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本帖最后由 Zhujiaolian 于 2016-4-6 09:00 编辑 0 N1 q. b5 s5 R# ~5 c& X
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Kyle Morris' ^: `& a9 T+ i2 `
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am, {% g3 g h. u" q- v* L& I
The Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.
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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.”( z* C7 l( @4 q
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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.2 r& j( d' |& \( _5 c
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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.”# D/ ?7 q7 U0 F. t
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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.
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Chwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.7 @% B* y {& z0 f4 d* ~
4 t- p w5 x! u1 {; \9 tVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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