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4 D/ i: c4 o: T! }9 VFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday" n& z3 {2 i5 b/ `/ d: p2 F- M/ \
http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
* @0 c7 h" M: {0 EKyle Morris
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+ D; |& g# e: ~; |The Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.7 S3 Z* A& q9 _, g- O8 X; q/ H
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Royce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.. h5 L$ F" v; J) a8 I H% s a
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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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”$ c% p$ _! ]) {) I% C5 n0 K
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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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% n6 J! t4 Y4 ]; u+ D6 z“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.”) {/ A( Y& z3 H* _
* F$ C6 }/ u1 E% D3 \; ]# O9 x9 J4 ?! tIn 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday. E% ]" f* e9 K+ x
) K, i- H; M# @5 b: i* o1 eChwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.! \+ a9 ~% i. r2 u
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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