Month: May 2013

(May 17, 2013) -- Parks Canada has launched its "Bear Smart Community Program" to educate residents and campers about black bears in parks and recreational areas, reports VOCM.

(May 17, 2013) -- "Our ongoing commitment to innovate and engage in everything we do will ensure our customers' long term success and ultimately the sustainability of our company for all our stakeholders now and into the future," Linebarger said in his letter that kicks off the report.

(May 17, 2013) -- Campers will be be able to stay at Elk Mountain Campground in Wind Cave National Park after all this year. The campground, which has been closed since March 7 due to a reduced operating budget, is scheduled to reopen on Friday, May 24, but with fewer services, reports the Rapid City Journal.

(May 17, 2013) -- The Oak Grove Campground and Resort in Holland has come a long way from when it started as a few rustic cabins built for weekend stays near Holland State Park, writes MLive.com.

(May 17, 2013) -- RVIA’s team of inspectors met with staff from the association’s Standards and Education department from May 7-9 at RVIA headquarters in Reston, Va. The meetings are held regularly to help maintain and improve the consistency in the standards inspection process, according to the RVIA.

(May 17, 2013) -- The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) has partnered with the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration in a program to allow RVIA members enhanced access to international trade resources offered by the federal government.

(May 17, 2013) -- Canada's headline CPI fell 0.2 percent in April, contrary to forecasts for a steady reading, RBC Economics reported today. On a year-over-year basis, the inflation rate fell to 0.4 percent from 1.0 percent.

(May 17, 2013) -- Orange County's largest RV show, sponsored by Mike Thompson's RV Super Stores, opens Friday, just in time for the upcoming holiday weekend that launches summertime family fun.

(May 17, 2013) -- John DiPietro, with RV Insights, interviews Dorinda Heiden-Guss, director and CEO of Economic Development Corporation of Elkhart County. She describes the role the RV industry plays in helping Elkhart rocket out of the recession. 

(May 17, 2013) -- Yesterday's news that Navistar is selling its RV business to Allied Specialty Vehicles and moving production from Wakarusa to Decatur comes a year after Utilimaster also announced it was leaving town. People in downtown Wakarusa told Fox 28 this isn't a good thing.