Movers in Government Road who know the streets.

Government Road runs east and west along the slope above Burnaby Lake's north shore in northeast Burnaby, forming a distinct enclave separate from the Heights and Lougheed areas. The street is a spine of large-lot single-family homes, many backing directly onto greenbelt and ravine land toward the lake. Mature trees overhang the road, and long private driveways are standard. Moves here are defined by the topography, the vegetation, and the need to confirm truck access well before arrival. Nash Moving handles these jobs with one flat rate, confirmed up front.

Long driveways and mature tree coverage

Government Road properties are set back on large lots, which means long private driveways are the norm. Mature trees often narrow the usable width along these drives, so we cannot assume a standard truck fits every property. We ask about driveway length and tree clearance when you book. If a driveway is too narrow or the overhang limits the clearance, we plan a longer carry from the curb, or a shuttle if one is needed for your address. This is not a guesswork move; we scope the real path and build it into the flat rate.

We also watch the curb space. Usable curb frontage varies from lot to lot along the street, and on the ravine side the shoulder can be narrow. We stage the truck where it fits without blocking the traffic lane or a driveway entrance. If the frontage at your address is tight, we look at the driveway itself or the nearest side street that can take the truck, and we settle that before move day rather than on the morning.

Street permits and storage containers

Burnaby requires a permit for any temporary storage container on the street. You must apply at least five working days before the container arrives. The permit costs $17 a day plus a one-time $113 administration fee, and you upload the liability insurance certificate with the application. The container cannot be placed within fifteen metres of a crosswalk or six metres of a lane or driveway, and it is never allowed in the traffic lane itself. Moving containers are limited to a maximum of five days on the street.

The permit application itself is straightforward, but the timing is critical. If the container is not permitted by move day, the truck cannot drop the box. We tell you exactly what to submit and when, so the container is in place and compliant before we arrive. The certificate of liability insurance must carry $2 million in coverage, name the City of Burnaby as co-insured, and include a thirty-day cancellation notice and a cross-liability clause.

A lane or sidewalk closure is a different permit with different numbers, and the two get mixed up often enough to cost people a move date. Burnaby's Traffic Control Permit needs a minimum of fifteen business days of review, $5 million in commercial general liability per occurrence plus $3 million auto, and 2026 application fees start at $285. Most Government Road addresses never need it, because the driveway does the work a lane closure would do elsewhere, but we check your address rather than assume.

Heavy truck parking limits

Burnaby enforces strict parking limits for heavy vehicles. Trucks over 3,600 kilograms cannot park overnight on any Burnaby street, so a move here cannot rely on leaving the truck at the curb on Government Road between jobs. Vehicles over 11,800 kilograms must stay on designated truck routes, which shapes the approach into the neighbourhood. We stage the truck for active loading and unloading, and where a job runs across two days we plan driveway staging or a permitted container rather than an overnight curb spot. This keeps you compliant and keeps the move moving.

Traffic patterns and midday windows

Highway 1 runs along the south edge of the neighbourhood, and Government Road picks up cut-through traffic whenever the highway backs up between the Kensington and Gaglardi Way interchanges. This means the street can be busy during rush hours when the highway is congested. The best loading windows are usually midday, when the cut-through pressure drops. Seaforth Elementary sits on Government Road, adding school-zone speed limits and family traffic at specific times. We time the move around these patterns and use the slower periods for loading. Drive time is an input to your flat rate, never a meter. The price we confirm before you book is the price you pay. Call or text Nash Moving for your flat-rate quote.

Charles Rummel Park and the Lake City edge

Charles Rummel Park sits in the centre of the Government Road enclave, marking the heart of the neighbourhood. To the east, the area transitions toward the Lake City business area around Lake City Way and Production Way, with the Production Way-University SkyTrain station at that end. Moves at the eastern edge sit closer to commercial traffic than moves near the park do, so we plan the approach for that end of the neighbourhood separately.

Homes near the park back onto greenbelt and quieter residential streets running down toward the ravine. Those are the easiest addresses to stage, and they are also the ones where the driveway matters most, because the truck often ends up well back from the road. Toward the lake, the Burnaby Lake Regional Park north shore borders the neighbourhood. Worth knowing if you are booking a summer weekend: the rowing regattas run out of the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion at 6871 Roberts Street, which is on the south shore. Regatta weekends congest Sperling and Roberts rather than Government Road itself, so they rarely touch a move up here, but they do affect the drive if either end of your move sits on the south side of the lake. We adjust the staging plan based on whether you are near the park, the lake, or the Lake City edge.