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By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com SIOUX LOOKOUT \u2014 Employees at the municipal airport in Sioux Lookout are scheduled to receive training on how to spot human trafficking. The airport has partnered with #NotInMyCity, an organization founded and led by Canadian country musician Paul Brandt, that aims to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation. The partnership with the Sioux Lookout Municipal Airport \u201cwill include staff involvement in learning and training courses to identify the signs of human trafficking, and awareness campaigns throughout the organization,\u201d according to a media release from the airport. Doug Lawrance, Sioux Lookout\u2019s mayor, said it\u2019s an important initiative, given how busy the local airport is, and the vast expanse of northern communities it serves which overwhelmingly rely on air travel for access. \u201cThe airport… <\/p>\n

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By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com SIOUX LOOKOUT \u2014 Employees at the municipal airport in Sioux Lookout are scheduled to receive training on how to spot human trafficking. The airport has partnered with #NotInMyCity, an organization founded and led by Canadian country musician Paul Brandt, that aims to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation. The partnership with the Sioux Lookout Municipal Airport \u201cwill include staff involvement in learning and training courses to identify the signs of human trafficking, and awareness campaigns throughout the organization,\u201d according to a media release from the airport. Doug Lawrance, Sioux Lookout\u2019s mayor, said it\u2019s an important initiative, given how busy the local airport is, and the vast expanse of northern communities it serves which overwhelmingly rely on air travel for access. \u201cThe airport... <\/p>\n

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