More than 125 delegates from across northwestern Ontario, Minnesota and Wisconsin are gathering today in Fort Frances for the start of the Northern Network's Trade Conference.
Geoff Gillon of the Rainy River Future Development Corporation the conference is now into its sixteenth year.
"It started as a trade conference," says Gillon. "It's now more of a community economic development conference. We bring the leaders together from across the region. It's the one thing we do with our Minnesota and Wisconsin partners on an annual bases to keep the lines of community open and keep looking for opportunities across that border."
The event begins with tours of the area this afternoon with Graham Rush, senior Trade commissioner at the Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis addressing delegate tonight.
