Canada’s Storybook Sites: Where Kids Meet Canadian History
History. Before your eyes glaze over, consider that Canada is chock-full of fun ways to explore and engage kids in the past of this amazing country. And does history matter? Sure does. Consider this famous quote: “A generation which ignores history has no past and...
Modern Toy Haulers: One for Every Lifestyle
I remember the first toy haulers coming into the market just over twenty years ago. At the time, they appeared as an answer to a need that RVers had been asking manufacturers for years. The fact is, RVers have always had toys, and the need to get them to where the...
Eggfest Ontario 2025: Vintage Trailers Take Over Rideau Acres
Licence plates from across Canada and the USA adorned the quirky convoy as approximately 150 vintage trailers rolled in for the rally, Eggfest Ontario 2025. “If you happened to be driving past Rideau Acres Campground the weekend of May 23-25, you might have...
Five Lessons from an RV Road Trip Across Canada
Thinking of a cross-Canada adventure this summer? Even if we didn’t have those dark clouds of tariffs or the 51st state comments hanging over us, there have always been good reasons to explore the world’s second-largest country in an RV! Martin and I had the...
New Ontario RV Driver’s Licence amendments take effect July 1st
As of July 1, 2025, the Ontario Highway Traffic Act includes two new licensing options for individuals who tow or drive recreational vehicles (RVs). These options amend existing licence classes and introduce the new Recreational Vehicle Learning Module (RVLM)...
Taking Your RV on a Ferry
Planning to take your RV on a ferry in Canada this summer? You will find plenty of choices, including: BC Ferries in the west. Northwest Territories ferries on the Dempster Highway. Owen Sound Transportation Company in Ontario. Société des traversiers du Quebec in...
Campervans and the Lost Villages of the St. Lawrence River
On June 26, 1959, Queen Elizabeth II and US President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially opened the St. Lawrence Seaway. This monumental project created a route for ocean-going ships to reach North America’s heartland and produced electricity for Ontario’s...
New VW ID. Buzz
Introducing the ID. Buzz, a modern reimagining design of the iconic VW microbus. The bus is back in an all-new all-electric way. The original microbus came to Canada in the 1950s. Through the 1960s and 1970s the bus was embraced by people who saw it as an...
General Coach Citation Reward
General Coach Canada has been in the trailer building business since 1950. They started building the “Beaver,” a 16-ft travel trailer, in their factory near Hensall, Ontario. According to their website, the company has taken on modular home...
RVing in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, North of 60
Are you looking for suggestions for exploring Canada this year? Consider RVing to the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.A trip north of the 60th parallel in Canada is an unmatched opportunity to experience the wilderness, the people, the culture, and the history...
BBI Inc. Truck Campers
Truck Campers are the smallest segment in the RV world. That’s mainly because they have a particular use. First, because they piggyback on a pickup truck (often one with 4WD), they let the owner get off the beaten path. Second, with the RV on the truck,...
Studio Bell – Calgary, Alberta
We travel and write about music across North America. In Canada, no single spot better tells the story of music covering the width and breadth of our country than Studio Bell, the nation’s musical museum in Alberta. Located in the heart of downtown Calgary, Studio...
