I can't say enough good things about this company!…read more I had to move my mother from her condo of 40 years to a private assisted living condo. Meredith (owner) was not only immediately responsive to my inquiry, he was able to schedule the move quickly. My mother had been in hospital, and it was clear that she could not go back to living alone in her own home (age 97!). We found a fabulous option for her, where she could have all of her own furniture. My brother insisted on moving her bedroom on his own so she could be checked out of the hospital faster. I BEGGED him to let me hire professional movers (and pay for it) and he got angry and insisted on doing it himself. So on top of moving my mother's stuff, I had to ask Meredith to now take two pieces of furniture (that my brother damaged beyond belief in his DIY move efforts) to a furniture repair location - which he happily accommodated. Jim is prompt, reliable, polite, efficient, kind, good humoured and just great to work with - AND his pricing is very reasonable.

Hands down probably one of the worst human beings i have ever met in my life. Verbally abusive also…read morehas threatened me with violence on multiple occasions. This man thinks intimidation is his key to success just a simple low down thug anyone who's empowering him and his business should really have a good look in the mirror and reflect on themselves. People like this should be in jail not in your house moving your belongings and engaging with your loved ones.

We have stored our household belongings with Alert Moving & Storage for over 20 years while we…read morelived and worked overseas. They were very professional in their packing up and offered all kind of assistance. We arranged to get into our storage at least 3 times over the years. When we arrived, they had everything ready. We asked them to deliver some items to our daughter, and they did this without delay. When we finally cleared out our storage, they were very helpful. They provided us space to go through our storage items and advised us where to make donations and how to dispose of items for recycling. It was a pleasure dealing with this company. We highly recommend them.

From the owner: Local, long distance,and overseas relocation.Packing, unpacking, crating / container services and…read moremoving supplies. Piano movers, auto transport, commercial / office moves & corporate relocations. Government approved heated facility, video monitored and alarmed. Winner of "Canada"s 50 Best Managed Companies" , member of C.A.M. Certified Canadian Mover and member of the BBB with a A+ ranking. All employees are background checked, fully trained, and uniformed.

What a perfectly lovely experience start to finish! Booked Academy to help load a vintage…read moreWedgewood Stove which needed white-glove care, and I was booking a bit last minute. Academy was responsive on the phone and followed up to confirm my appt. They were very accommodating with the schedule as I was traveling from another town. They took loving care with the stove, got it wrapped loaded and secured in preparation for our self-transport. Would highly recommend!

We hired these movers for our October move. They were fantastic. They arrived on time and we're…read moreready to get going right away. We had 3 men for the move, they worked very efficiently and in a timely manner. They were great. They men enjoyed their job, had fun while working and managed to make our move stress-free and easy. I would use Academy Moving (John Volken Academy Movers) again and would highly recommend these movers. Thank you for making it so easy to move.

my Mom who is elderly used this company to move and after unpacking noticed she was missing a…read moreJewelry box with her wedding ring and other pieces of jewelry that was handed down to her. She gave them a chance to return the items before contacting the police.

one of my best friends had this company hired to move her to her new place. Their services were…read morepaid for and they had six hours of billed time to load up the truck bring it to the new place unload and help help set up her stuff. she was promised three movers. She was only provided with two. the two that she had were two young guys who spent more time having a conversation with each other and arguing in another language, then getting stuff done. when the truck was finally packed it had taken them almost half the time they had to get it done. the most sickening part is when they got to the new place they told my girlfriend who is a single mother with two small children that their time was done and they would have to leave her stuff in her driveway. She said absolutely not. You cannot do that when she tried to contact the manager of the company He wouldn't answer her, and he hung up on her. He was very rude. He told her it was his day off. He is not dealing with this. They can either leave her stuff there in the driveway, or he can tell them to put it in storage and she can pay for it ! this is unacceptable how dare he treat her like that! so in conclusion, this company is a joke. Poor management poor time management skills. I do not recommend using this company.!! Please, everyone be aware! if I could leave zero stars, I would unfortunately I have to leave one!!

Short Version: Broke tons of stuff. Quoted $800, showed up and said that it shouldn't take too…read morelong. Billed $1400. Not even remotely competent Longer Version: Talked to Curtis. He seemed great and he gave what I thought was a fair quote. We were moving a basement suite and had 40-50 boxes and few other large items (dresser, wardrobe etc.) They showed up early, seemed courteous and professional. Assessed the situation and said that everything looked good. We had everything in boxes, labelled and organized. They said 2 hours to get it out at the most. Then things went downhill...fast. The two workers started arguing that about whether they should bring another guy to help. The one said they shouldn't but eventually they asked me if they should. I let them know it was fine because I like to trust people to do a good job. They said it wouldn't be more expensive because although I have to pay for each person, they would be more efficient. Reasonable. Noon rolls around and they're still not packed. Remember they said 2 hours tops then brought in another guy to help. So, it should be way under 2 hours, but we are at 4+. I started to notice that the new guy they brought has been on his phone most of the time. Seems like he's putting out fires things for Low Budget Moving. Fair enough, but not really something I want to pay for. The other guys don't really seem to be moving boxes and working hard when I see them in my suite, but when I go up, then their just chatting and doing nothing. I think this was the chief the reason that 2 hours for 2 people became 5 hours for 3 people. That is on the cost side of things, but that's not all. When they showed up they said they would insure only solid wood furniture to be moved without damage. They didn't want to insure cheap IKEA furniture or already packed boxes. That seems fair to me. They broke 2 solid wood pieces of furniture. Replaced none and offered no compensation. One table they admitted to breaking. They just fell on it and broke it. Admitted it and did nothing. The China cabinet they refused to admit they broke but kind of in the same way that a child with chocolate on their face rufuses to admin they are responsible for the missing chocolate. They took some parts of the cabinet and said they'd look into replacing it, but then ghosted me. Lastly, they just sucked at moving. I have a hundred stories from the day but the one that illustrates it best is this. We asked them to move a wardrobe into a corner that they had placed in the middle of the room. It need to be moved about 2 meters. They were struggling to move it, crawling around on their knees, pushing it then putting it down, then and trying to figure out how to move it. Eventually after my wife and watching for a while, we just moved it. It took about 15 seconds for us (minus the few minutes of watching them struggle to do their job). We aren't strong, just healthy 30-year-olds who aren't getting paid by the hour. All in all they were just not competent at the basic task, did not actually work, and broke or damaged a lot of items. Try someone else. Literally any one.

Have to say from the moment I called to inquire about obtaining a mover. Curtis returned my call…read morewithin minutes he was professional upfront, and I had a quote within a half an hour. It saved me time to phone other movers as I felt comfortable in his professionalism.have to say from the moment I called to inquire about obtaining a mover. Curtis returned my call within minutes he was professional upfront, and I had a quote within a half an hour. It saved me time to phone other movers as I felt comfortable in his professionalism. I had somewhat of a complicated move a full storage unit and a second location for pick up. I said I had a budget within the range he gave me and wanted to stay close to it as possible. Levi gave me a call prior to meeting me and said that they were there. David, Christopher and Levi were outstanding. They were quick, careful with my possessions, were quick, kind and courteous. I was only $22 over my budget. I was happy to tip them so they could buy themselves a sub and a beer for a job. Well done. More than happy to provide this review, and I would highly recommend low budget moving. Thanks again. Jodi.

I've hired Papa's Moving for our last 2 moves and I can honestly say that the experiences were…read moreawesome. The highlights: Brent was organized and extremely helpful when I called to book; rates and expectations were clearly set out; the move confirmation email arrived quickly; for both moves I got an ETA call from the movers when they were on their way; the movers (Cody both times, and a different crew with him each time but to a man personable, respectful, well-prepared, and professional) were careful and efficient moving our belongings; the bill was exactly as expected; during our first move with Papa's we got both a friendly guide to our new neighbourhood and help re-assembling a lot of finicky furniture (that was a great introduction to Vancouver!). I highly recommend Papa's Moving. The rates are very reasonable and the service is excellent. It also feels good to support a family company of nice, helpful people that seem to genuinely care about making your move as quick and easy as possible. On my most recent move the guys even gave me a frozen water bottle- it might not sound like much, but I felt like they were looking after my things and me during the move. That feeling is priceless during stressful moving times.

BAD...SOOOOO BAD.... they damaged my roof by moving a truck during my move day - 3 weeks ago…read more At the time of the incident, your team acknowledged responsibility and assured me that the damage would be repaired. It has now been three weeks, and despite those assurances, no repairs have been completed and I have not received any updates. DO NOT TRUST THESES GUYS...