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(April 20, 2012) -- The Canadian Autoworkers Union (CAW) is planning a demonstration in support of Navistar truck employees on Saturday, April 21 at noon outside Truck World - Canada's National Truck Show in Toronto. The demonstration is in support of Navistar truck employees from Chatham, Ontario who are seeking a fair and equitable closure agreement with the company.

(April 20, 2012) -- A May 22 auction has been scheduled for the 330-acre Meadow Event Park, the former Caroline County home of the State Fair of Virginia. Included in the potential purchase is an RV park with hookups, reports Fredericksburg.com.

(April 20, 2012) -- An overnight fire at the Tall Timbers campground and recreation area in Vernon consumed three unoccupied travel trailers, two sheds, and a car, reports The Star-Ledger.

(April 20, 2012) -- Rocky View County council approved $21,000 to be used to produce a Sustainability Evaluation Study to help assess costs and provide revenue projections for the 150-acre Agricultural Recreation Park, to be built just southwest of Airdrie. A 125-vehicle RV park will be included in the project, reports the Airdrie City View.

(April 20, 2012) -- Wakarusa, Ind.-based Livin' Lite Recreational Vehicles was recently featured in an issue of Truck Trend Magazine. The article highlights Livin' Lite as one of the few manufacturers that specializes in small towables.

(April 20, 2012) -- There will be non-perishable food drive boxes set up in the campground, service area, and sales area for donations made today. On Saturday, the donations will be taken to Youth On Their Own facilities and stocked on the shelves so that these homeless teens will have one less worry to deal with.

(April 20, 2012) -- Included on the site is information about financing, how to negotiate with the RV dealer and information on what buyers should look for prior to making a purchase. JR Consumer is an independent review site that has no connections to any manufacturer, dealership or finance company.

(April 20, 2012) -- Asked about encouraging risk taking and creativity within the agencies, Jacobson noted the need for innovation and declared that “there is plenty of room for creativity.”  Parks in particular had a fair amount of discretion, she said, providing room to try innovative ideas.  With challenges regarding administration of fees to the development of national park general management plans, Jacobson said the best way to tackle such challenges is by giving her administration four more years to work on a solution.

(April 20, 2012) -- Last year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a new rule that requires most employers to notify employees of their right to organize under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). April 30 was the deadline for employers to post information in conspicuous places to alert employees to this right, but a D.C. court has blocked the rule from taking effect.

(April 20, 2012) -- “When a dealer thinks of trailers they think of the big-name manufacturers, said Gerber. "When an end user thinks of trailers they think of floorplan and features Our focus over the past several months has been to reach out to the camping public and present our products in a way that we can bring dealers qualified purchasers who want one of our trailers."