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Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
2 g4 i; `; j( K; [; U0 Rhttp://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/# V [+ r" a- f- {+ j; R
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880( P5 C0 N+ p$ M( d+ O
Kyle Morris
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& a: D5 b) M7 B$ ~. z' SThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.
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Royce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.5 m% e9 p1 I G d; Z8 v! k
1 x% Y+ H5 e% f( R“$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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”
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Chwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.
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% l# E2 Z/ ?3 u2 n3 x7 v; [“In terms of taking advantage of what’s here, we have made adjustments and improvements to the Canada website, from Travel Alberta. That’s going to show a number of itineraries and road trips throughout the province. Those are great suggestions for Albertans or other Canadians who decide to take a staycation, and want to see something new and different.”
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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.
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, q7 e1 f( w! F6 Y6 A6 EChwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.; D1 Q3 L$ R) o4 P+ ?( a7 K; _
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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