
She said the issues of human trafficking have exploded in recent years locally. Stephanie Bellows is an intelligence analyst with the province. Get local breaking news and updates sent to your email inbox.Download the CTV News app now and get local alerts on your device.

We're starting to move into that stage where we need to really focus on what resources are available to the victims and survivors once we get them away from the traffickers." "The education and awareness is definitely a key component to it. "The reality is it does impact everyone, and anyone can be impacted," said Jeremy Inglis, Deputy Fire Chief with the Central York Fire Service. Police and community agencies in York Region are raising awareness about the dangers of human trafficking.Ī human trafficking awareness event was set up at the Central York Fire Services station in Aurora Saturday as the number of cases continues to rise throughout the province and region.
