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Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
. V4 _+ f5 S! ~; K& f/ H. R r* VKyle Morris- |+ l0 ?3 F x0 U* _5 W
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
- `/ ]/ L6 T6 d2 U. R0 BThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.! N7 ^6 ]& R- L9 b; Y) j5 M
6 f) ~* j/ [1 `, ZRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.4 T; b# R! `" ~9 Y7 P) V' 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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”! M* `& L6 W- X Y
% V+ l+ i4 W9 Z1 C4 g7 lChwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.) J9 Z3 v, k1 l6 E, ^
' k: `7 | K/ j! j$ X“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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+ w" l N$ {4 M& XIn 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday./ A; h, U5 X4 [. ?) I: a& j2 z
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Chwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.6 P) f W: t2 a4 E
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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