Just posted on cbc.ca, Prime Minister, Stephen Harper is going to announce on Thursday (Oct 25) the creation of the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area.

It will extend from roughly 140 km east of Thunder Bay and extend like a triangle out into the middle of the lake encompassing about 10,000 square kilometres.

It has taken 10 years of planning to get everything in order to designate the safe area.

The great thing about the designation is that it will protect the area from mining, oil and gas development.

More info: cbc.ca