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5 Essential Tips to Make Your Move (Almost) a Picnic
Gather up some wine boxes, a picnic cooler and an overnight bag. You're about to embark on an adventure in moving that's pretty much a picnic in the park if you let Kary Movers do the heavy lifting. What do you need to do? Just follow our 5 essential moving tips....
A World of Colours: Bring Them Home
If you've traveled overseas or simply other parts of North America, have you ever thought you'd like to bring home some of the colours you've experienced? Well, what's stopping you from doing that in your new home? Maybe you're too stressed thinking about the upcoming...
We’re Delighted to Announce Our Edmonton Office Opening!
Hello Edmonton! Kary Movers is delighted to announce that an office has been added in Edmonton. For years, we've helped customers move smoothly to and from Edmonton and other points in Alberta as well as Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, where our original...
Prepping Your Outdoor Items for a Move
Preparing and packing outdoor items properly and safely for a move is a special challenge. They say "you can't take it with you when you go," but we beg to differ-- providing they're talking about moving, not dying. Dirt is one of the things you can take it with you...
Packing Mistakes: Your Belongings are Out of Sight, You’re Out of Your Mind
Pizza time on moving day is an awkward time to realize that you've packed all your dishes at the bottom of a box-- and you're not sure which one. At this point, you also wish you'd bought those colour-coded labels at the dollar store. The fact is, moving day is a...
Cleaning Your Outdoor Items for a Move: Look, a Squirrel Colony!
Singing the old marching song, "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, and Smile, Smile, Smile" might seem apropos as you prepare for your move across town or to another province. However, the melody may start to go sour once you realize that you'll need much more...
A Few (Sometimes Crazy) Things People Forget When Moving
"Ummm, didn't we have a cat?" Thankfully, there are a lot of encouraging "cat came back" stories out there, but it's best if you simply remember to bring Fluffy along when you move. The stuff people forget when they move will amaze you-- if you haven't moved recently,...
Stress By Numbers: The Effects of Moving On Your Health
Moving is kind of a big deal. How big? Well it can be measured not only in kilos or dollars, but in "stress numbers." These numbers indicate the potential health effects of moving and other life events. Maybe you've heard or read about about the Holmes and Rahe Stress...
Garage Power! You “Auto” Get Organized for Your Move
Your garage. Remember when you naively thought it was a place for parking your car? Then you realized it was a great place for storing stuff— and it was downhill from there. Or maybe we should say “uphill” instead, considering the mounds made by the items in your...
Appliances: Getting Them Ready to Move
How to move large appliances. One word: don't. Is that not music to your ears? Kary Movers has the experience and expertise you need to move your appliances from point A to point B unscathed, with no scratches to humans, appliances or walls. We'll take care of the...