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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  c# p4 u% c5 N$ y5 G, R6 F4 eFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
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" X4 Y1 B% v2 Q4 u5 uEdmonton,Alberta / iNews880
Kyle Morris
9 u! m9 D' h  Q8 j- e7 UPosted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
The Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.

, w  Q6 U7 t! fRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.

) l- F- J5 f2 H. Y“$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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”
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Chwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.
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7 i. q+ {+ s- @: y( P$ |! N“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.”

! b  O# a% @; W( {4 F7 `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.
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades.

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