Fort Steele Heritage Town.
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Fort Steele builds on its success

The historic townsite is significant as a time capsule of settlement and the changing fortunes of a pioneer community in the 19th century. 

Qualicum Beach resides on a 19-kilometre stretch of sandy shores.
Parksville and Qualicum Beach

Qualicum Beach: Come for the sand, stay for the art

Blain Sepos, executive director of the Parksville Qualicum Beach Tourism Association, highlights the art and architecture of the region

Mountain range with snow, pink sky background.
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New land added to B.C.’s parks and protected areas

Approximately 107 hectares of new land will be added to six existing Class A parks in British Columbia.  

Group of kids standing on 'mock' iceberg, with AR Orca showing on big screen along with kids.
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The Core goes wild bringing a brand new augmented reality experience to downtown Calgary

The CORE Shopping Centre in downtown Calgary hosts a free Augmented Reality experience through April

An Aristocrat travel trailer, owned by Ken Vanderburg.
Vintage RV

Vintage RV: 1976 Glendale (Blue) and Aristocrat (Green) Trailers

The Aristrocrat travel trailers are always popular with the vintage RV crowd. 

The Summit Trail Makers Society will be improving access to Azure Lake with support from Columbia Basin Trust’s Trail Enhancement Grants.
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Get outside! Basin trails to see improvements

The Trust increases recreation opportunities with $484,000 for 29 trail projects 

Coachmen RV's first-ever Adrenaline Fifth Wheel, outfitted with innovative products from ASA Electronics.
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ASA Electronics® products featured on debut Coachmen Adrenaline fifth wheel

Adrenaline Fifth Wheel owners will be able to take full advantage of Smart RV technology with control and monitoring functions for everything from motorized slides and awnings to Climate Control to battery voltage

Main building at Verde Ranch RV Resort.
RVwest Insider

Verde Ranch RV Resort, nestled in the heart of Arizona, set for August opening

Reservations are already being taken for Verde Ranch’s 400+ premium full hookup RV sites and well-appointed vacation rental cabins

Karl Proude's 1967 Vanguard hard side pop-up.
Vintage RV

Vintage RV: 1967 Vanguard Pop Up Camper

Karl Proude of Prince Edward Island recently shared his love of vintage RVs and his Vanguard camper with us. 

Cavco park model RV
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Cavco to showcase the nation’s first smart park model RV at RVS in Salt Lake City

The futuristic unit envisions what park model RVs could look like in 2030. 

by Jeff Crider
A circa 1970's Triple E motorhome with yellow stripes.
Vintage RV

Vintage RV: Classic 1970’s Triple E Motorhome

There definitely seems to be a lot of these early Triple E motorhomes still around—a testament to their quality construction.

Aerial view of RVs and festival area.
Edmonton

Blueberry Bluegrass Festival is August long weekend

Big helpings of family-friendly bluegrass music will be served up at Blueberry Bluegrass Festival, August long weekend in Stony Plain, Alberta.
A vintage Scamper travel trailer.
Vintage RV

Vintage RV: Tracking down the Scamper Travel Trailer story

The Scamper trailers were manufactured by a Lethbridge, Alberta-based company called Prebuilt Industries. 

A spectacular view of Yosemite Falls.
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A heavy snowpack means California’s waterfalls will be flowing this spring and early summer

California has more than 100 significant waterfalls, many of which are close to campgrounds and easily accessible on foot. 
A vintage RV painted bright green.
Vintage RV

Vintage RV: Could vintage RVs help solve the homeless crisis?

Refurbishing vintage RVs may be a novel approach to help solve the homelessness problem in cities and towns across Canada. 

Petro-Canada EV fast charger located in Milton, ON.
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Petro-Canada to provide EV drivers with Canada’s first coast-to-coast network of fast chargers

More than 50 EV stations will be located along the Trans-Canada highway at strategically located Petro-Canada stations from Nova Scotia to British Columbia.