Ice Storm Recovery: U-Haul Offers 30 Days of Free Storage in Ontario
BRAMPTON and PETERBOROUGH, Ont. (March 31, 2025) — U-Haul® has made six Company-owned facilities available to help residents in need with 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container usage after ice storms impacted much of southern Ontario over the weekend.
Barrie, Orillia, Peterborough and many other communities experienced large ice accumulations that caused major damage to homes, trees and power lines. Hundreds of thousands of households have been without power.
Access to dry and secure self-storage rooms and portable storage containers is vital for communities during the recovery process.
“U-Haul is a proud member of these communities, and we would like to step up and offer one month of free storage for those affected by storm,” said Antony Grocott, U-Haul Company of Eastern Ontario president.
“Families are going to have clean-up and repairs, and they may need a dry and secure place to keep things out of the way as they work through the process,” added Wayne Curtis, U-Haul Company of Central Ontario president. “We are in a position to help and are happy to provide the assistance.”
The 30 days free U-Haul disaster relief program applies to new self-storage and U-Box rentals and is based on availability.
Free one-month use of U-Box portable storage may be limited to on-site storage at some U-Haul facilities, while other locations may be able to provide free or discounted delivery and pick-up of containers to certain residential areas for on-site storage at homes. Please contact the participating location nearest you for options (alphabetized by city):
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Wellington Lanes
51 Industrial Parkway N.
Aurora, ON L4G4C4
(905) 841-1061
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Bramalea
152 E. Drive
Brampton, ON L6T1C1
(905) 790-3897
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Milton Crossroads
8000 Lawson Road
Milton, ON L9T5C4
(289) 350-1319
U-Haul Moving & Storage of West Oakville
1296 S. Service Road W.
Oakville, ON L6L5T7
(289) 243-0072
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Peterborough
900 Water St.
Peterborough, ON K9H3P3
(705) 201-5329
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Sudbury
943 Barry Downe Road
Sudbury, ON P3A3T9
(705) 222-0569
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