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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, ?  j$ `: A% Z" V6 x8 u$ rFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
' K8 P+ p( x8 N2 n# O! Ahttp://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
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Posted: 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.

7 p3 m3 [+ D: ]' C* V3 kRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.

; h& J( B* m4 t  U3 D% z“$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.

' G2 x) o7 J* W8 G- j2 B“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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4 g+ y/ c; _9 i: fIn 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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9 w& M' g( V6 `6 T$ n4 H1 `VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades.

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