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How to Keep Kids Away From the Tablet This Long Weekend

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Sure, technology is making it super easy to keep kids preoccupied these days. Games, puzzles, quizzes and educational programs are feeding their brains like candy. Aside from the “sit and be quiet” benefits these motherboard wonders possess, kids are all too easily turning to the little super computers as a crutch for just something to…

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Seven fantastic food and wine festivals to visit while on the road

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Seeing the sights, hearing the sounds and kicking back is exactly why we all love to RV. But what about taste? Ah yes, our most powerful of the five senses has spawned TV shows, built corporate empires and continues to keep the Canadian RVer tantalized. Here, we’ve partnered with local Calgary food writer, Dan Clapson…

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Meet Financial Services Manager Keith Hill

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Bucars RV Centre has the pleasure of introducing a (mostly) new member of the team – Mr. Keith Hill. Keith’s a Financial Services Manager at Bucars, helping our great customers navigate the “purchasing and protecting” part of the RV buying experience. He’s a great guy, and we wanted you to be able to get to…

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Community Cruiser RV Ready for 2013

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Charities and other organizations in need of a mobile command centre – step right up! Since 2007, Bucars RV Centre in Balzac, Alberta has been delighting local Calgary and Airdrie non-profit organizations with the free use of a mobile command centre – the unmistakable Bucars RV Community Cruiser trailer. This towable, lightweight 27-foot trailer has…

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9 Essential Pieces of Clothing to Keep Warm (and Fashionable) RVing This Spring

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With the help of our friends at LiveOutThere.com, we’ve compiled a list of 9 essential, must have items for looking good (and keeping comfy) by the campfire this Spring.   Touch Screen Compatible Gloves http://www.liveoutthere.com/the-north-face-runners-glove-fw12a.html http://www.liveoutthere.com/smartwool-hyfi-training-glove-fw12a.html http://www.liveoutthere.com/mountain-hardwear-stimulus-stretch-glove-mens-fw12a.html Keep your fingers cozy while you hike, bike, run or simply sit fireside. Touch screen compatibility is an…

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We love having people over

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We held our annual Pre-season Factory Sale and Indoor Park Model Show on the weekend and really enjoyed seeing you all. Thanks for stopping by!

RV Show iPad Winner

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Congratulations to Amber D. for winning our iPad Contest at this year’s Calgary RV Show. Here she is (on the right) with our Office Manager, Christine MacLeod. We hope you enjoy it!

New rigs at the dealership – Heartland Sundance 5th Wheel

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You all know we only carry the best products so you won’t be surprised to see the Sundance 5th Wheel by Heartland RV in our showroom this Spring. It’s one of our newest additions and we couldn’t be more proud. A few things we love about Heartland RV’s: Heartland’s Patented 88 Degree Turning Radius Design…

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Where to find serendipity in 2013

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Our top places for finding serendipity with just you, your RV and tiny a bit of planning. One of the key reasons people love (and live) to travel is for those moments of serendipity. Serendipity – the occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way – has to be happened upon and…

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Aberta Parks campground reservations are now open

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The Alberta Government online campground reservation system is now open to take bookings, which means big smiles for us RVers. It’s super simple to book online. Just visit Reserve.AlbertaParks.Ca and navigate the interactive campground finder. The site will only allow bookings up to 90 days in advance, but there hundreds of possibilities available. The system is pretty…

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