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Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday& ~/ R* O4 R1 F2 G4 I% L* j
http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
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Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
3 y% x N* E* U& V! u1 ?3 e1 ^The Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.1 U( o. }/ K8 G/ M5 @
7 v6 f7 B# @! u, fRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.( A Z7 K' V( ^
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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.”" T Y% j: F6 Y: k w! n
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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.& O# P( a% G6 B) z: }
0 A; J* i; i( b" l* V“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.”- T9 U5 I) J3 Q0 `
$ \. f" p; e* ~; T1 q; cIn 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday." s% f, h2 ?9 H' w! c+ C3 C
! u1 s( v9 A. F+ C" aChwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.$ G9 x/ C" ^# z- W8 b |$ h5 I! `; E
8 [2 r2 u/ S9 U3 `' h8 ZVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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