Delay In Heritage Site Ruling

A stalemate has developed in a bid to get UNESCO recognition for a stretch of forest along the Ontario-Manitoba boundary.
More than $14-million tax dollars has gone into a bid to have the vast northern region declared a world heritage site, partly based on how aboriginals have maintained their traditional ties to the land.
But a UNESCO advisory body says a ruling should be delayed for a year or more because questions remain about whether aboriginal land-use in the region is different or better than elsewhere.
Project spokesperson Sophia Rabliauskas says First Nations in the region refuse to try to prove superiority over
other aboriginals, and UNESCO should change the way it assesses projects.
The Ontario and federal governments have also contributed money to the project.