April 2nd, 2012

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Canada’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Who’s Next for Consideration?

By WAHEEDA HARRIS

Atikaki

Atikaki boreal forest, Manitoba-Ontario border (Photo: Briand/Ontario Tourism)

In 2012, Canada is hoping to add these nine unique historical and cultural hot spots to the fifteen sites of environmental and historical significance already on the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) list.

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: Klondike River, near Dawson City, Yukon (Photo: marco.giazzi)

: Atikaki boreal forest, Manitoba-Ontario border (Photo: Briand/Ontario Tourism)

: Totems at a former Haida settlement (Photo: Peter Morgan)

: Ivvavik National Park (Photo: Gov’t of Yukon/Marten Berkman)

: Photo: David K Lam

: Note the fossils in the foreground (Photo: Helen Goodchild)

Evangeline monument at Grand Pre (Photo: Charles Hoffman)

Photo: Jenny Varley

Photo: Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism

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