Status of Women Committee visiting TBAY

Violence against aboriginal women will be discussed in Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay this week. The Status of Women committee is traveling across Canada, and B.C. MP Cathy McLeod says they want to hear from community members.  McLeod says they realize that the issue is prevelant across the country and they want to hear about community based solutions.  McLeod says they will be releasing a report with recommendations to the Federal Government in the Spring.

Camp owners worried about border

The Northern Ontario Tourist Outfitters Association is calling for changes to be made at the Fort Frances border crossing. Campowners are growing increasingly upset over the way American visitors are getting treated at the border. Gerry Cariou is the Executive Director of the Sunset Country Travel Association and says there needs to be a major shake-up in Fort. Cariou says it depends on the day and the staff on site, whether or not an American visitor can cross through Fort Frances. Cariou adds there will be nothing left of the tourism industry in 5-years if nothing is done.