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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: [2 W  I7 Z$ G+ {Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
$ S' M3 u- a: ~  G  y, Y* x/ gKyle Morris
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
8 z9 S- i! l/ @6 y. r+ U1 XThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.

" R0 O" i3 M2 TRoyce 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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0 y# k, J4 V; l9 D! 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.”

6 r* V7 p& d2 g1 G4 TIn 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.

* h% Z. Q8 [. P1 O) d8 xChwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.
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0 r/ e: b' i+ Z2 T( I( CVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades.

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