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0 q9 C. d, W& R2 M+ w5 |Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday: m2 H V& X, D
http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/6 x: u5 R4 g' W$ R
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
+ B4 A4 }; o& }7 V+ \' z$ mKyle Morris
$ ? T E- D: DPosted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am) J" m' J7 F) l6 ^
The Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.4 h; \3 I& A$ f+ k! R+ o0 p- |
0 b, ^( G, B- |; G4 _Royce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.
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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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”: ?/ b- W0 U. o4 I1 _/ S* V
T& w. m/ x( s' s( g* Q+ m" [Chwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.8 u6 J8 Q8 U& A$ p5 j) d
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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.”
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- }/ P( ]: j' J# \In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.9 |4 H6 ` z/ i* s, p, i% A/ F
4 R: {, N( O! \' \ E0 W/ e& sChwin 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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