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本帖最后由 Zhujiaolian 于 2016-4-6 09:00 编辑 3 U @3 b4 |3 a7 V% e) f
) V) @. ~/ M0 U: VFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
/ a% u# N5 z1 [2 Zhttp://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/) |+ z! \8 ~8 e( _+ k0 c
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9 {* ^2 ^! K q* R9 JKyle Morris) r$ P: ^1 \% y: V; T9 _, d+ ^" o
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
M' H) i- \* o5 s) L2 SThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.8 |% K w: W% C0 u+ B1 n0 A
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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.! Y! p. m; O, b- L& s" k
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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.”; ?7 w" h1 g% D7 x
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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.( e h ^ r, m& l4 d3 J; Z. F
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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.”7 o/ e6 Z+ Y0 R: {
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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.
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6 p9 l3 O: w" i+ R" qChwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.9 \* i/ K' f% }. a& b4 A, y
* ? _- C0 j4 E- Z& F& U8 C, K6 @7 CVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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