Reader's Choice Awards

RVwest readers choose their favourites! Welcome to the 2nd Annual RVwest Reader's Choice Awards. RVwest conducted an in-magazine survey of our readers—who represent some of the most avid RVers in Western Canada—and received hundreds of nominations. Thanks to you—our readers—for contributing your nominations, and congratulations to the winners, who are recognized for their strong presence in the RV industry.

Your favourite RV dealer (Sales) BC:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	O'Connor RV Centre	Chilliwack, Langley
Gold	Voyager RV	Winfield
Silver	Fraserway RV Centre Ltd	Abbottsford/Delta
Bronze	Traveland RV Supercentre	Langley

Your favourite RV dealer (Sales) AB:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Woody's RV World	Red Deer, Calgary, Edmonton
Gold	Western RV Country	Leduc, Airdrie, Edmonton, Wetaskiwin
Silver	Skyline Travel Centre	Lethbridge
Bronze	Lacombe RV 2000 Ltd	Lacombe

Your favourite RV repair or service centre BC:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Runners RV	Cranbrook
Gold	Voyager RV	Winfield
Silver	O'Connor RV Centre	Chilliwack
Bronze	Traveland RV Supercentre	Langley

Your favourite RV repair or service centre AB:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Woody's RV World	Red Deer, Calgary, Edmonton
Gold	Western RV Country	Leduc, Airdrie, Edmonton, Wetaskiwin
Silver	Tee-Pee Trade & RV Centre Ltd	Camrose
Bronze	Skyline Travel Centre	Lethbridge

Your favourite privately owned & operated RV park or campground BC:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Fairmont Hot Springs Resort	Fairmont
Gold	Living Forest Oceanside RV Park & Campground	Nanaimo
Silver	Spruce Grove Resort	Faimont
Bronze	Park Sands Beach Resort	Parksville

Your favourite privately owned & operated RV park or campground AB:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Great Canadian Barn Dance & RV Resort	Hill Spring
Gold	Wetaskiwin Lions RV Campground	Wetaskiwin
Silver	Lost Lemon RV Park & Campground	Blairmore
Bronze	Leisure Campground	Pine Lake

Your favourite provincial/territorial campground BC:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Mabel Lake Provincial Park	Mabel Lake
Gold	EC Manning Provincial Park	Manning Park
Silver	Okanagan Lake Provincial Park	Summerland
Bronze	Goldstream Provincial Park	Victoria

Your favourite provincial/territorial campground AB:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Peter Lougheed Provincial Park	Kananaskis
Gold	Pembina River Provincial Park	Entwistle
Silver	Pigeon Lake Provincial Park	Wetaskiwin
Bronze	Aspen Beach Provincial Park	Gull Lake

Your favourite visitor information centre BC:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Victoria	BC
Gold	Field	BC
Silver	Osoyoos	BC
Bronze	Salmon Arm	BC

Your favourite visitor information centre AB:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Edmonton	AB
Gold	Lethbridge	AB
Silver	St Albert	AB
Bronze	Medicine Hat	AB

Your favourite national park campground BC:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Yoho National Park	SE BC
Gold	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada	Vancouver Island
Silver	Kootenay National Park (Redstreak Campground)	SE BC

Your favourite national park campground AB:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Banff National Park (Tunnel Mountain)	Southern Alberta
Gold	Waterton Lakes National Park (Town Site)	Southern Alberta
Silver	Jasper National Park (Wapiti Campground)	Northern Alberta
Bronze	Jasper National Park (Whistlers Campground)	Northern Alberta

Your favourite overall RV destination BC:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Vancouver Island
Gold	Fairmont Hot Springs
Silver	Kelowna
Bronze	Cariboo Chilcotin Coast

Your favourite overall RV destination AB:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Jasper
Gold	Cardston
Silver	Crowsnest Pass
Bronze	Rocky Mountain House

Your favourite overall lake or waterfront destination BC:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Kootenay Lake
Gold	Meziadan Lake
Silver	Shuswap Lake
Bronze	Okanagan Lake (Kelowna)

Your favourite overall lake or waterfront destination AB:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Pigeon Lake
Gold	Sylvan Lake
Silver	Waterton Lake
Bronze	Lower Kananaskis Lake

Your favourite event or festival you like to attend with your RV BC:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Merritt Mountain Music Festival	Merritt
Gold	Abbotsford Air Show	Abbotsford
Silver	Antique Car Show	Radium
Bronze	Chilliwack Humdinger RV Show & Sale	Chilliwack

Your favourite event or festival you like to attend with your RV AB:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Big Valley Jamboree	Camrose
Gold	Calgary Stampede	Calgary
Silver	Fiddle Festival	Athabasca
Bronze	Ponoka Stampede	Ponoka

OTHERS

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival	Dauphin, MB
Gold	Arts Festival	NWT
Silver	Fiddle Contest	Leavenworth, WA
Bronze	Canada Day Celebrations	Meadow Lake, SK

Most scenic RV destination you've enjoyed visiting BC:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Vancouver Island
Gold	Wells Gray Provincial Park
Silver	Okanagan
Bronze	Kaslo

Most scenic RV destination you've enjoyed visiting AB:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Banff/Lake Louise
Gold	Jasper
Silver	Drumheller
Bronze	Waterton

Your favourite snowbirding RV destination:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Yuma	AZ
Gold	Las Vegas	NV
Silver	El Centro	CA
Bronze	Laughlin	NV

Your favourite snowbirding RV park or campground:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Sunbeam Lake RV Resort	El Centro, CA
Gold	Apache Trail KOA	Apache Junction, AZ
Silver	Palm Creek Golf & RV Resort	Casa Grande, AZ
Bronze	Wagner Mobile Home & RV Park	Desert Hot Springs, CA

Your favourite new or innovative RV product:

Award	Name	Location
Platinum	Solar Panels
Gold	Satellite Dish
Silver	Vent Buddy
Bronze	Power Awnings