deque.com/noram-digital-accessibility-fundamentals-training

We are excited to be a part of the Town of Collingwood's new website refresh and engagement platform launch! This past January, Upanup and Collingwood wrapped up a refresh of their main site, in conjunction with the release of a brand new Upanup-built engagement platform. If you're interested in checking them out or learning more, you can see them at:

https://www.collingwood.ca/
https://engage.collingwood.ca/