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2 c) ?. A/ K; C* z1 e/ sFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
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Kyle Morris
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. ?' S8 n$ v; T0 f% kThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.# V% @. t7 Z0 C) P
9 R: m( h" P% yRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.8 ?# x2 c, W: I
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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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”
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K" `5 Y/ m( [3 xChwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.: }- t, s! |% q* }9 n7 |$ 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.”: Y- p: x& }% z7 Q: u7 C+ V5 y
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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday./ z4 C( J+ R+ x$ |- ]4 w: N: g* E
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Chwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.0 X3 M6 B0 h! Z, l- [) Z
7 Q* q3 L1 K1 F: }2 P- e# qVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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