Self Storage and Personal Loss

The hardest things that you will encounter in your life is a personal loss. Meaning the loss of a family member or loved one. During this emotional and traumatic time its important that many aspects of the loss process are taken care of. Self Storage and North Shore Mini Storage has been helping with this for many years.

Self Storage & Personal Loss

Attachment

Sorting through loved one’s possessions comes with many emotions and attachment to items. Asking yourself to sort through and decide what to throw away and keep is too much immediately. What you need to do is box up the items as neat as you can and store them away. Take the time you need to think about the items and understand yourself what you want to keep them or not.

Finding Possessions

A vast majority of people own a self storage locker. So what does this mean when someone you love passes? You need to know if they had one. Start by calling the local companies and asking. If you find that there is one, you must first get the legal paperwork in order before visiting the self storage company. You need to have legal ownership over their estate, then we can open the locker to you.

Self Storage for the Long Term

Once you feel ready, you can visit the unit and decide what you want to keep and what you don’t. We are sure there will be some items that you do not want to part with and we understand. That unit will be reserved for you should you want to extend the length of the rental. Many storage companies offer great long term rates and we are no exception.

We hope that if you are reading this do to loss, that you take the time to heal and come to us when you are ready. At North Shore Mini Storage we are here for you, our valued customer.

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Mike Olsen

18:58 16 Oct 19

This is inexpensive storage that operates 100% as advertised - they do not offer 24/7 access and do not charge 24/7 access pricing. They are incredibly responsive to requests to unlock doors and provide access. It is not fancy but if you need a clean, dry place to store your stuff, you can't beat these guys. Don't expect bells and/or whistles but you also won't be paying for them.

Dave Shirlaw

01:54 10 Jun 19

Have to phone to have buildings unlocked. Annoying.

megan chow

23:06 21 May 19

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01:04 25 Sep 18

Prices are 1/2 the price of other storage units but it shuts down (locked gates) from 10 am - 6 pm except if you have the enormous ground level outside facing units. Those hours are impossible. The technology getting items up to the second story is an actual forklift thats made stationary. You balance your items up the forklift (and you raise the wooden pallet up yourself) Then you must walk up stairs and hope their is a dolly available to wind precariously around tiny turning hallways. Budget carpentry and ancient carpet in the units. The trolleys sound and feel like their from 1980's and are either coached to disobey or they keep their own counsel. They say its secure but I had a neighbor pick something up and they weren't even asked for permission. I explicitly stated only I was to have access. They said they do not let it happen. The locks are your own, but the flip closure is attached by 3/4 wood screws easily and possibly quite quietly could be opened and emptied with no one batting an eye. A kid could detach it with anything. They have "24 hour security" which means a guy lives on site. Does he/she have CCTV access? Probably not, nor would you want that job. Are there motion sensors? Not likely as sometimes the lights won't turn on and finding a switch in the straggly wandering corridors is impossible. They do not offer insurance. You have to sign forms saying all the things you will and won't do, but they are not liable if anything happens: theft, fire, water, vandals, pests etcSo despite all those complaints, its still 4/5 only because of the prices.