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$ B0 o' d' m. K$ i F' mFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
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3 B$ \3 N: z. w X7 ^Edmonton,Alberta / iNews8804 h& w; h: C1 L4 r0 C2 _- s
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Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
0 A, J- J& d- ]7 ?( t1 iThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.
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Royce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta. n" b, A$ O1 @2 i
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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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”) }0 v7 Z: |; @9 w( e! {7 D
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Chwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.
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“In terms of taking advantage of what’s here, we have made adjustments and improvements to the Canada website, from Travel Alberta. That’s going to show a number of itineraries and road trips throughout the province. Those are great suggestions for Albertans or other Canadians who decide to take a staycation, and want to see something new and different.”
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$ U7 B* U, N, ^% O9 iIn 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.
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h# A9 s* e1 `3 y. C- eChwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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