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6 {( O c& [; @+ D# i$ e$ CFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
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Kyle Morris" I7 Z+ @0 e5 y' o9 |& d" M
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am# ~1 o& W1 q {2 \9 _7 Z0 y
The Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.+ k& M7 e) h# n' V; D
6 w* J, n$ L" N/ n1 _* ZRoyce 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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”4 j& r! f& H* Y. n- ~7 A
0 b" I9 K* j+ V6 }! E$ zChwin 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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! a& A3 Y. M6 E( Q“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 s) g7 e" s3 t9 X
; H# {( Y% J, g& z8 E, R; A* aIn 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.; z1 k; X U6 J; b
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Chwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.# C4 T& f n, h* y% V
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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