(Feb. 29, 2012) -- Truro Daily News reports that Amherst, Nova Scotia, is changing its transient automobile dealers bylaw to accommodate an RV sale this summer. The town will cut the $2,000 fee in half for retailers of RVs and travel trailers.

(Feb. 29, 2012) -- The second estimate of annualized fourth-quarter 2011 GDP growth in the United States increased to 3.0 percent, which was above the 2.8 percent advance estimate and marked the fastest pace of growth since the second quarter of 2010, said Nathan Janzen, an economist with RBC Economics Research.

(Feb. 29, 2012) -- Sudbury councilors heard Monday that three city-run seasonal trailer parks -- Ella Lake Park in Capreol, Whitewater Park in Azilda and Centennial Park in Whitefish -- have lost a total of $193,000 in the past five years, reports the Sudbury Star.

(Feb. 29, 2012) -- An RV that was once used to haul Hampton's books to underserved areas is now being used to shelter the city's homeless population, reports the Daily Press. The city donated the bookmobile to Hampton Roads Ecumenical Lodging and Provisions, also known as H.E.L.P. Inc.

(Feb. 29, 2012) -- After learning last July about California's cost-saving plan to close 70 state parks, Lucy D'Mot went on a mission: she would focus attention on the parks by visiting them and blog about their unique features before they were shut for good, writes 89.3 KPCC.

(Feb. 28, 2012) --  “We’re excited about this new line,” said Boyd. “Big, bulky products like mattresses can be problematic to ship, often making it cost-prohibitive for a lot of customers. Because of our new logistics capabilities, we can deliver this cheaper, faster and better than anyone in the industry.”

(Feb. 28, 2012) -- The versatile Nova low profile light may be built to suit an RV's interior with choices of bulb type, bezel color, option of switch and/or spring clip mount, the company announced today.

(Feb. 28, 2012) -- Total shipments in January were 5.1 percent greater than the total shipped during this same month last year.  The gain was largely in conventional travel trailer shipments with truck campers and Type B motorhomes ahead on smaller volumes. This was the best January total recorded since 2008, said Baker.

(Feb. 28, 2012) -- The website is an education source for consumers to learn how hydronic heating works.  It also explains the benefits of Aqua-Hot's Comfort Zones, such as quiet, comfortable and moist interior heat, continuous, on-demand hot water and low emissions.

(Feb. 28, 2012) -- Peltier technology requires no compressor, which makes it an economical and quiet way to dehumidify. Using only a fan and two aluminum plates to dehumidify -- one warm, one cool -- the unit will draw humid air over the warm plate and heat the air up, once heated, it moves the air over the cool plate which will draw the condensation trapping it in the removable reservoir and expelling the dry air out.