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4 H1 o% }9 t: l6 MFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
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Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am+ ?# C3 G* m$ n! q0 x2 o6 A
The Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.. A8 c/ Z; X( _ q$ K& m8 @
3 {' Z6 y; W" L/ Z IRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.2 T% t6 ?5 m5 X% Q' i; j
0 a5 w* b* |2 i f/ T+ @“$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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”
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Chwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.
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“In terms of taking advantage of what’s here, we have made adjustments and improvements to the Canada website, from Travel Alberta. That’s going to show a number of itineraries and road trips throughout the province. Those are great suggestions for Albertans or other Canadians who decide to take a staycation, and want to see something new and different.”
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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.! D) S, ]7 |" Z) A' B+ ~
+ Z$ M% Y: N# b# _Chwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.9 P$ g M0 c2 {3 |0 o8 @8 n
n/ Q+ W- }5 [& i7 D! {" VVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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