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3 b; W7 v7 t2 O& p7 m- uFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
: i& H7 c& k. k& ~$ @' c% G' ]+ r7 Xhttp://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/
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: k" o% L% H/ N& A- l; xEdmonton,Alberta / iNews880
2 u2 O/ b1 k3 c- q, H- JKyle Morris
3 Y& C% t6 n% a9 m& v& BPosted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am5 l/ p: v/ D8 i: G2 T
The Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.* y" b" c6 a; E: P" T
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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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1 N# ~4 H: ^. Q4 `' n) `( K) e! d' X“$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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”: ]2 u) T5 {2 I. O- h
7 y/ I8 G2 F6 g9 W k* c3 YChwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.
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“In terms of taking advantage of what’s here, we have made adjustments and improvements to the Canada website, from Travel Alberta. That’s going to show a number of itineraries and road trips throughout the province. Those are great suggestions for Albertans or other Canadians who decide to take a staycation, and want to see something new and different.”+ P- \* n3 k' R; f+ ~
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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.
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8 E" c$ E8 U) O& Y" e# d8 [Chwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.
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2 ?# J7 j! n8 f7 s" s( a3 O3 C+ NVIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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