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Newspaper: Trappers struggling with declining prices
Jan 17, 2023 08:56 ET

Trappers from across northern Saskatchewan were in Prince Albert on Saturday to sell their furs and several painted a picture of an industry that is struggling.

“It’s getting slower, slower every year, because of the fur prices, price of gas, food,” Stan Morin, from Green Lake, said.

He noted the biggest issue is declining fur prices.

“Down down, they keep going down, and everything else is going up,” added Morin who is also a board member with the Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association (NSTA).

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