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Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday6 \; T/ o( q) s
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% @ |9 B( V( ^Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
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Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am' s; W* R1 _) S5 b& T
The Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.5 o3 L6 p, O. ~8 r: f4 w
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Royce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.& ]+ g! H% T. O- e c& F
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“$83.3-million, in terms of free admission for national parks, so that of course will apply here in Banff and Jasper as an example. It also looks like there’s an investment of about $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”
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Chwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.. R2 `; X/ ^2 T( r
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“In terms of taking advantage of what’s here, we have made adjustments and improvements to the Canada website, from Travel Alberta. That’s going to show a number of itineraries and road trips throughout the province. Those are great suggestions for Albertans or other Canadians who decide to take a staycation, and want to see something new and different.”; f% T8 W) v) ]4 o: U. X
' e; r5 w6 w! b5 aIn 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.
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) v" E# p$ `5 {; R; o. I) AChwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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