Economic Development Examined

Rainy River Future Development Corporation is being asked to explore how it can expand on the economic development services it now provides to the town of Fort Frances.

At last night's budget meeting, councillors asked RRFDC to consider hiring an employee who work work specifically on town projects.

Client Services Manager Geoff Gillon says there some issues to resolve first.

"The hard part is to take that individual and have it specifically work for the Fort Frances or the economic development advisory committee," says Gillon, "because who do they take orders from? Somewhere in there I have to figure out the benefit for both."

Council also want the economic development advisory committee to have a stronger role.