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Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday/ O+ D& x% R2 ]9 `# X7 v" W5 z
http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
5 d4 N* M$ }" |3 M# F( {6 | kKyle Morris
5 b$ C( d A9 h% z/ |Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am9 o g$ H1 K- w A5 ?2 `- b
The Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.4 R8 G9 D+ c4 @4 H- f
) N1 N4 J1 T: u" }. |+ ]3 s- o1 ARoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.7 _( L4 G$ ?! W; a0 V( A3 I
3 L& P' K) O7 `. I“$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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”$ C& s+ J( }4 `6 d4 W/ P: V
2 e5 ~* {% A+ oChwin 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.8 E9 D& R. A' f4 R$ y
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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.”0 P" i4 w9 e. i' P4 I6 v) k
6 G8 L) }& D: M1 j1 tIn 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.( T9 i3 w8 L z0 _8 x1 s1 u% Q
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Chwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.
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0 s. {+ |# ~# M! G. H6 V" D3 OVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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