Canada Creates New 1.9 Million Acre Park In S. Nahanni Watershed, NW Territories - Reuters

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OTTAWA - Canada will create a giant new national park covering some 1.9 million acres (7,600 square km) along one of the country's most spectacular northern rivers, Environment Minister John Baird said on Monday.

The Naats'ihch'oh National Park Reserve will cover the watershed of the South Nahanni river in the Northwest Territories.

It will be adjacent to the larger Nahanni National Park Reserve, which the government said last year it would expand.

"With this historic agreement announced today, we are once again taking action to protect Canada's North for future generations," Baird said in a statement.

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http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/47836/story.htm

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1. They must have figured out there's no oil there.

That's how cynical I am with this government. A nice story like this, and that's my first thought.