Better in the Boreal

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“I thought we could go on a camping trip to the boreal forest this summer,” Jane said to her husband Nick. He immediately looked ill. “Oh dear, what’s the matter?” Jane asked her husband.

CAMPGROUND RESERVATIONS HIT RECORD NUMBERS FOR 2012 SEASON: MACKINTOSH

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Manitobans booked campground reservations in record numbers this year with thousands of reservations made through the Manitoba Parks Reservation Service website this morning, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced today. “Our reservation system is again showing its worth, connecting Manitobans with the wide range of quality camping opportunities in the province,” Mackintosh said. “The Parks Reservation Service opened this morning at 7:30 a.m. and by halfway through the day more than 12,570 reservations were completed, surpassing the 11,929 made by the same time last year.”