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Economic impact of provincial heritage facilities in Alberta : 2005 report

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The economic data in this report are based on the 2003/04 fiscal year April 1 to March 31. These data are gathered from surveys given to visitors to the museums, historic sites and interpretive... More ≫

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The economic data in this report are based on the 2003/04 fiscal year April 1 to March 31. These data are gathered from surveys given to visitors to the museums, historic sites and interpretive centres managed by the Government of Alberta. The primary role of these facilities is to preserve and tell the natural and cultural history of Alberta - to both Albertans and visitors to the Province. Over 100,000 school children receive educational programs in these facilities each year. The economic benefit of these services is impossible to estimate but the long-term societal benefit of museums and historic sites, to a region, is well understood. A secondary role of these facilities is to attract visitors from outside the province and to encourage Albertans to travel within the province. Tourist destinations generate economic activity. The direct operation of these facilities produces a positive financial impact in their immediate region through salaries, the purchase of supplies and...

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Central Alberta Economic Partnership region : tourism investment opportunity assessment : tourism opportunity prospectuses

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The central goal of this project is to complete a tourism investment opportunity assessment of the Central Alberta Economic Partnership region with a particular focus on opportunities that can be... More ≫

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The central goal of this project is to complete a tourism investment opportunity assessment of the Central Alberta Economic Partnership region with a particular focus on opportunities that can be pursued by private developers and investors in the next one to three years.

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Deeply buried intact sediments yielding cultural deposits within the North Saskatchewan River valley in the city of Edmonton, Alberta

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This article examines the impact of urban development on archaeological deposits within, and adjacent to, the North Saskatchewan River valley in the city of Edmonton in central Alberta. Recent... More ≫

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This article examines the impact of urban development on archaeological deposits within, and adjacent to, the North Saskatchewan River valley in the city of Edmonton in central Alberta. Recent archaeological studies indicate that undisturbed sediments are present and can yield significant archaeological deposits of both precontact and fur trade age, despite decades of extensive urban development.

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