Manitoba and Ontario are defending the decision to commit more than 15-million dollars to get UNESCO recognition for a large stretch of boreal forest along the inter provincial boundary. Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger says having the forest designated a world heritage site will attract tourists to the remote area. He says it will also make it easy to protect from development. Michelle Nowak of Ontario's Natural Resources Department says the site could fill a gap in boreal forest representation in the world heritage system.
