Vedder River Campground - Fraser Valley Regional District

British Columbia's Minister of Post-secondary Education and Future Skills Jessie Sunner announced 64 new trades training spots at Vancouver Island University (VIU) for 2026/27, including 48 for RV technicians and 16 for carpentry. The move responds to local industry demand for skilled workers, as RV employers previously had to send trainees to the Okanagan. The ministry will invest CAD 241 million over three years for trades training across the province.

The petition author reports that Quebec has already banned air conditioning in campsites of national parks. The company managing these campsites acknowledged the negative impact of air conditioners on visitor experience. The petition has 35 signatures.

A travel trailer was destroyed Sunday afternoon when it struck farm machinery on Round Lake Road near Bucholtz Road in Laurentian Valley, Ontario. The SUV towing the trailer and the tractor with equipment collided around 2:15 p.m., causing the trailer to disintegrate. No injuries were reported.

A couple from Vancouver, after losing their son to a fentanyl overdose, opened an alcohol- and drug-free campground in Nova Scotia. The 8-acre site offers 10 RV hookups, tent sites, a playground, and walking trails. The campground opened last fall but was closed due to wildfires; this is its first full season.

On Haida Gwaii (British Columbia), a solo female van-lifer assisted a family whose mother hit her head and lost memory. The incident occurred at Hayden Turner Campground, where 911 was unavailable. The woman drove the injured mother and three children to the hospital, then returned to her chores.

Jagger and Dawson Glowatsky from Vegreville, Alberta, launch a six-episode series 'Young Farts Trailer Parts' on Prime Video on July 17. The show, executive produced by Jacob Tierney and directed by Brent Hodge, follows the brothers as they buy damaged RVs, salvage parts, and flip trailers. The company started as a brick-and-mortar parts shop but shifted to online sales after appearing on 'Dragons' Den' in 2021, amassing nearly 400,000 TikTok followers.