联邦预算确认庆祝建国150周年，2017年国家公园免费游

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, ]3 w  ]9 Z/ AFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/


Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
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Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
The 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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6 d5 g% n- t5 y7 pRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.

2 e1 E2 m: [0 K“$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.”

( O6 f$ t. B. Q; @, _# CChwin 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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8 G* y" q7 u1 I, M. ]“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.”

5 ^) D0 _+ D& o  g2 HIn 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.

VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades.

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