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; E( {+ W4 Q0 U3 DFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
4 C; P4 {+ \, Q" x6 w4 [" p8 uKyle Morris2 I% H: O/ @9 Y; R7 f# |5 K" w3 b
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
' E" d# G& r' _) ^5 A1 z( GThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.' t; s% A2 Z) I) |1 T
" |" l0 R! N. C/ b4 |. oRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.
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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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”
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Chwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.# |3 |1 m7 d* z z& I
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“In terms of taking advantage of what’s here, we have made adjustments and improvements to the Canada website, from Travel Alberta. That’s going to show a number of itineraries and road trips throughout the province. Those are great suggestions for Albertans or other Canadians who decide to take a staycation, and want to see something new and different.”2 _# @" |" f/ `6 ?, a' p8 i' |/ \
5 }( j) q" b: D7 Y3 e. BIn 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.) @" B$ l6 r3 O( o
; ^6 N8 z0 t2 ?+ y5 m2 E$ A9 T/ s! `Chwin 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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