When packing lamps, remove and pack the bulbs separately.

Leave one box open and mark it to be unloaded first for items you will likely need as soon as you get into your new home.

Take your phone book with you. You may need to make calls to residents or businesses back at your former location

If you need to put some of your possessions into storage, be sure to tour the warehouse where they will be kept to ensure it's clean, dry and secure.

Edmonton is nicknamed "Gateway to the North", "City of Champions"
(which is not in reference to the success of the Oilers and Eskimos, but originally said by the mayor in the aftermath of the tornado of '87) and "Canada's Festival City" (for the Fringe Festival and other summer festivals).