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本帖最后由 Zhujiaolian 于 2016-4-6 09:00 编辑 0 a: d5 Q v7 e# O& q5 S
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Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday. V7 d! ?1 d1 R3 }
http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/3 d% t+ `$ e3 g
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' L8 @$ d9 N0 J* d. sEdmonton,Alberta / iNews880
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Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
9 j; [; D& l" g! I& _3 E* z/ N! _1 DThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.2 a, a3 ~- H) t3 K1 T* u# N$ y
3 V+ t, x5 M5 j# o( C1 o' gRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta., {" R2 p( |9 I$ o
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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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”! d9 Z0 m$ ]( ~, }. _+ ?' V
! r j; M# b0 o3 J( S' j3 OChwin 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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“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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Chwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites." z* ]5 W0 y$ e) e# \
! Y6 v5 A8 N2 `( M! F FVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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