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Foster's Moving & Storage makes your move… comfy.

Making sure your move goes smoothly is the most important thing we do. Friendly staff, reliable service and fair prices make word-of-mouth referrals a big part of our business. When you’re happy, you tell your friends. It’s that simple. We hire great people, we treat them well, and in turn, they treat our customers well. Happy movers make for happy customers.

Member of the Better Business Bureau (BBB).

Proud winner of the Torch Award for fair, honest and reliable service.

Our Philosophy

A family-focused business, with over 15 years experience in the industry, we believe in hard work, honest business, good value and friendly service.

Despite all the heavy lifting we do, we like to keep things light. We listen to your concerns, offer suggestions and come up with a plan that’ll make your move … comfy!

Andrew came to do an estimate the day I called! He wrote it out and gave me a copy. Later on he called me to let me know he over estimated! Now that’s HONESTY… When he and Jake moved all my furniture it was obvious they are an A+ Team. Very fast, efficient, pleasant and highly respectful of my belongings.

- Michelle, G.

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  • Professional Residential, Office, Commercial Moves & Deliveries

  • Short & Long Term Containerized Storage Facility

  • Professional Packing & Supplies

  • No-obligation Estimates

  • Full Replacement & Storage Insurance

  • Same Day & Emergency Moves

  • Blanket & Shrink Wrap Service

  • Antique & Auction Specialists

  • Non-Smoking Crews Available

We can pack it for you. Our professional packers handle your belongings with as much care as you would. You don’t have to lift a thing. Not in your budget? Not to worry. We have all the supplies you need to make doing-it-yourself the next best thing.

Call us – we’ll set you up with everything you need.


Before you get started, read "Packing Made Simple" – tips to save you time and money.

Planning Your Smooth Move

Like so many things in life, the more you plan ahead, the smoother your move will go. Here’s a list of suggestions we put together to help your move go smooth.

The more prepared you are when we arrive the quicker things will go. One way to save time is to take apart your assembled items ahead of time. Basically, anything that you put together should be taken apart, things like: bed frames, desks, tables, pole lamps, and dressers with mirrors. You can also save time by bringing all the items from the upper floor down to the main level.

Contact Foster’s Moving & Storage to confirm your dates for packing and loading.

When it comes time to unload your items at the new location, it’s ideal to have two people ready to direct the movers: one person to stand near the truck and let the movers know which room each item is going to, and a second person, inside the home, telling the movers exactly where, in each room, to place the furniture.

If you have any unanswered questions, please give us a call.

If you’re moving from, or to, an area of town where repeat metering is prohibited, we’ll need to plan ahead for parking. Purchasing hoods for the meters ($20/hood) is one option. We can arrange to pick up the hoods for you ($25 charge).

Our trucks have to be legally parked. The closer we park to the building the better. The added time it takes to walk to the legally parked truck is greater than the cost of the permits. Give us a call and we’ll help you make a plan for parking.

Designate at least one box for things you’ll want to keep with you – important documents, keys, jewelry, remote controls, wallets, cell phones, toiletries, whatever you’ll need. Make sure to keep these boxes separate and let the movers know which items are staying with you.

Some things we just can’t move: flammable liquids, paints, chemicals, gasoline, propane, pesticides and other combustibles. You’ll have to make other arrangements.

Plan to have your gas and electrical appliances disconnected and serviced. Also, empty fuel from your lawnmowers, chainsaws or other fuel-powered tools.

To avoid disruption, the best idea is to arrange to have your utilities (including telephone and internet) disconnected the day after you move, and connected at your new location the day before you arrive.

Send change of address notices to businesses, banks, credit card and insurance companies, government agencies, friends, family, and any subscriptions or memberships you have.

Packing Made Simple

The secret to packing made simple is using the right materials: packing paper, felt pens and appropriate sized boxes.

We recommend using plain packing paper. Yes, newspaper's free, but ink from the newspaper can rub off on your dishes. This means, when it comes time to unpack, you’ll have to wash all your dishes. Plain paper can save you a lot of time.

Black felt markers are handy for writing information about what’s inside the box, what room it belongs in, or more importantly FRAGILE.

If you leave your pictures unpacked, we can often protect them with a pad. But, there’s limited space in the truck to safely store pictures this way. The best idea is to pack them in a proper box. We have used picture boxes available for $3 or $4 each, depending on the size of your pictures, you can fit between 1 and 6 pictures per box.

We use standard size moving boxes because they’re the most efficient for carrying and stacking your belongings: 2-cube, 4-cube, 5-cube and china barrel (dish pack). If you decide to get your boxes somewhere else make sure they’re similar in size (so they stack easily) and appropriate for the items you’re packing (books belong in a 2-cube box).

Liquor store boxes are often too small and mismatched to make for efficient moving. The more time it takes us to carry and load your boxes the more money it costs. Buying proper supplies in the beginning will save you money in the end.

Make sure you fill your boxes completely, all the way to the top (especially the heavy ones). The integrity of the load depends on each box supporting the weight of the others. Things shift around in the truck, if one poorly packed box is crushed the whole load is compromised.

Our goal is to make as few trips as possible. As long as your dressers are full of light items – clothing, linens, blankets, pillows – leave them, and we’ll move them as they are. Please do remove any small items – jewelry, coins, watches – as we’ll likely tip the dressers on their side along the way.

The exceptions: If your dresser is solid oak, an armoire, 7 feet tall, or too fragile to bear the weight of tipping it’s best to empty the drawers before moving.

We use pads to protect a lot of things, but lampshades are too fragile for pads (with the exception of glass lampshades). The safest way to transport your lampshade is to pack it in a box.

A good rule of thumb for properly protecting glass tabletops and shelving is to arrange to pack them into picture boxes before the move. Contact us and we’ll get you the supplies you need.

Marble, ceramic or other heavy, fragile tabletops should be crated. Let us know ahead of time and we can arrange this for you.

We can easily move your plants in our trucks. Dry plants are best so please don’t water your plants a day or two prior to moving. Drip trays should be packed separately. Groups of small plants can be packed together in open top boxes. Large plants can come as they are, we’ll use bungee cords to fix them to the walls if necessary. Wardrobe boxes work well for plants more than 4 feet high and we can supply these at a cost of $7.50.

A 2-cube box is the perfect size box for packing books. An experienced mover can carry two of these on his back, 3 or 4 on a two-wheel dolly, or 5 on a four-wheel dolly. If you’re concerned about lifting them yourself, pack them is a spot you can leave them until the movers arrive.

You can make your move go smoother by limiting the number of trips we need to make. One way to do this is to fill the empty spaces in your furniture – side tables, cabinets, dressers, trunks, suitcases, and the bottom of your wardrobe – with lighter items.

Things like: duvets, sleeping bags, pillows, lampshades, and small boxes can be easily tucked into the nooks and crannies of larger pieces of furniture. It’s our job to carry heavy things, and we’re good at it, so you don’t have to worry about weight (with a few exceptions).

Happy Customers

Here's what some of our customers are saying about us:

Andrew and his team moved us without a hitch—they were very carefull with all our important items and our move was an absolute breeze.

- - Doug, H.

They walked in, laid down a carpet protector, had me name the rooms, and took great care with my furniture. Amazing. These guys are as good as they get.

- - Jesse, L.


Andrew was very professional in his response to my booking. They were extremely helpful with a difficult move (narrow stairs and 3 floors!). Highly recommended!

- - Sandra, Q.

The two guys from Foster’s were prompt, polite, professional, very careful with my precious objects and furniture, and took trouble to see that everything was protected in the truck. Excellent!

- - Andrea, C.


Awesome. Professional, personable, accommodating. Highly recommended.

- - Jennifer, W.

Andrew came to do an estimate the day I called! He wrote it out and gave me a copy. Later on he called me to let me know he over estimated! Now that’s HONESTY… When he and Jake moved all my furniture it was obvious they are an A+ Team. Very fast, efficient, pleasant and highly respectful of my belongings.

- - Michelle, G.

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Foster's Moving & Storage

988 Goldstream Ave. (Same Building as U-Haul)
Victoria, BC, V9B 2Y4


T: (250) 418-0418

F: (778) 747-0128


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