Month: July 2012

(July 26, 2012) -- Giant Recreation World announced that the company has been named by Orlando Business Journal as a winner of 2012 Best Places to Work in Central Florida. This prestigious accomplishment was awarded to Giant Recreation World based on employee’s responses to an employee satisfaction survey tabulated by Quantum Workplace.

(July 26, 2012) -- The country reached this record mile per gallon (MPG) level without relying on higher small car sales – a significant shift from a pattern going back to the 1973 Arab oil embargo where similar gains were achieved only when consumers moved to smaller vehicles in the face of higher gas prices. From January to June of 2012, the average fuel efficiency of new passenger vehicles was 23.8 MPG, improving by 1.1 MPG the record of 22.7 MPG set over the same six months in 2011.

(July 26, 2012) -- “Each Colorado Day, we invite everyone to get outdoors at the state parks, enjoy the natural beauty of these places and experience all the recreational activities that the parks have to offer,” said Cables. “This annual free day gives people who have never visited a state park the chance to experience the great activities in state parks. Colorado Day is also our annual ‘thank-you’ to all our visitors for their support.”

(July 26, 2012) -- CFTKTV reports that the owner of a recreational vehicle was returning home from vacation Tuesday when they discovered their RV on the side of Highway 16, about 15 kilometres west of Kitwanga.

(July 26, 2012) -- On Tuesday, a British Columbia couple, traveling in a 1977 Ford motorhome, lost their roof-mounted air conditioning unit when they attempted to pass under an overpass in Ascension, reports the Journal Pioneer.

(July 26, 2012) -- On Tuesday, Kananaskis Country conservation officers shot and killed a young wolf after it stalked a man, his child and puppy at the Mount Kidd Campground, reports the Edmonton Journal.

(July 26, 2012) -- KFYR-TV reports that after a series of renovations, the Burning Coal Vein Campground, located on the Little Missouri National Grassland in Amidon, is now open.

(July 26, 2012) -- On July 31, a 38-foot Winnebago will set up in the Rosemount Woods neighborhood. As part of the University of Minnesota's Dakota County Extension On the Move program, the RV will bring activities for kids and information for their parents, reports the Rosemount Town Pages.

(July 26, 2012) -- After water began overflowing the banks of the Athabasca River, an emergency evacuation order was issued around 3 p.m. Wednesday for the Sagitawah RV Park in Whitecourt, reports Global Edmonton.

(July 26, 2012) -- Parks Canada has issued a warning for Two Jack campsites after a bear got into an unsecured cooler at one campsite and was seen eating garbage at another, reports Banff Crag & Canyon. A warning was also issued for the Mosquito Creek Campground after a cougar was spotted twice near the river early Sunday evening.