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本帖最后由 Zhujiaolian 于 2016-4-6 09:00 编辑 ! S5 }) ^$ M; H2 N: n- T% F
: m% C/ n. `) h" C3 ~Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
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Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am8 n3 u4 @" C% l P4 {/ q% V
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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”+ G* y$ z1 l o7 n4 F3 L
( `. f& y& q" |2 g5 GChwin 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.. V% i+ a7 R3 F) ]. C0 o v4 [! }
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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.”
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5 a# U) G6 ]( i4 J% r$ X1 UIn 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.
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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