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$ z. q! U, ^# M4 e _5 w! `$ uFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
; r- k+ h7 W% K6 P9 B; Ohttp://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/5 p, C( P8 L5 \" w; [9 {: }
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
% x5 k$ T7 x" G& {. G1 |, D7 C; VKyle Morris
7 {! ^$ O3 R" m% H3 GPosted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am2 l% w# R0 r( x
The Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.; z5 z* ~& n1 ?6 e9 ?+ L
0 b3 n8 E. N {: c; ?9 U# CRoyce 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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( W: S7 l; {8 u' l) @0 \0 @“$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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”/ Q3 _$ o! o) s; T: O9 @; |
6 [0 S2 Z' v+ D! h& wChwin 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.”. k0 H3 X4 y* M
+ K3 k/ G, P' dIn 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.3 t; s3 J- p$ R9 y- f! ?( O5 f9 f
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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