North Glenora Movers, Edmonton
Cactus has completed over 260 residential moves across northwest Edmonton: North Glenora and the 23 communities around it. Here is what they cost, how long they run and what the City wants at the curb.
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Or call (825) 526-2626 nowMovers in North Glenora: what we know about moving here
North Glenora is small and almost entirely houses, mostly owner-occupied, with a modest row-house and low-rise fringe, and its middle home dates from 1960 or before. For a crew that adds up to front doors and driveways rather than lobbies, no tower lift or loading bay in the plan, and loads that are house-sized even where the household is not.
Ownership at that level usually means possession-day dates rather than lease ends, which tend to be settled further ahead and leave the truck a driveway to aim at. The hours and prices below come from North Glenora together with the ring of northwest Edmonton communities bordering it.
Moving costs around North Glenora, by the numbers
That bordering set is 23 communities and 266 completed residential moves, with a 3.75-hour median on site and a $702 median price, tax included, half of them between $488 and $1,079. Glenora, immediately alongside, contributes 13 of those moves and Oliver 89. The grading runs 75% small, 21% medium and 5% large, so read the band as a working range rather than a quote: at one hourly rate, the distance across it is hours of work.
- The comparison set
- 23 neighbourhoods · 266 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.75 median
- How big those moves are
- 75% small · 21% medium · 5% large
- Busiest months
- May, April and August
- What those moves cost
- $702 median
communities in northwest Edmonton: this one and every community next to it
half ran 2.75–5.75 hours · 266 moves
May 40, April 29, August 29
half fell between $488 and $1,079 · based on 266 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in North Glenora?
The median local move across the northwest Edmonton communities around North Glenora costs $702, total cost with tax, and half of those 266 jobs fell between $488 and $1,079. A local move is billed by the hour, the rate following the number of movers and the size of the truck, and the agreement carries it before the crew starts.
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How long does a move in North Glenora take?
The middle job across those 266 northwest Edmonton moves ran 3.75 hours on site, with half of them finishing between 2.75 and 5.75 hours. Since travel time within city limits is not charged, those hours are the crew working rather than driving.
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What is included in the hourly rate?
The movers and the truck at the size the job needs, with the rate stated in the agreement before the crew starts, so the $702 median from the 266 moves around North Glenora is a total with tax rather than a subtotal. Packing services and bin rentals are quoted separately.
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Why do moving quotes in North Glenora vary so much?
Because one median covers every size of home: of the 266 moves in the surrounding northwest communities, 75% graded small, 21% medium and 5% large. At a single hourly rate the difference between those is hours rather than a different price list, which is why the middle half runs from $488 to $1,079.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in North Glenora?
Only if the truck has to occupy the roadway rather than a driveway. Edmonton issues an On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit for that, currently without a fee, and asks for a minimum of 6 working days of notice on low-impact work such as a move, 10 on heavier jobs, with about 6 business days of processing.
Call Edmonton or get a quote online. Either works.
North Glenora neighbourhood guide for moving day
Two entries do the work on this list. The housing is low-rise throughout, so there is no tower lift to book and no loading bay to reserve, and everything leaves through a front door, which makes the walk from that door to the kerb the thing that shapes the schedule rather than the ride up. That makes the kerb itself the item to settle. Edmonton's On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit is the mechanism where the truck has to hold road space, and its notice is counted in working days rather than hours, so it belongs to the week before the move.
Most homes in North Glenora were built 1960 or before
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 2,080
- Homes
- 825
- What people live in
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- 82% single-detached houses
- 8% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 6% row houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 0% of homes
- One-person households
- 25%
People per household
2.5
2021 federal census
2021 federal census
- Owned or rented
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- 73% owned
- 27% rented
2021 federal census, 25% sample
- What it costs
- No fee currently: OSCAM Permits associated with Temporary Crossing, Tree Shrub Hoarding and Waste Bin, POD or SeaCan work reasons currently have no fees associated with them. A daily permitting fee for on-street placement of commercial waste bins, PODs or SeaCans is planned but is on hold until further notice.
- How much notice
- Average processing time is 6 business days. Low-impact projects should be submitted a minimum of 6 working days prior to start of work; high-impact projects a minimum of 10 working days. Longer processing during peak construction season (March to October).
Not sure whether your block needs an OSCAM permit before the truck arrives? Booking the curb in North Glenora is something we do every week: talk to our Edmonton team
Figures come from Cactus’s own completed residential moves (business and high-frequency accounts excluded) and from official municipal open data; they are medians and quartiles, never averages, every published figure rests on at least five moves, percentages are rounded, and all-time counts are floors because some older pickup and drop-off addresses were never geocoded.
Real Customers. Real Movers. Real Reviews.
Five-star Google reviews from customers whose move Cactus completed, newest first, preferring the ones whose job falls inside North Glenora’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
181 five-star reviews with a written comment on our Edmonton listing since February 2024
5 out of 5
I cannot recommend this moving company highly enough! From the first phone call to the last box being unloaded, the entire experience was exceptional. They even sent coffee over the day of the move!!
5 out of 5
Thank you to George and his team for helping with the move! Great guys, they really know their job. Highly recommend!
5 out of 5
Great company! Communication was wonderful, everything was done in time. Fully recommend! And thanks for our wonderful little green friend - a cactus plant, this is so nice!
5 out of 5
We have booked them twice and we are always happy with their service and I love the cactus giveaways thank you for your service Ivan and George. We will recommend this company all the time. 😊
5 out of 5
George and Ivan did an amazing job moving me!! Very kind and professional. Worked quickly but were gentle with all my stuff. I am so impressed with Cactus Moving and will be recommending them to everyone I know who is looking for movers.
5 out of 5
Lovish and George were great, so professional and careful with our things. They protected the floors and our furniture every step of the way making the move quick and stress free. They were upfront about any costs. Would definitely recommend this service to anyone moving.
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