New lead: Jordan, (250) 555-0199
Job: Heater in detached garage stopped working (house is fine)
Where: 12 Spruce Cres
How soon: This week (on nights)
Call back: After 3 pm
Details: your leads page link
Fort St. John, BCAI receptionist for your business
AI receptionist for trades in Fort St. John.
An automated assistant answers your business, takes a message or notes a time, and texts you the summary. Callers who miss you can also reply by text when they are free, including people on shifts. You confirm, decline, or suggest another time from a text. You keep your number.
Call the demo(825) 435-4870. Talk to the assistant. You'll get two DEMO texts after.
Get the AI receptionist — CA$199/month
- 7-day free trial
- Card required
- CA$199/month
- No setup fee
- Cancel anytime
- Built in Grande Prairie
Prefer text-back only? Solo (CA$49/month) and Pro (CA$99.99/month) have a 7-day free trial. Call the text-back demo at (825) 479-6693.
Missed-call text-back is included
If a call still goes unanswered, they get a text.
- Hi, it's 123 Plumbing & Heating. Sorry we missed your call, we're on a job right now. What's your name and what can we help you with?
Reply STOP to opt out. - It's Jordan. Heater in my detached garage stopped working, house is fine
- Sorry to hear it, Jordan. What city or town is the job in? A full address works too.
- 12 Spruce Cres
- Thanks. How soon do you need someone: this week, or no rush?
- This week. I'm on nights so texting is easier
- No problem, texting works. When's a good time to give you a call back?
- After 3 pm
- Thanks, Jordan! That's everything we need. We'll call you back after 3 pm. Feel free to text a photo.
He's on night shift. The whole thing happened by text, and you know to call after 3. Example written for illustration: "123 Plumbing & Heating", the caller and the address are made up.
What lands on your phone
The summary, in one text
You also get an email with the whole conversation, and every lead is saved on your private leads page. On the AI receptionist plan, you also get a text to confirm, decline, or suggest another time.
Fort St. John
Phone tag is worse when your callers work shifts
Fort St. John had 21,465 people at the 2021 census. The City's visitor guide calls it British Columbia's oil and gas capital, and it sits at Historic Mile 47 of the Alaska Highway.
If your callers work shifts or rotations, a callback at noon may land while they're asleep or on site. A text thread lets them answer when they can, and the assistant always asks when's a good time to call, so your callback hits the right hour.
Heating calls in the North Peace
The City's visitor guide puts the January average high at −8 °C and the average low at −17 °C. Garage heaters, furnaces, boilers and frozen lines all turn into calls. Anyone who says there's no heat or a pipe burst is flagged to you as urgent right away.
Gas smell or a CO alarm? The caller is told to get everyone outside and call 911 or the gas company's emergency line from outside. In Fort St. John, natural gas is delivered by Pacific Northern Gas, which has a 24-hour emergency line.
How it works
Forward the line. We take the call. You get the text.
- Before
Forward your business
Keep your number. Forward the line, or after hours only, to the local number we give you (about one tap on most cell phones). We look for one in your own area code first. We send you the steps.
- A call comes in
The assistant answers
It takes the details, and offers to note a time from your hours or just take a message. Callers hear that this is an automated assistant. It never pretends to be a person, and it never quotes a price.
- You get a text
You confirm, decline, or suggest another time
From a link, or reply 1 or 2. The caller is texted either way. A reminder goes out the day before a confirmed time. Missed-call text-back is included if a call still goes unanswered.
What the AI receptionist will and won't do
- If a caller asks, it tells them it's an automated assistant. It never pretends to be a person.
- It only shares facts you give it, like your service area, the jobs you do and the jobs you don't take.
- It never quotes prices or promises an arrival time. It can note a time from your hours; you confirm, decline, or suggest another from a text. Auto-confirm is off unless you switch it on.
- If a caller asks for a person, is upset or has an emergency, it stops and alerts you right away.
- It never gives repair instructions. Gas, smoke or sparking? The caller is told to get safe and call 911 first.
- Rather not use AI? Email us and we'll switch it off.
Built for the trades first. It works for any business that wants the phone answered: salons, clinics, restaurants, shops and offices pick their type at signup and the questions change to suit.
Pricing
Three plans. Here's what's in each.
The AI receptionist is the full package: the phone answered, a built-in calendar, and missed-call text-back included. CA$199/month, no setup fee, month to month. Every plan has a 7-day free trial. A card is required. You're billed after 7 days unless you cancel. Solo and Pro are text-back only, and they start with a 7-day free trial. One business line. Cancel anytime. Prices in Canadian dollars.
The package
AI receptionist
Best for a business that wants the phone answered, not just a text after a missed call.
CA$199/month
7-day free trialCard requiredNo setup feeCancel anytime
What's included
- Automated assistant answers your business 24 hours a day, or only after hours — you choose
- Takes a message, or offers a real opening from your built-in calendar
- You confirm, decline, or suggest another time from a text (or reply 1, 2 or 3)
- The customer gets a confirmation text and a reminder the day before
- Call summary by text and email
- After-hours answering and emergency alerts
- Missed-call text-back included
- Month-to-month, no contract
What's not
- Does not quote prices or promise an arrival time
- Does not pretend to be a person
- Does not confirm the job on the call (auto-confirm is off unless you switch it on)
- Not a live answering service with a person on the line
Get the AI receptionist
CA$199/month, 7-day free trial, card required. You're billed CA$199 after 7 days unless you cancel. Cancel anytime. Or call the demo first: (825) 435-4870.
Solo
Best for a one-person business that wants a text when a call is missed, not a voice assistant on the line.
$49/month
7-day free trialNo setup fee
What's included
- Missed-call text-back from your business name
- AI assistant texts the caller and collects the job details
- Lead texts, lead emails and your leads page
- Photos and urgent alerts included
- Up to 25 missed-call conversations a month (callers past 25 still get a text)
What's not
- No voice answering — the assistant does not pick up the line
- No custom greeting or first text (standard texts with your business name)
Pro
Best for a busier line or a crew. Same missed-call text-back, with your own greeting and no 25-a-month cap.
$99.99/month
7-day free trialNo setup fee
What's included
- Missed-call text-back from your business name
- AI assistant texts the caller and collects the job details
- Lead texts, lead emails and your leads page
- Photos and urgent alerts included
- Your own greeting and first text
- Up to 300 new callers a month
What's not
- No voice answering — the assistant does not pick up the line
- No built-in booking calendar (that's on the AI receptionist plan)
The AI receptionist plan includes the voice assistant and missed-call text-back. Solo and Pro are text-back only, and they start with a 7-day free trial. To try missed-call text-back on its own, call (825) 479-6693, hang up, and see the texts.
Questions from Fort St. John
Fort St. John doesn't change its clocks. Does that matter?
No. Fort St. John stays on Mountain Standard Time all year. The AI receptionist answers at any hour you set it for, and a missed-call text goes out the moment a call goes unanswered. Callback times are in the caller's own words.
Will I get a B.C. number?
We look for a local number in your own area code first, then elsewhere in B.C. You keep your business number either way.
Is it a real person?
No. It's an automated assistant, and it says so at the start of the call. It never claims to be a person. You confirm, decline, or suggest another time from a text.
How much is it?
Every plan has a 7-day free trial. A card is required. You're billed after 7 days unless you cancel. The AI receptionist is CA$199/month, Solo is $49/month, and Pro is $99.99/month. No setup fee, cancel anytime.
Can I try it before I sign up?
Call (825) 435-4870 to hear the AI receptionist, or (825) 479-6693 from your cell (hang up) to see missed-call text-back. Every plan has a 7-day free trial. A card is required.
Do I need a new phone number?
No. You keep your number and turn on "forward when unanswered" with your phone company, pointed at the local number we give you.
Who's behind this?
Toolbelt Text is a small Canadian business, built by Keegan in Grande Prairie, Alberta. It's new, so there are no customer reviews yet, and we won't make any up. Questions? Email support@toolbelttext.ca.
Sources for the local facts on this page
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile: Fort St. John (City)
- City of Fort St. John, visitor guide
- The Milepost, Fort St. John (Historic Milepost 47)
- B.C. Utilities Commission, Residential energy rates (Pacific Northern Gas: Dawson Creek, Fort St. John)
- Pacific Northern Gas, Report an emergency
- Government of B.C., B.C.'s new time zone (locations continuing to use mountain time)
Checked October 2026.
Call the demo, or get it for your shop.
Every plan has a 7-day free trial. A card is required. The AI receptionist is CA$199/month after the trial, unless you cancel. Solo and Pro text-back start at $49/month.