07/15/2024 | Press release | Archived content
Update: On July 16, U-Haul added a ninth Ontario store to provide disaster relief assistance. The U-Haul of Bramalea facility is now available to help residents of Brampton and North Mississauga who have experienced flood damage or are concerned about their homes and possessions being impacted by the heavy rains that continue to plague those communities.
TORONTO, Ont. (July 15, 2024) - U-Haul® announced it is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container usage to residents impacted by heavy rains and residential flooding in several cities across Ontario.
Major thunderstorms have caused treacherous conditions throughout much of Halton Region and neighboring cities like London, causing many homes to take on water and basements to flood.
Access to dry and secure self-storage and portable storage containers is essential for communities during the recovery process.
"Due to unusual thunderstorms and heavy rains over the past few days, we know many residents and businesses across Halton Region have experienced significant flooding," stated Jake Spelic, U-Haul Canada Area District Vice President. "We have seen and heard of flooding in areas across Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Hamilton, and we want to help those in need."
"There's a large amount of flooding in London and water is getting in people's basements," added Dave Anstett, U-Haul Co. of Western Ontario president. "We want to let these families know that we have a program for one month of free storage services when disasters like this happen."
The 30-day free offer applies to new self-storage locker and U-Box rentals and is based on availability. The U-Box offer may include on-site storage at secure U-Haul centers, or residential delivery and pick-up of portable containers.
People seeking more details about the U-Haul disaster relief program or needing to arrange storage should call the participating store nearest them:
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Bramalea
152 East Dr.
Brampton, ON L6T1C1
(905) 790-3897
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Central Burlington
3245-3267 Mainway
Burlington, ON L7M1A6
(289) 348-2323
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Barton Street
2275 Barton St. E.
Hamilton, ON L8E2W8
(905) 560-3161
U-Haul Moving & Storage of London (U-Box only)
112 Clarke Road
London, ON N5W5E1
(519) 452-3390
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Towerline Place
95 Towerline Place
London, ON N6E2T3
(519) 685-3600
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Western Fair
745 York St.
London, ON N5W2S6
(519) 937-0590
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Milton Crossroads
8000 Lawson Road
Milton, ON L9T5C4
(289) 350-1319
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Oakville
478 Woody Road
Oakville, ON L6K3T6
(905) 842-3871
U-Haul Moving & Storage of West Oakville
1296 S. Service Road W.
Oakville, ON L6L5T7
(289) 243-0072
About U-HAUL
Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers with more than 23,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 188,700 trucks, 139,400 trailers and 43,700 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America with 1,004,000 rentable units and 86.8 million square feet of self-storage space at Company-owned and -managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from theApp Store or Google Play.
Contact:
Yasmine Esparza
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 602-263-6194
Website: uhaul.com