Seniors protest increase in national park fees

March 31, 2005
Source: Globe and Mail
Original story — link verified on March 31, 2005

A few hundred senior citizens waved placards in front of a federal building in Calgary yesterday to protest against rising national park fees. Protester Kenneth Austic said he is upset that seniors will now have to pay more to get into national parks, including nearby Banff National Park. The cost for each senior on a group tour will more than double to more than $4 a person, Mr. Austic said

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