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Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
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7 w+ X: Z5 ?! G) R6 q' ^) dEdmonton,Alberta / iNews880' u, `2 l. i1 h3 n7 ^0 G" i) T- F
Kyle Morris$ m4 A+ D e) H9 I v9 H' o+ J
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
' m. y# R$ e+ J3 H/ G5 x' cThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.' }2 y2 X7 l9 S0 o2 M- Y
- R- ^7 _& [9 M, f' r8 p* A9 f7 JRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.7 ^) ^6 A( B2 q: B; X, M
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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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”
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. B5 m4 l' f5 V& MChwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.8 b1 E% l0 {) `3 J
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“In terms of taking advantage of what’s here, we have made adjustments and improvements to the Canada website, from Travel Alberta. That’s going to show a number of itineraries and road trips throughout the province. Those are great suggestions for Albertans or other Canadians who decide to take a staycation, and want to see something new and different.”. O, q5 V4 D1 D' C
1 ~3 Y9 u) f, g, Z! C2 }In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.
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3 s5 R; S# z7 z4 ^8 }( F0 j% sChwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.$ q' z0 M4 B" c _
" K* B/ @, A3 U' K+ [( ^7 E# U+ XVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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