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0 { D9 H. s% N/ h. NFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
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Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am# n5 Y' L' T/ V9 {, }
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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Royce 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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”3 ] W( T# I, l8 b
/ i4 {3 ~% s; c$ bChwin 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 f8 u1 E) p5 W9 z
) D( r( T$ k9 a“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.”6 S r& e0 G$ Q" I+ a
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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.7 F( a* w; C! m* d6 i
- a( d g9 P" y1 u; O, b2 |Chwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.3 {* W0 ]) a( b" P+ C* I% @
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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