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Okanagan woman traps historic certification

Vernon’s Holly Wise becomes first woman certified instructor with 78-year-old B.C. Trappers Association
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Vernon’s Holly Wise (third from right, wearing apron) has become the first woman certified as an instructor with the B.C. Trappers Association. (Facebook photo)

The sawdust princess has ascended to a higher power.

Vernon’s Holly Wise has become the first woman certified as a B.C. Trappers Association (BCTA) trapping instructor. The BCTA is Canada’s oldest trapping organization, established in 1945.

An Interior Health clinical operations manager by day, Wise went through a mentorship program of the BCTA, going around the province and working with excellent instructors.

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Roger Knox

About the Author: Roger Knox

I am a journalist with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. I started my career in radio and have spent the last 21 years working with Black Press Media.
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