By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com FORT FRANCES \u2014 The member of Parliament who represents borderlands constituents upset over what they\u2019re calling a lack of enforcement on the region\u2019s border lakes says he\u2019s listening. Marcus Powlowski told Newswatch he\u2019s 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\u2019re 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 \u2014 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… <\/p>\n
By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com FORT FRANCES \u2014 The member of Parliament who represents borderlands constituents upset over what they\u2019re calling a lack of enforcement on the region\u2019s border lakes says he\u2019s listening. Marcus Powlowski told Newswatch he\u2019s 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\u2019re 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 \u2014 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... <\/p>\n