Nova Scotia may lift ban of Wal-mart RV parking

It's now illegal in Nova Scotia to stay overnight in an RV in any place not designed a licensed campground which includes shopping malls and Wal-Marts. But that may change as the province considers doing away with the restriction. The Tourist Accommodation Act currently prohibits people from using, maintaining, operating or managing a campground for the use of any overnight parking of RVs unless they have a license. According to the Halifax Chronicle Herald, it appears the provincial government has concluded that licensing all tourism operators in the province isn't worth the political headache it causes. Besides restricting camping to official campgrounds, the present law forbids a resident from renting out the family cottage for extra income. The bill repealing the act isn't expected to be discussed in the legislature until spring.