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What an exciting time of year this is! Hockey has started, Santa Clause and his elves are slaving away in the North Pole, and the New Year is quickly approaching. Thinking about it brings chills down my spine… Literally! The temperature has been dropping, slowly but steadily. North York has even seen some negative weather. Time to put away our boat, Jet Ski, surf board… And everything else that makes the summer special. That includes our favourite lawn chairs and patio setup. Luckily, these items do not have to be stashed away in our basements or take up space in the garage or driveway (not to mention that extra garage space will come in handy to saving your car from…

With Halloween just around the corner, the friendly Centron Storage staff have seen many of our renters coming and going with haunted supplies. Costumes, skeletons, lights, fog machines and toys have been making their way out of our secure storage units for the upcoming festivities. Given our renters feedback we see just how handy a self-storage unit can be for October 31st. The first on the list of beneficiaries: families. Especially large families with young children. Halloween decorations take up a lot of space when you fully engage yourself with the holiday. The zombie statues have to go somewhere, right? Families have been utilizing Centron Storage by storing their Halloween decorations and costumes in private storage spaces. Many clients have…

Grandma Rosa always made the best thanksgiving dinners. All of us would go to her house, every year, skinny… And we would always leave feeling a hundred pounds heavier. All of us, being my parents, my husband, my children, my cousins, their children… It’s something we all used to look forward to. Sounds great doesn’t it? Some thing’s started getting in the way the last few years, however. Literally. Granny was never one to throw things out. She loves memories, and not ones she snapped on her iPhone (just kidding of course… she still uses a Nokia). Every time my brothers and I tried asking her to clean up a little bit, she said no. Well this year it got…

Your new home looks so neat and organized for the first year. Maybe even two. But what happens when you’ve been living in the same house for multiple years? Or even better- decades? Let’s take a virtual tour of a typical four bedroom home.   The Top Floor: Strolling through your carpeted second floor hallway, everything looks great. Sure- the dog’s bed and toys get in the way sometimes. Little Tommy’s action figures sometimes end up in the way. But it’s pretty clean right? That is- until we head into the kids rooms. An old crib, a chest full of baby toys (that haven’t been touched in over a year), and a pile of small clothes that could quite possibly…

Packing your items is one of the most important parts of your storage adventure. This is because the way you pack will determine how big of a unit you need, how much time you will spend unpacking, how secure your items are, and the list goes on. Packing efficiently- and intelligently will not only protect your belongings but make your life infinitely easier down the road.   The Heavy Items: Organizing items by weight is of crucial importance. There are many considerations to make in regards to how heavy or light your items are. Every box you pack should have its heavier contents at the bottom. You wouldn’t put your watermelon over your dozen eggs when shopping; likewise you shouldn’t…

Nothing would be worse than losing your belongings due to a storage facilities inability to properly secure them. That is why Centron Storage makes it our goal to provide maximum security for all of your items. We have implemented a number of security features into our building which will protect your North York storage unit and give you peace of mind. Below is a list of our security features and why they will benefit you. Computer Controlled Access System: In order to access their units, customers can use a personalized computer identification code. This acts to make sure whoever is entering the facility has their own private storage space.   Motion Detectors: We have pinpointed the prime locations within our…

Document storage is a necessity for every business owner. Due to strict government regulations, your business must keep a minimum of seven years worth of records. Whether you operate a small business a large enterprise, that’s a lot of files. It can lead to piles of unused boxes that consume space which can otherwise be used for other more profitable schemes; for example, extra merchandise, space for an extra sales consultant, etc. Centron Storage provides secure document storage services for a low affordable cost. But wait… Why not just use a full service record retrieval company? Sure, if you own a large corporation and have the money, why not use an expensive record retrieval company? For smaller and medium sized…