联邦预算确认庆祝建国150周年，2017年国家公园免费游

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5 K7 E' @! [+ ]0 ^& W; l! iFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/


Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
$ T2 M& B0 j3 i2 D" TKyle Morris
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
8 e- a( n; K) m3 L1 J, w; qThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.

' m$ O5 ^1 @# p$ M) J! H% eRoyce 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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- c% h0 b8 M. c5 B& B- E* h( m“$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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”
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Chwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.
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; `0 C  c9 e9 r. T“In terms of taking advantage of what’s here, we have made adjustments and improvements to the Canada website, from Travel Alberta. That’s going to show a number of itineraries and road trips throughout the province. Those are great suggestions for Albertans or other Canadians who decide to take a staycation, and want to see something new and different.”
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) U  N* Z3 u; w3 t/ NIn 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.
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* @$ V  x# v2 X% uChwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.

VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades.

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