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+ a+ X* @5 b9 aFree national parks will be part of Canada’s 150th birthday
7 C" j1 v E5 khttp://www.inews880.com/2016/03/ ... das-150th-birthday/
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7 \6 i% g: S6 x: T, g7 s0 S" a1 ]Edmonton,Alberta / iNews8800 j b( |3 C2 C% A4 G1 z4 {
Kyle Morris
: F) q1 U4 I& bPosted: March 25, 2016 11:06 am
1 u' I1 N, o' u: F7 rThe Liberals’ first federal budget was released earlier this week, and in it $570-million dollars was allocated for Canada’s tourism sector., j$ n6 q, H' W7 R0 k
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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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+ k6 W+ c6 l! Y- }# b2 }% 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.”
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, I) E' C# _+ k5 sChwin 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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4 h7 p' K( m5 z. g9 g- k+ r6 i“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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* \ i* I+ h9 v. EIn 2017 all national parks in Canada will be free, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.0 |7 \4 C) ~/ L# i9 C' Y
, R4 m/ V' x! t& Z f. ~Chwin says the budget included 20 million dollars in investment for historic sites.: Z1 x: r4 r5 d- i8 i
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VIA Rail will also get 34 million dollars for maintenance and upgrades. |
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