Month: April 2013

(April 22, 2013) -- It will cost more to ferry automobiles, trailers and campers across Canada's Northumberland Strait this year, reports The Guardian Charlottetown.

(April 22, 2013) -- Bill Plemmons RV World was recognized by Statistical Surveys as the No. 1 travel trailer dealer in North Carolina for the first quarter of 2013, the dealership announced today. "Things are picking up. I think we are up about 40 new units over the same period last year," owner Steve Plemmons told RV Daily Report.

(April 22, 2013) -- British Columbia is providing $240,000 and a new group insurance program to support volunteers in B.C. Parks across the province, announced Environment Minister Terry Lake. This funding from the Park Enhancement Fund will help volunteers participate in regional conservation and recreation projects, including facility restoration, trail construction and invasive plant control.

(April 22, 2013) -- Florida police allege 37-year-old Steffani Lariscy stole nearly $170,000 from her employer, Robbins Camper Sales in Ormond Beach, spending $7,000 of it on breast implants, reports UPI.com.

(April 22, 2013) -- Priority One Financial Services, Inc. announced today that it has been selected as one of The Tampa Bay Times' Top Workplaces. The Top Workplaces are determined based solely on employee feedback.

(April 22, 2013) -- Alabama Conservation Commissioner N. Gunter Guy responded this month to recent media coverage regarding the possible reduction of services in Alabama’s State Parks saying that by working with legislators and the Governor’s Office, there's a budget strategy for FY 2014 to absorb funding reductions in other areas.

(April 22, 2013) -- Atwood has announced its “Let Atwood Fill Your Fridge” promotion, where retail customers in both the U.S. and Canada can qualify for a $50 gift card when they purchase an Atwood Helium Refrigerator between May 1, 2013 and June 30, 2013, the company said today.

(April 22, 2013) -- In Kansas, the Pratt County Planning and Zoning Board last week established five conditions for approval of Special Use Permits for Mulberry Knob RV Park, owned by Alan Albers, and Scrubby's Hill RV Park, owned by Marilyn and Jay Mavity, reports the Pratt Tribune.

(April 22, 2013) -- In Indiana, Sugar Creek Campground owners are obviously upset the campground they have worked to improve for the past nine years has been ripped apart, but they also are relieved that all of the campers are accounted for and no one lost their life in the historic flood.

(April 22, 2013) -- April 30 through May 20, Moraine Park Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park will close for a major repaving project. Aspenglen Campground will open early for the season on April 30 to accommodate campers. Aspenglen Campground will be first-come, first-served until May 22, when it will revert to the reservation system.