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School's Out: How International Students Benefit from Storage Lockers

Posted on April 30, 2018

Student Summer Storage Locker

If you're a returning international student to the Okanagan, keep your items safe this summer by renting a storage locker.

Did you know that UBC Okanagan reports that at least 16 percent of its student body includes international students from 99 countries around the world?

Okanagan College has similar statistics due to the success of student recruitment overseas, with international student visas making up 14 percent of the nearly 8,400 students enrolled at the college's four main campuses.

 

As exams wrap up the school year at these Okanagan post–secondary institutions, a large body of international students find themselves in need of storage lockers when they return to their home countries for the summer between semesters.

Luckily, affordable storage is available for students needing to place their goods temporality.

 

Fit Your Dorm Room into a Locker

As most dorms and student accommodation come equipped with furniture such as desks, beds, and shared kitchen facilities, you likely won't need a large locker to fit your personal items.

A standard 4-by-6-foot locker is ideal for boxed items such as clothes, boots, shoes, pictures and school supplies as well as:

  • Computers, printers
  • A bar fridge
  • Small bike storage

 

What to Do with Your Vehicle

If you're living off campus and have invested in a car while studying in the Okanagan, you'll want to find a safe place to park it while you're away.

Luckily Kelowna storage facilities such as Space Centre Storage not only offer lockers, but they also have secure car storage in a gated parking lot that has:

  • Coded entry and exit
  • Security cameras
  • Motion detectors
  • Patrols

 

Ensure Your Items are Safe

Make sure your items are kept safe by looking for a secure storage facility that will help make the transition go that more smoothly.

When looking at storage units, make sure the facility has all the proper security measures in place, and make sure you invest in a good lock and that your items are insured properly.

 

Look for Special Student Promotions

As the study period for most university-college semesters goes from September to April, you will likely only need a locker for a four-to-five month period. Keep your costs low by looking for a Kelowna storage business that offers special student rates or specials on temporary storage. A business that offers a free move-in truck, so all you have to do is pack, will make your move as worry-free as possible.

 

To read more, see our press release on how International Students are Filling Up Storage Lockers in Kelowna.

 

Local storage facility, Space Centre Storage is offering a promotion for Okanagan students to receive a fifth month free when they prepay to rent a storage locker for four weeks. The special includes a free move-in truck with driver. Contact us to get a free quote.

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