Monday, May 30, 2011

Border Concerns From I. Falls Mayor

A new tourism season has brought new concerns about the border at Fort Frances.

This time from the city of International Falls.

Mayor Shawn Mason says persons who are turned back at the Canadian border is not just bad news for northwestern Ontario.

"we love to be a very busy vacation destination in International Falls, Minnesota," says Mason, "but we like repeat visitors. When that type of situation occurs that people are going to Canada and get turned back, it just creates this perception that this you need to stay away from this area."

Mason says mirroring regulations on both sides of the border might be a way of allowing more people to cross.