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本帖最后由 Zhujiaolian 于 2016-4-6 09:00 编辑 $ `& k) h0 f6 o
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Free national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday. |/ ~0 B W5 D& L6 r/ L8 I
http://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/
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Edmonton,Alberta / iNews8804 `3 E9 {3 ]; E
Kyle Morris6 i" @+ L4 a, q6 q- I
Posted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
u, |+ h# |: o z( HThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector.
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9 q$ g! @4 C/ }5 E3 hRoyce Chwin, the CEO of Travel Alberta, tells the Alberta Morning News how some of that money will be spent right here in Alberta.' A3 r" }3 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 $66-million for new biking and walking trail within Jasper National Park.”4 h/ N) t' K0 S+ O4 _0 u
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Chwin adds that with the low Canadian dollar he expects we’ll see more Albertan’s traveling within our borders, rather than heading to the States.
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“In terms of taking advantage of what’s here, we have made adjustments and improvements to the Canada website, from Travel Alberta. That’s going to show a number of itineraries and road trips throughout the province. Those are great suggestions for Albertans or other Canadians who decide to take a staycation, and want to see something new and different.”
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In 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.8 G& {( E" S$ M1 K- F% a
$ a8 l1 \# b. G9 _7 {3 `$ M7 RChwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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