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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- k7 j9 U3 k" E2 W4 mFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
5 y" T. }9 p/ Chttp://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
& }( E0 S  V* b1 T5 R3 S. IKyle Morris
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
, p4 H# m4 [  T/ o6 rThe 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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; [8 W/ u9 Q. @0 T; XRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.

“$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.

* r9 u, b( M* K' p6 K“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.”

+ B& B- Z! u# q' aIn 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.

Chwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.

: j! m) Z. L$ A% }* J$ gVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades.

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