Scientists from around the world say a global treasure that straddles two Canadian provinces needs to be protected.They say the forest along the Manitoba-Ontario boundary should be designated a UNESCO world heritage site.
The N-D-P has plans to build a hydro transmission line down the west side of Lake Winnipeg rather than disturb the forest on the east side.
The Conservatives argue that going down the east side would be cheaper and would not harm plans to turn the forest into a UNESCO site.