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0 s6 }8 M6 J" o3 FFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday. r! O. P y& b, y
http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
& r( P5 N" g0 n( t [Kyle Morris
+ s$ ~: M5 i1 ?( h: ~, G. JPosted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am4 d( {3 o6 R1 s3 a) I9 h
The Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.6 X. }" v; x; |$ D4 F
5 P% j. [, o$ YRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.' s+ d" A' g) w6 Z3 q, @
/ Q/ @4 m F2 ^“$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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”% q9 a4 `7 o9 o* h/ M4 w
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Chwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.
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“In terms of taking advantage of what’s here, we have made adjustments and improvements to the Canada website, from Travel Alberta. That’s going to show a number of itineraries and road trips throughout the province. Those are great suggestions for Albertans or other Canadians who decide to take a staycation, and want to see something new and different.”2 d1 ]: j/ Y5 t0 b9 g+ N
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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.
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Chwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.0 e$ r4 l7 M7 S' j
& l! Y4 s7 X) z* g, ~VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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