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Dave Harmon, PW editor
- Nov 19, 2018
- 1 min read

Canada | NP, NHS visitation down sharply after end of free entrance during 2017 anniversary year

OTTAWA—If you make it free, they will come.

Parks Canada’s free entry program for the country’s 150th birthday saw Canadians and other visitors flock to national parks and historic sites in record numbers. An extra 2.5 million visitors poured through the gates in 2017.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/11/18/national-parks-proving-less-popular-once-canada-150-free-entry-ended.html

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