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Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
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1 H: L. b& N# T1 q0 m' nEdmonton,Alberta / iNews8807 Y, r% e5 F1 [. G
Kyle Morris7 _' [! R6 s4 s! g C+ L$ O
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am- R; z: K% R4 r* c; ]/ v% G. _( d
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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& e- v _7 ?% v% p3 ERoyce 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.”
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Chwin 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.”+ W; j& t0 Q+ u" v1 I
8 D2 g; ], R6 |9 _/ [In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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