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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/ Q% Z+ g  M8 S+ Y$ B4 V, FFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/

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$ O% A* ]! c8 O1 D/ A0 ]Edmonton,Alberta / iNews880
Kyle Morris
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
6 ^! M2 x  q- ~% d6 q( i' a0 F7 s9 ?6 KThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.

, s: C( P" I+ YRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.

6 k" H* ^) @8 n1 f* k: i; ^8 T( @“$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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”
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% F& C5 a# i$ J+ l0 K! z) D0 YChwin 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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; ]& \2 u, \( l“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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7 D. ^" P( _! i# j% t2 ], T: F; sIn 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.

/ t9 ^8 h: t" _4 Q+ ]4 V$ PVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades.

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