The campaign is aimed at counteracting ‘misinformation’ about trapping

TBnewsWatch.com StaffSep 5, 2022 10:00 AM

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THUNDER BAY— The organization representing the province’sfur trappers has launched a public relationscampaign.

The Ontario Fur Managers Federation has purchased billboard space across the province, including one on the corner of Memorial Avenue and Harbour Expressway in Thunder Bay, with the message that “trappers work to maintain healthy wildlife populations.”

Katie Ball is a trapper from Thunder Bay who also runs Silver Cedar Studio, where she designs and makes fur garments.

Ball says she believes in explaining to non-trappers why the work of trappers is important.

“I have found that by talking to the public, educating individuals on our regulations, and standing behind our ethical practices, most get a bigger…