UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Wanuskewin gets Sask. government funding toward UNESCO designationFunding from the Saskatchewan government will allow Wanuskewin to hire a designated project co-ordinator to support the park’s UNESCO World Heritage site application.CanadaDec 14, 2021
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Firefighters called to grass fire at Alberta’s Head-Smashed-in-Buffalo Jump World Heritage SiteFirefighters were called to a UNESCO World Heritage Site west of Fort Macleod, Alta., on Thursday after a grass fire ignited there.CanadaAug 5, 2021
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UNESCO says industry, poor governance ‘likely’ endanger Wood Buffalo National ParkA large national park is now so threatened by upstream development and divided governance, it likely meets the criteria to be placed on the list of World Heritage sites in danger.EnvironmentJun 22, 2021
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Wanuskewin Heritage Park gets boost from Sask. government toward UNESCO designationWanuskewin Heritage Park chair Felix Thomas said it is another step forward in collaborating with the province towards the UNESCO World Heritage site designation.CanadaNov 29, 2019
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Wanuskewin Heritage Park wins national tourism awardThe award recognizes an Indigenous tourism site that is committed to the development, promotion and delivery of an authentic, innovative and enriched visitor experience.CanadaNov 26, 2019
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Wanuskewin makes Canada’s tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage SitesWanuskewin Heritage Park has made Canada’s tentative list to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.CanadaDec 20, 2017
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UNESCO issues warning about Wood Buffalo National ParkUNESCO says unless its recommendations are followed, it will add Wood Buffalo National Park to its list of World Heritage Sites in Danger.EnvironmentMar 10, 2017
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Province of Alberta wants provincial park to be UNESCO Heritage SiteThe province recently released a request for proposals for the design and production of the final nomination package for Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park.PoliticsAug 10, 2016
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British woman ‘sorry’ for posing naked on Malaysian mountainThe father of a British woman who is detained for posing naked on a mountain says she knows what she did was "stupid and disrespectful" and is sorry for the offence she has caused to Malaysians.WorldJun 11, 2015
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Nude photos at sacred sites: funny to foreigners, offensive to localsIt may be just a mountain to some, but pulling down your pants at sacred sites is not something that's giggled at by the people who hold such places, like Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu, in special regard.CanadaJun 10, 2015
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