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Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday9 A% d+ D/ _& [' _
http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/* v- b1 v W Z
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
. ^7 f: L: `4 ]6 H) S% y. w6 f7 vKyle Morris, h/ u' p1 f8 r+ h! S$ W
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
" |! {. l8 E E8 N. g& @* X/ vThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.* `/ d/ c( ]/ X) a/ {: V* ]
0 @) ^- O4 I/ T4 P- K% YRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.6 v, ?7 H6 U! ~) G: N
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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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”
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' D2 i; ^2 _& P/ } V0 U0 H$ lChwin 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.; S: H0 A. F. l# y. l7 {
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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.”6 l& f9 z0 f" h
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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.0 u7 c% a: l; I6 h6 j- a
# o% G8 h0 p) g- R& eChwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites. L! j" q( C) {
x1 g) }0 u) mVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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