Calgary Zoo nabs part of $8 million Travel Alberta cash for Imagine Asia redevelopment

The Wilder Institute / Calgary Zoo is the beneficiary of a Travel Alberta windfall, spurring further redevelopment of their newest major destination area. Travel Alberta announced more than $8 million in funding commitments for six different provincial tourism projects, including the new Sichuan takin habitat that will be located in the Asian Highlands. “Tourism is economic development, and the fact that...
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