By Shania Tabobondung is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter writing for ParrySound.com. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada. Along Highway 400, near Wahta Mohawk Territory, three digital billboards display messages of hope and love for victims of human trafficking. These billboards were developed as part of a First Nations’ human trafficking campaign. The soon-to-be coalition is raising awareness of the issue in the local area. It started in February 2025, when discussions with local First Nations were held with B’saanibamaadsiwin, an Indigenous mental health program, to understand and support community priorities. One of the identified trends that kept emerging was human trafficking. “(They wanted more) training and more information; and a lot of people didn’t feel like they had enough knowledge about it, so they…
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