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6 Z* v/ K: M3 h i* jFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
5 F y( ^3 I' Y" T% ~$ K( t% }http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/
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4 `( N0 q, K" o5 qEdmonton,Alberta / iNews880; z$ M$ k ^) O, s& n% h) W
Kyle Morris. z1 J' z, o) B/ i5 w8 R1 s; J' S
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
- |3 y- \' w( x9 v2 Z& k6 y$ YThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.: ^1 Z& r0 J9 N
9 K$ q7 L! J. e# b& ? \5 ARoyce 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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" h" ?9 ^9 X! |; \$ d( y, F+ J# M“$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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”4 R: y ^% H( R: F1 b$ y
! Y% }) S, {! _( h) iChwin 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 }6 f% e. c( W- [3 e g3 N7 Q( ^
% Q7 ^5 m6 `- V9 s6 w0 {“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.”) L5 G4 R- H* p- U
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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.# @' l! ^2 ]2 L4 ]9 c8 G
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Chwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.) l! G3 I6 @: b5 ^) @* O6 y
- K2 ]" x; C0 u+ VVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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