Thursday, July 2, 2009

U.N. to Study Potential Threats to Canada-U.S. World Heritage Site

By Cindy Chan - Epoch Times Staff Jul 1, 2009
Decades-long concerns over energy and mining development proposals near a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Canada-U.S. border have prompted the agency to launch a fact-finding mission to investigate potential threats to the region.
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In 1932 Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta, Canada)
was combined with the Glacier National Park (Montana, US)
to form the world's first International Peace Park.

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