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Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews8801 C r5 L, T+ Z% J
Kyle Morris
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The Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.
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, ]# a" P8 g. {% c- oRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta./ {/ l0 E& E% P7 j
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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.”, l0 |1 A& {# H, l/ H' k9 F- L
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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.
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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.”+ W7 ?' r' R% Q2 B
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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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