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4 B( y6 t6 P* I. B9 u. ~; [Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday& E! f& C8 e2 g; r( p7 c
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Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
! {5 a4 X i" B2 x2 w/ fThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.
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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.
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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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”
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Chwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.' l- d8 J: j" W# {& N/ O+ L
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“In terms of taking advantage of what’s here, we have made adjustments and improvements to the Canada website, from Travel Alberta. That’s going to show a number of itineraries and road trips throughout the province. Those are great suggestions for Albertans or other Canadians who decide to take a staycation, and want to see something new and different.”0 m% V' E X% Q/ `! Y
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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.- ^8 ]% x, E) b5 }2 p, g* t. [
+ j( \5 v$ x+ d- Q5 l. z! BChwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.! f- l, t9 p% `9 ^
8 G6 f+ t( l" K% w5 {VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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