Reader's Choice Awards

2008 RVwest Platinum Reader's Choice Award

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