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Petition calls for Burns Bog to be made a UNESCO World Heritage Site
A petition from hundreds of residents calling for Burns Bog to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site was presented in the House of Commons today by Sukh Dhaliwal, Member of Parliament for Newton-North Delta.This recognition of Burns Bogs status as a cultural and environmental landmark would go a long way to preserving the bog for generations to come. It is high time that it become a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dhaliwal said. I congratulate the Burns Bog Conservation Society and other leaders …