By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com FORT FRANCES — The member of Parliament who represents borderlands constituents upset over what they’re calling a lack of enforcement on the region’s border lakes says he’s listening. Marcus Powlowski told Newswatch he’s been speaking with a coalition of Northwestern Ontario interests who are pressing federal officials about their concerns over enforcement on Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake. They’re particularly worried about the implications of what they say is an increasing number of American anglers making day trips from the U.S. into Canada on the water — without having to pass border checks or declare themselves to Canadian officials. Powlowski said the rules in place were based on reciprocity between the two nations sharing cross-border resources, but he said he…
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