A number residents lined-up to watch the Canada Day parade in Fort Frances were also witness to a float plane crashing into Rainy River yesterday morning.
The plane, ended up on its side, several feet from the American side of the river, just east of the Sorting Gap Marina with only its tail and left wing showing above water.
Emergency personnel from both sides of the border responded , as well as a private boater from the Fort Frances area.
The cause of the crash or whether anyone inside the plane was injured have not yet been released.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Rain Kicks of Canada Day in Borderland
It was a wet start to Canada Day in the Borderland yesterday morning.
Environment Canada says the area received more than 6-centimetres of rain in less than three hours, turning fields into lakes, leaving some roads washed out and some basements flooded.
In Fort Frances, the torrent of water quickly filled the Portage Avenue underpass, forcing one motorist to abandon their vehicle after it stalled in the high water in an attempt to drive through it.
Crews spent several hours pumping out the water before the roadway could be re-opened.
In Koochiching County, rainfalls were measured at 3-inches shattered a July 1st record set back in 1991.
HST in Effect
Customers in Ontario are now paying the new HST tax.
The levy kicked in yesterday and while some shoppers were annoyed at paying more for services like hair cuts, others in the province welcomed the tax.
Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Bette Jean Crews says many farmers will see savings on big-ticket items like irrigation systems and farm trucks.
HST is also be blamed for sharp increases in gasoline prices.
The harmonized sales tax is also being tacked onto the cost of renting a site at provincial parks.
Ontario Parks spokesperson Bruce Van Stall Dinen don't think the extra tax will impact reservations.
Camps sites, ranging from 25 to 40 dollars previously, increased by as much as $3.00 because of the HST.
The levy kicked in yesterday and while some shoppers were annoyed at paying more for services like hair cuts, others in the province welcomed the tax.
Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Bette Jean Crews says many farmers will see savings on big-ticket items like irrigation systems and farm trucks.
HST is also be blamed for sharp increases in gasoline prices.
The harmonized sales tax is also being tacked onto the cost of renting a site at provincial parks.
Ontario Parks spokesperson Bruce Van Stall Dinen don't think the extra tax will impact reservations.
Camps sites, ranging from 25 to 40 dollars previously, increased by as much as $3.00 because of the HST.
Fall vs Fort
The town of Fort Frances and the city of International Falls will be a war today - well a friendly type of war anyway.
Residents on both sides of the border are being encouraged to come out to participate in the annual Tug-of-War between the two sister communities beginning at 12 noon.
Canadians gather at the Sorting Gap Marina while American combatants will assemble at Pat Roche Landing.
Fort Frances has won the last two events.
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