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Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday3 |# z/ X: [2 o$ m/ v
http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/2 B5 \+ m- v2 f. v
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2 b- Y+ T# U6 ]* r0 I1 m$ {/ J. IEdmonton,Alberta / iNews880
- R- }' y' G3 e; g0 r1 {5 i7 xKyle Morris
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; I4 k! _$ l5 GThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.9 n) a$ Z" k3 l2 E' x2 s y
! `9 g4 B+ n9 a: t: I9 I8 o, _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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”# s. c- _+ Q9 G
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Chwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States." y% d8 }) U5 T" }
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“In terms of taking advantage of what’s here, we have made adjustments and improvements to the Canada website, from Travel Alberta. That’s going to show a number of itineraries and road trips throughout the province. Those are great suggestions for Albertans or other Canadians who decide to take a staycation, and want to see something new and different.”
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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.
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: d; H" ] ?( g/ H: tChwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.2 w& q r& n/ \: A
8 k' Y3 }$ L! T# bVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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