Lake of the Woods to be Under I.J.C.

The International Joint Commission is being asked to bring Lake of the Woods under its jurisdiction.

The I.J.C. deals with international waterways along the Canada/U-S Border.

Executive director of the Lake of the Woods Sustainability Foundation Todd Sellars says they been working with various levels of government on the issue.

"In the interim our foundation is continuing to play that international coordinator role, pulling together the governments around science and policy efforts for the lake," says Sellars, "but we're optimistic that within the next year we should have a formal agreement for Lake of the Woods."

Sellars says getting an international agreement for Lake of the Woods is one of the Foundation's key priorities.