Month: June 2012

(June 21, 2012) -- Quad-Citians in the market to buy or sell a vehicle now have an online alternative thanks to the launch of a new partnership between CarSoup.com and the Quad-City Times, writes the Quad City Times.

(June 21, 2012) -- Water levels on B.C.'s upper Fraser River have peaked, forcing the closure of the Edgewater Bar campground in Derby Reach Regional Park, reports CBC.ca.

(June 21, 2012) -- A small tourist town in Queensland fears it will lose its most valuable visitors if council sticks with a plan to raise the cost of camping at the Wonga Beach Caravan Park from $25 a night to $40 a night starting July 1, reports The Cairns Post.

(June 21, 2012) -- On Friday, jurors found in favor of two attorneys at a Bangor-based law firm who were accused of negligence in representing a Tennessee woman in the sale of three Hancock County campgrounds, reports Fenceviewer.

(June 21, 2012) -- A recreational vehicle renaissance is driving RV sales up in Nova Scotia, reports TheChronicleHerald.ca. Sales of RVs are up 60 percent in the province compared to the first quarter of last year.

(June 21, 2012) -- The RV Dealers Association today announced that seven Partners in Progress brand committee meetings are scheduled to take place during the RV Dealers International Convention/Expo Oct. 1 to 5 in Las Vegas. Each manufacturer’s ratings in this year’s Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) survey will also be available during their brand committee meeting.

(June 21, 2012) -- TriMas Corporation announced today that its Cequent Performance Products electrical plant in Reynosa, Mexico, this month passed the one millionth-hour mark - more than three years - without having an injury that resulted in a lost work day.

(June 21, 2012) -- Bank of the West today announced it has renewed its commitment as the title sponsor of the Bank of the West Classic, which will take place in Stanford, Calif. from July 9 - 15, 2012. The Classic is in its 42nd year and is the first stop in the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series, which begins after Wimbledon and concludes with the U.S. Open.

(June 21, 2012) -- This year marks Dummerston's Brattleboro North KOA Campground’s 40th anniversary, an event that coincides with the 50th anniversary of Kampgrounds of America, Inc. (KOA) and the 70th anniversary of the opening of the gift shop on the site, reports The Commons Online.

(June 21, 2012) -- The Cleveland County Amateur Radio Service (CCARS) is inviting the public to its part of the national Field Day this Saturday at Moss Lake Campground to learn about the new capabilities of ham radio operators, reports the Shelby Star.