Nova Scotia park won’t be open for winter, as it had been
(Oct. 5, 2012) -- This is the last weekend for camping in Kejimkujik National Park until the spring, reports TheChronicleHerald.ca.
Clotheslines no longer banned at British Columbia park
(Oct. 5, 2012) -- In addition to saving money and energy, using a clothesline reduces fabric shrinkage and wear, and laundry smells fresh when dried in the sun, according to a news release from FortisBC.
Reaction to ending camping at 10 Ontario parks: outrage
(Oct. 5, 2012) -- “It’s yet another attack on Northern Ontario. Why don’t they pick on someone else for a change,” New Democrat MPP Gilles Bisson (Timmins James Bay) told the Toronto Star.
Texas RV park owner demands city shut down its RV park
(Oct. 5, 2012) -- The Gonzales Inquirer quotes an RV park owner who says the City of Gonzales, Texas is operating a commercial for-profit business in competition with local RV parks and is in direct violation of state and federal anti-trust and commerce law.
Artifacts could impact renovation plans in Iowa
(Oct. 5, 2012) -- KTIV reports the presence of prehistoric artifacts is impacting plans by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to refurbish and parking lot and driveway at a state park in the Iowa Great Lakes Area.
Fla. city votes to loosen RV regulations
(Oct. 5, 2012) -- In an effort to accommodate about 50 recreational vehicles that are not in compliance, the Gulfport City Council unanimously approved changing the city's RV ordinance, making the regulations less rigid, reports Patch.com.
DNA links Fla. man to RV burglaries
(Oct. 5, 2012) -- It turns out that a drink of water ultimately led to the arrest of 23-year-old Michael R. Garza, a Wildwood man accused of multiple burglaries at Cover All Storage, reports the Daily Commercial.
Memorial honors Mount Rainier’s fallen ranger
(Oct. 5, 2012) -- Seventy-two seedlings planted by a dozen University of Washington Tacoma students Thursday were part of an unofficial memorial to Margaret Anderson, the law enforcement ranger shot and killed Jan. 1 at Mount Rainier National Park, TheNewsTribune.com reports.
Manager of Nev. RV dealer sees influx of buyers
(Oct. 5, 2012) -- John Gervais, the new general sales manager of Findlay RV in Las Vegas, says the restraints and challenges related to the airline business are pushing more retirees to switch to recreational vehicles, writes the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Delaware North wins federal contract
(Oct. 5, 2012) -- Buffalo News reports the U.S. National Park Service has selected a subsidiary of Buffalo-based Delaware North Cos. to run concessions at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia under a new 10-year contract.