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本帖最后由 Zhujiaolian 于 2016-4-6 09:00 编辑
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( ]3 ~$ \& X+ C( r4 W. a, nFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday w) ?8 C2 P" y
http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/
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5 m$ E. T) i7 \1 m& D6 w5 T3 ^9 MEdmonton,Alberta / iNews880) w/ Z. i$ @% J b6 d
Kyle Morris* U v& U$ ?5 i8 E1 Z7 w
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
3 e2 S" U4 P' ^% S CThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.* D2 N, W" }, J8 t: X; U; @! J
0 q. Q9 s, M/ s9 z. nRoyce 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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. i+ ]5 D6 L5 c( f. b“$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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- N+ r' u% b- r* }+ t0 H3 q4 `. V“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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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday., X0 ~* }( d/ O7 `
9 t' G. k: X1 F( p5 rChwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.5 x' Z0 b. Q- a4 \5 ]& r5 z
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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