Selinger pledges to double number of yurts in Manitoba

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A re-elected NDP government would double the number of yurts in Manitoba.

The NDP announced Saturday it plans to leverage the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce’s 96/4 plan to invest in the province’s tourism industry.

Leader Greg Selinger pledged to adopt the Chamber’s plan, which will see a four per cent reinvestment of tourism tax dollars back into the province’s tourism industry through Travel Manitoba.

“We have the attractions now,” Selinger said. “You can come to Manitoba now and spend at least a week here, if not more – a couple of weeks – and do things that are exciting for you and your family every single day.”

Selinger pointed to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Journey to Churchill as two of the province’s premier attractions.

Selinger also promised $20 million in upgrades to Manitoba’s provincial parks, money he said would come from the government’s capital program for parks in the province.

Selinger said the money will go to doubling the number of yurts in the province, a new nature playground in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park, expanding wi-fi access and building more washrooms and serviced camp sites.

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The promise also calls for the development of new maps for canoe routes and hiking trails for Indigenous communities, including along the Bloodvein River and Mantario Trail.

In response to the pledge, the PCs stated in a release that Selinger government had, “17 years to promote tourism in Manitoba and they haven’t done it.”

“Last week we announced Yes North! – an initiative aimed at promoting strategic economic development and tourism in Manitoba’s northern communities,” read the statement provided by the party.

“We are committed to working in partnership to increase tourism and we have an announcement on this as part of our platform in the coming days.”

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