About Us

The Rainy River Future Development Corporation is a membership-driven, non-profit, community-based corporation. We are governed by a Board of Directors who are elected each year from our membership.  The Rainy River Future Development Corporation is supported by FedNor and Industry Canada under the Community Futures Program and the Municipalities of Alberton, Chapple, Emo, Fort Frances, La Vallee, Lake of the Woods and Rainy River. 

Board of Directors 2010-2011
George Emes- Chair

Tony Marinaro- Vice-Chair
Freeda Carmody- Secretary
Jan Beazley - Treasurer
Martin Dufresne
Tara Redford
Gord Armstrong
Russ Fortier 
Ken McKinnon
Business Investment Committee (BIC) 2010-2011
Martin Dufresne - Chair
Tannis Drysdale - Vice-Chair
George Emes- Committee Member
Joanne Spence - Committee Member
Eugene McPherson - Committee Member
Jim Belluz - Committee Member
Kelly Spicer - Committee Member
Russ Fortier - Committee Member
Gord Armstrong - Committee Member


Regional Economic Development Committee (RED C) 2010-2011
Gord Armstrong - Chair (Town of Rainy River)
Jim Cumming - Committee Member
Kim Jo Bliss - Committee Member
Freeda Carmody - Committee Member (Township of LaVallee)
George Emes - Committee Member (RRFDC Board)
Ken Fisher - Committee Member (Township of Emo)
Russ Fortier - Committee Member (RRFDC Chair)
Jane Gillon - Committee Member (Ex-Officio)
Sharon Tibbs - Committee Member (Town of Fort Frances)
Ken McKinnon - Committee Member (RRFDC Board)
Rick Neilson - Committee Member (Township of Chapple)
Mike Hammond - Committee Member ( Township of Alberton)
Colleen Fadden - Committee Member (Township of Lake of the Woods)

RRFDC Staff
Geoff Gillon - Regional Economic Developer/Manager of Client Services
Cynde Milette - Manager of Corporate Services
Angela Halvorsen - Business Investment Officer
Sandra Whalen - Clerk-Secretary
Jeannette Cawston - Rural Ag Coordinator

Shaari Clinker - Bookkeeper


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