The Ontario government says it has found common ground with the federal government and other partners to keep the Experimental Lakes near Kenora open.The province says it will provide operating support and work toward an agreement so the "important science'' conducted can continue.
The remote region of 58 pristine lakes has been used since the late 1960s for groundbreaking freshwater studies.
It became the subject of controversy when Ottawa announced last year that it was closing the area to save $2 million annually.
